LOGINAzreal"What did you just say?" I asked, my voice low as I took a slow step toward her. I searched Raven's face, hoping to find some sign that she was lying, but her expression never changed."You can't be," I said, shaking my head. "Lena said the Alpha has a connection to Crescent Moon. What connection could you possibly have with them?"She looked completely serious. The conviction in her eyes was unsettling, but I refused to believe it. There had to be another explanation. Raven let out a painful breath and tightened her grip around her bleeding leg."Why don't you ask your mother how I'm connected to Crescent Moon?" she said through gritted teeth.The moment those words left her mouth, I turned to Mother, the color had completely drained from her face. She looked like she had seen a ghost.Her frightened eyes moved between Raven and me, unable to settle on either of us. I closed my eyes for a brief moment, trying to keep my anger under control. My heart pounded violently against m
AzraelHad Athena completely lost her mind? My eyes stayed locked on her as she held the gun against Raven's head."Stop this madness," I warned, my voice cold and dangerous. "Don't make a mistake we will both regret."To my surprise, she smiled. "A mistake?" she asked quietly. "Something like this?" Before anyone could react, she lowered the gun slightly and pulled the trigger.Bang! Raven let out a piercing scream. The bullet tore through her leg, and she collapsed to the ground, clutching the wound as blood quickly soaked through her clothes.Mother cried out in horror and dropped to her knees beside her. The elders stumbled backward in shock, while the warriors instinctively reached for their weapons. The entire courtyard descended into chaos.My patience finally snapped. I stormed toward Athena, barely able to contain my rage. She had been acting strangely for days, and I had ignored it, believing she had her reasons.But this, this was beyond anything I could tolerate. Before I
AzraelI stood there for a moment, watching everything unfold in front of me in disbelief. What was Athena doing? Why wasn't she letting Theo handle the situation?Theo already had Raven under control, yet Athena suddenly stepped in. She pulled Raven away from the warrior holding her and pushed her toward Theo."Take her," she said.Then, without another word, she slowly moved the gun and aimed it at the two Crescent Moon warriors standing nearby. She moved directly in front of Gabriel, shielding him with her own body.My eyes narrowed. What the hell was going through her mind? Before I could stop her, two gunshots echoed across the battlefield. The two Crescent Moon warriors collapsed to the ground.In the next second, the battlefield erupted into complete chaos. Warriors from both sides charged at one another as the sound of growls, shouting, and clashing weapons filled the air.Athena grabbed Gabriel by the arm and dragged him back toward our side while Theo quickly threw Raven ove
Athena "Raven?" Azrael called out, his voice filled with disbelief. Raven slowly lifted her head and gave a weak nod. Tears gathered in her swollen eyes as she struggled to adjust to the bright daylight after the hood covering her face was ripped away. She looked nothing like the confident woman everyone remembered. She had lost a frightening amount of weight. Dark bruises covered her face, split her lips, and spread across her neck and arms. Even from where I stood, I could see the marks of countless beatings all over her body. Azrael stared at her in shock, unable to believe what he was seeing. "Is this another one of your twisted games?" he shouted at the Crescent Moon general. "How is she alive? I watched her body burn with my own eyes." The general threw his head back and laughed as if he had just heard the funniest joke. "That was nothing more than a witch's trick," he said with a smug smile. "I'm sure your mate knows exactly how those work." He looked in my direction, an
Athena I stood frozen, unable to say a single word, Gabriel had been locked up less than twenty-four hours ago, and now the Crescent Moon Pack was already preparing for war. The timing didn't make any sense. Azrael stared at me with hard, furious eyes. "So, the fool has barely spent twenty-four hours in prison, yet somehow the news has already reached Crescent Moon, and now they're preparing for another war?" he said coldly. "Do you really not see that this isn't a fucking coincidence?" I opened my mouth, but no words came out, I honestly didn't know what to say anymore. Part of me understood why he was suspicious, but another part refused to believe Gabriel would betray the kingdom. My silence only seemed to harden Azrael's expression. "Come on," he ordered. His voice was cold and final. "We have a war to fight, and this time, we'll kill Gabriel right in front of them." He turned toward Theo. "We're bringing Gabriel with us." We all hurried out of his office to prepare for b
Athena"Don't you think this is a bit too harsh?" I asked as I stepped into his office and closed the door behind me. "Throwing your Beta into the dungeon over mere suspicions? He said he doesn't know anything about those burner phones."Azrael didn't even look convinced. "I don't believe a single word that comes out of his mouth," he said firmly. "Explain the phones and the drugs. There is no way on earth Gabriel is innocent." His expression darkened even more. "Let's not even talk about the top-level classified information that only the two of us knew about and how it somehow ended up in Crescent Moon's hands."He shook his head. "I swear to you, Athena. Gabriel is behind all of this."I let out a slow breath. At this point, I was exhausted.Ever since Gabriel had been arrested, everything had been chaotic. Talia had come to me in tears, begging me to believe he was innocent. After seeing how broken she was, I went to visit Gabriel myself. He insisted that he had been set up and kne
AthenaZoey kept pacing back and forth in front of me, her steps quick and restless, like she was trying to burn off her frustration. She ran a hand through her hair and stopped abruptly.“Why exactly should I be the one doing your job?” she asked, her voice sharp. “If the general gave this task to
Athena“Come in.” The voice came from inside before I even had the chance to knock.I pushed the door open slowly and stepped into the Gamma’s office, the room was quiet. My eyes moved around, searching, but there was no one in sight.For a moment, I hesitated just inside the doorway. Someone had
Athena’s POVThe door creaked open and one of the lieutenants. His eyes scanned me briefly before settling. “You look better,” he said. It wasn’t a question.I shifted slightly on the bed, ignoring the dull ache in my body. “I have been worse,” I replied.He gave a short nod. “Good, the General dem
AthenaThe guards dropped me at the border of the pack territory like I was nothing. “Don’t ever come back,” one of them warned coldly. “If we see you again, we will crack your skull.”They turned and walked away without looking back. I stood there alone, my small bag at my feet, staring at the gat







