เข้าสู่ระบบThird Person POVMidnight arrived quietly.The pack slept, and the streets were empty.The moon hung high above the capital, silver light spilling across ancient stone buildings and winding roads.Deep within the High Council chambers, however, nobody slept as several elders sat around a circular stone table with ancient runes glowing faintly beneath their hands.The atmosphere was solemn, sacred, and heavy with the weight of history.One Elder opened a thick file and placed it at the center of the table. It contained the approved and verified mate bond dissolution form.To them, they were still bewildered because this was a rare thing, a very rare thing for an Alpha to want to be separated from his fated mate despite knowing the consequences that come with it. The Elder’s eyes lingered briefly on the names written across the parchment. It belonged to Alpha Kael Draven and his Luna Yvette Nightshade.The one that had been in the shadows all along, they thought they were only trying t
YvetteThe next morning, I woke up before sunrise.For a few seconds, I just lay there staring at the ceiling above me. After our little showdown yesterday, Kael didn’t come back home after seeing me leave with Soren.It was honestly surprising that he didn’t follow me home screaming and trying to find out what I was doing with another *man.But it was no surprise he didn’t lose his cool and kept up with the charade of pretending not to know me while at the banquet.That no longer bothered me, though, because it was close; it would finally be done soon. “It’s tomorrow,” Isla whispered, then my eyes drifted toward the calendar on the bedside table.It was tomorrow, finally, or technically today, since today was the final day to stay in this sham of a marriage, and by midnight, the bond dissolution ritual would begin.For some reason, I expected to feel different.Maybe terrified, emotional, or even heartbroken. But instead, I felt strangely calm, like I had been carrying something unb
KaelI should have walked away. That was the right and logical thing to do since the conversation at the table had nothing to do with me. I mean, Professor Adam was discussing research, the other wolves were asking questions, and Yvette was answering them.I was the outsider here, just standing and looking at them like I didn’t know where I belonged, and it was all because of her… Yvette. When did she become this person? And why was she acting oblivious to my presence? Was she trying to rile me up and force me to acknowledge her in public as my Luna? Or was she doing this because she was jealous I brought Lyra as my date to the banquet and not her? I stood there for several moments longer than necessary, listening to wolves praise ideas I didn’t even know my mate had been working on.It was irritating.No.It was worse than irritating.Because every time Yvette spoke, more wolves listened. Every time she answered a question, more wolves joined the discussion, and for the first ti
KaelI told myself it was business, nothing more.Alpha Soren Blackwood controlled a ridiculous amount of territory in the north. Any Alpha with half a brain would take the opportunity to introduce himself properly.So me walking towards his table where he was currently seated with my mate looking like a happy couple was purely strategic, professional and necessary. It had nothing to do with matters of the heart and the fact that my mate was sitting beside him had absolutely nothing to do with it.Ash didn’t seem convinced though. My wolf had been unusually restless ever since Soren entered the banquet hall. He wasn’t growling exactly, he was just watching and the feeling irritated me.I mean, I was Alpha Kael Draven. I wasn’t threatened by anyone, especially not another Alpha. Yet somehow, as I crossed the crowded hall, I couldn’t stop looking at him.At them.Yvette was laughing and it was not the usual forced smile she used to give me whenever she was trying to keep the peace. N
YvetteFor some very funny and weird reason, I suddenly began to feel very hot when Soren’s eyes found mine. He didn’t bother to look around the hall or scan the place to check if there were any researchers or Alphas he knew so that he could catch up with them.His gaze just stayed on me the whole time.“Uh-oh,” Isla muttered.“What?” I asked, trying to calm my racing pulse. For fuck sake, why did I suddenly feel hot all over? Is the AC broken or something? “I know that look,” Isla replied, and before I could ask what she meant, Soren started walking straight toward me.He didn’t even pay any mind to the other Alphas struggling to greet him, nor did he seem to notice some of my colleagues who were pining over him. The crowd parted naturally as he crossed the room, as if nobody dared stand in his path. Whispers erupted almost instantly.“Is that Alpha Soren?”“Who is he walking toward?”“Wait… isn’t that the new researcher?”“No way.”“Does he know her?”I suddenly became very inter
YvetteThe next day passed in a blur.Between meetings with Scott, reviewing project notes, and making final adjustments to my proposal, I barely had time to think about anything else.Which was probably a good thing.Because every time my mind wandered, it somehow found its way back to Soren and the very outstanding dress he had bought me.I also found myself thinking too much about the fact that someone had sent me a photograph with the words: I found you.I still hadn't figured out who sent it. And honestly? I was too busy to care right now, even if whoever it was found me for the purpose of harm, I still didn’t care. They had better stopped the hiding game and come out from the shadows or they could remain hidden forever. The banquet was going to start by seven. So by six-thirty, I was standing in front of a mirror inside one of the hotel's private suites.The blue gown fit perfectly, it was almost a surprise that anyone aside me could get me a dress that was tailored to perfect







