MasukALPHA CADEN'S POVThe phone remained tightly clutched in my hand as I stormed out of my office without bothering to close the door behind me. My heart pounded relentlessly against my ribs, and although every step sent sharp pain through my body, I ignored it completely because the message on my screen had erased every other discomfort I had been feeling. The words were painfully short, yet they carried enough weight to destroy years of carefully buried secrets. Eli found out. I did not know exactly what he had discovered, but I knew it had something to do with Mila. She would never have sent such a message unless she had stumbled upon something that should have remained hidden forever. My breathing became uneven as I walked faster through the palace corridors, paying no attention to the guards and servants who immediately bowed their heads in greeting. Every second felt like another opportunity for the truth to spread beyond our control, and after everything Valthera and I had sacrif
ALPHA CADEN'S POVThe taste of blood had become so familiar that I no longer reacted whenever it filled my mouth. I leaned forward over the edge of my bed and allowed another stream of dark blood to spill into the silver basin the healers had placed beside me days ago. My chest rose and fell unevenly as another violent cough forced its way through my throat, sending fresh pain across my ribs until I had to grip the edge of the mattress to steady myself. The room smelled heavily of herbs, incense, and medicine, yet none of them had succeeded in slowing whatever was happening inside my body.The healer standing across the room lowered his head after watching me cough again. His expression had gradually changed over the past few days from confidence to uncertainty, and now there was nothing left inside his eyes except quiet pity. "Alpha..." he began carefully. "Please allow yourself more rest." A bitter smile crossed my lips. "Rest will not undo a thousand-year-old promise." He lowered h
ALPHA CADEN'S POVThe taste of blood had become so familiar that I no longer reacted whenever it filled my mouth. I leaned forward over the edge of my bed and allowed another stream of dark blood to spill into the silver basin the healers had placed beside me days ago. My chest rose and fell unevenly as another violent cough forced its way through my throat, sending fresh pain across my ribs until I had to grip the edge of the mattress to steady myself. The room smelled heavily of herbs, incense, and medicine, yet none of them had succeeded in slowing whatever was happening inside my body.The healer standing across the room lowered his head after watching me cough again. His expression had gradually changed over the past few days from confidence to uncertainty, and now there was nothing left inside his eyes except quiet pity. "Alpha..." he began carefully. "Please allow yourself more rest." A bitter smile crossed my lips. "Rest will not undo a thousand-year-old promise." He lowered h
DORIAN'S POV"I'll leave soon."The words settled heavily inside the room.For several seconds, I simply stared at Sera.The fire crackled softly in the background.The curtains swayed gently from the night breeze.Everything appeared peaceful.Yet her statement had just shattered whatever peace remained inside me.I didn't want to hear those words.Not from her.Not now.Not after spending an entire day believing I had lost her.The thought alone was enough to make my chest ache.Sera lowered her gaze immediately after speaking.As though she regretted saying it aloud.As though hearing the words made them more real.I slowly crossed the room until I stood directly in front of her.Neither of us spoke.Neither of us moved.For a long moment, all I could do was look at her.The woman who had somehow become the center of my world without my permission.The woman I had spent years pretending did not affect me.The woman whose absence had nearly driven me insane.I gently lifted her chin
DORIAN'S POV"Who are you?" The question hit me harder than any weapon ever could. For a moment, I forgot how to breathe. Sera stood several feet away from me, her eyes filled with confusion and caution as she stared directly at me. Not at Dorian Voss. Not at her mate. Not at the man who had spent the entire day searching for her. She was staring at a beast. At a creature she didn't recognize. The realization hurt more than I expected.A low whine escaped my throat before I could stop it. The sound surprised both of us. Then suddenly, a violent sensation tore through my body. Pain exploded across every muscle. My legs buckled immediately. The room spun. Another growl escaped me as I stumbled backward. The transformation was happening again. Only this time it was moving in reverse. I felt the fur receding beneath my skin. My bones shifted painfully. My claws retracted.The process wasn't as violent as transforming into the wolf, but it still felt like my body was being forced into a sh
SERA'S POV"Your time in the Voss Palace has ended." The words echoed through the dark space long after The One stopped speaking. A chill crawled down my spine immediately. Thousands of shadow-like figures remained kneeling around me, their heads bowed as though they were witnessing something sacred. Not one of them moved. Not one of them spoke. Their silence somehow frightened me more than if they had all been screaming. I swallowed hard and stared at The One.For the first time since I arrived in the strange place, anger pushed through the fear. Because I was tired. Tired of cryptic statements. Tired of secrets. Tired of being treated like a piece on somebody else's game board. Most importantly, I was tired of people discussing my life as though I had no say in it. "What does that even mean?" I demanded. The sound of my voice echoed throughout the endless darkness. Unlike the first time I visited this place, blood did not immediately pour from my mouth. The realization made me frown
Eli’s POVI had been drinking for hours not because I wanted to but because I couldn't stop thinking about Sera. Her face refused to leave my mind. The way she looked recently—pale, distant, different. It unsettled me more than I cared to admit.I poured another drink.The glass hit the table harde
Mila’s POVI have been staring at the picture I took at the Voss palace for days while deciding what to do with it. And it’s starting to feel heavy.Not physically.But mentally.Every time I look at it, I feel it—power… and risk.I sat down on the edge of my bed, my phone in my hand, staring at t
Dorian’s POVI have seen blood before. Whenever there’s war, punishments or even execution and none of it has ever left me bothered. But this was different.Because this time, it wasn’t a battlefield.It was my home.And the blood didn’t belong to an enemy.It belonged to someone who never stood a
Sera’s POVI haven’t been myself since the night I had the incident. The night my teeth… changed.I still remember it clearly. The sharp pain in my gums. The metallic taste in my mouth. The way my reflection stared back at me like it wasn’t mine anymore.Fangs.Real ones.I had told myself it was s







