LOGINCarmen's povThree days had passed since I woke up. The house had become strangely lively ever since Nora barged in on Cayden and I.Nora and the sisters had somehow decided that I had a romantic relationship with Cayden. Nora was the loudest supporter of that theory, almost rubbing it on my face whenever she saw the opportunity.“The old man smiles more often when you are around, sister-in-law .”“He cooks well too, always making strange love meals.”“He even stares at you occasionally sometimes.”I had heard enough, she always whispered like an annoying mosquito every two seconds.At that point, even Silver had started whispering as well, his face gossipy as ever.Meanwhile, Cayden in question had done absolutely nothing. He did not deny anything but just carried on with life normally as if all was normal.Humph! Tactically agreeing to Nora's claims.I seemed pissed but I was actually happy. I didn't know what the future would hold for me or if romance should be something I should g
Silas' pov“Clean this mess up.”Those were the last words I left Chloe with before walking out of the room.I did not look back to see her reaction, it was pathetic, that I was sure of.And exactly as I said, pathetic!Chloe gave her handmaiden a glance at once, the sounds of screams and agony rang out. Severed heads, torn off limbs, slashed backs. Every possible means of carrying out murder occurred in an instant.After the handmaiden was done, she knelt down to report to Chloe, she had barely said a word before Chloe snapped her head clean off.There was no hesitation. Absolutely no feelings to this maiden who stuck with her forever, Chloe yanked her head like some decoration.Any last affection I had for Chloe went down the drain with those actions. Chloe had come to me, this nice girl who was ready to protect all those around her.The Chloe I saw today was nothing like that, a selfish entitled person who only cared for her own skin, my respect for her faded immediately.Betraya
Silas’s POV The moment I opened the doors… silence! The weather outside continued exerting pressure but the situation inside felt worse to me. I felt like the world paused. A boundless anger burned within my soul. All my life, I hated one thing more than a fat shapeless woman. I hated losing control. The fact that someone could lie to me, betray me, put me second, neglect me and play a fool of me. It was ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous, how dare she? Chloe stood beside the bed wrapped loosely in silver sheets, lips still swollen, breathing uneven. My assistant Mallon sat on the bed, his face as white as a sheet. “Why are you guys so disheveled? I must have interrupted a wild session?” My voice did not necessarily change, however the two looked even paler, Chloe quickly fell to the ground. Every weakness or pretense about her pregnancy was nowhere to be found. “Alpha, I….” Mallon tried speaking but I waved at him to stop. At that point, no excuse could save them both. The
Silas' povThe meeting ended in complete futility again. I could not reach Carmen and the elders.The elders kept talking in circles while beautifully avoiding the part that had to do with them bringing up their resources.Jake suggested praying to the moon goddess.Another old fool actually suggested abandoning part of the territory entirely.One even wanted the entire part to immigrate to the human world and merge with humans for a while.Like, what was wrong with these people?Cowards.Not one of them had an actual solution and Carmen was still nowhere to be found. That part irritated me more than I cared to admit.Not because I loved her or missed her, never!However, I could not accept things leaving my control and that included Carmen!I sat at the head of the tables, the elders still arguing, not to me but at each other.No, I wanted to lose more during these hard times, no one wanted to suffer. Their voices sounded distant as I turned off my hearing.The situation was worsenin
Silas' povThe weather was unusually bad today. When I woke up, darkness covered the entire Silvercrest pack.Not ordinary storm clouds. Clouds that looked alive, the clouds felt like danger hid within them.Something felt wrong. Deeply wrong. The reports of the activities in the last three days spread all over my table.The entire livestock had gone mad. The birds and the land livestock prepared for food for the pack were dying, not a natural death but they killed themselves intentionally.The phenomenon even affected the small wolves in the area, they struggled and even tried to bite their parents.There was chaos everywhere. Fear could almost materialize in my territory and I could feel it, even as I was miles away from the Silvercrest pack.Honestly, I didn't really care about whatever was going on in the veil, it was actually none of my business.I rarely visited the veil to go to the Silvercrest pack, I preferred to spend my time in the company and in my mansion but I couldn't.
Carmen's povWhen I woke up, the first thing I noticed was warmth. Not mine but someone else's.My lashes fluttered open slowly, my vision blurry at first before finally settling on the figure sitting beside the bed.Cayden.His head rested lazily against the edge of the mattress while one hand held a damp towel.He looked terrible.His hair completely disheveled like he had been dragging his fingers through it repeatedly, and dark circles rested beneath his eyes heavily.Even his clothes looked wrinkled. The great terrifying Alpha of Nightshade currently looked like someone who had lost a fight against exhaustion.Strangely though, it was cute.The thought startled me immediately because what did I mean by cute? Had near death damaged my brain?Cayden seemed unaware I was awake as he continued wiping my arms carefully with the towel.His movements were surprisingly gentle, so careful my chest tightened slightly watching him.Then his hand moved lower. Towards my stomach. The moment h







