LOGINEirene felt as if her world had stopped turning. She stared at Gwyneth, her eyes wide.All surrounding sounds felt distant. The only sound left was the painful pounding of her own heartbeat echoing in her ears.Alpha is sick—the words kept reverberating in her mind, turning her face deathly pale. Her lips trembled faintly. “Alpha is sick?”Eirene's voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible. Yet Gwyneth could see every detail of her reaction.Eirene’s eyes wavered and her gaze went blank for a moment. Her breathing immediately became erratic. Just from hearing the news about Yoren, her body felt as if it had lost all strength.Gwyneth froze. She stared at Eirene with an expression that could not be put into words—almost as if she had realised that Eirene's worry was profoundly different from that of everyone else.Eirene blinked quickly, then suddenly realised something. She had to leave immediately. “Elder,” she said hurriedly, her voice trembling. “Where is Gamma right now? I ne
Eirene felt a strange sensation in her chest when she woke up that morning. It was not pain or tightness, but an odd emptiness that was so unsettling her breath caught the moment she opened her eyes.Eirene blinked slowly. The bedroom ceiling greeted her in a pale grey hue.The curtains were still fully closed, only allowing thin traces of morning light to seep through the gaps. Dimness and silence covered the entire room—too much silence.Eirene lay there for several seconds. Her gaze remained fixed blankly upwards while her fingers moved slowly to her chest, sensing something strange there—something deeply strange.It was as though she was being pulled in an invisible way, disturbing her instincts. Her wolf soul felt restless and stirred uneasily beneath her skin, as though trying to warn her of something inexplicable. Sometimes it felt as though it wanted her to search for something—or someone.Eirene frowned faintly. “What is this?”After a moment, during which she tried to find a
Naomi had been on the move non-stop since her call with Fabrizio ended. The palace corridors, which were usually calm, were now busy with hurried footsteps and short orders leaving her mouth. She walked almost without pause, holding a tablet in one hand and a phone in the other.“Make sure the northern route is secure.”“The elite night-shift team will handle the escort.”“Use level-four clearance. There must be no leak of the manifest.”Several staff members moved immediately after receiving these instructions. Everyone acted without wasting time.However, Naomi did not stop there. She immediately contacted Kyla. “Kyla.”Kyla responded. “Gamma?”“Listen carefully,” said Naomi. “Prepare Miss Eirene to depart for Gardeno immediately.”“Understood, Gamma,” Kyla answered.“If Miss Eirene asks,” Naomi continued heavily, “...” Fabrizio hadn't explained in detail, but she knew the situation well enough to understand the meaning behind that call—Yoren must be in an extremely bad way. “Just t
The suite door had barely closed when Yoren collapsed. His body suddenly lost its balance.“Alpha!”Fabrizio moved quickly and caught him before he could hit the floor. Yoren’s full weight rested against him. His breathing was rough and uneven, and his head hung weakly in Fabrizio’s grasp.Louise instantly tensed. “Take him to the room now!”Fabrizio wasted no time. He immediately lifted Yoren and carried him towards the master bedroom of the suite.Louise quickly turned to the two members of the elite medical team. “Follow me,” she said, hurrying after Fabrizio.The two nodded immediately. “Yes, Doctor.”Yoren’s body was laid on the large bed. His shirt and suit were already drenched in cold sweat. His breathing grew heavier. His jaw remained clenched, as though he were holding something in.Louise approached immediately. She began setting up the examination equipment.She activated the heart monitor, the blood pressure sensors and the energy stability scanner. They all began operati
The first day of the Lunar Sovereign Conclave began the following morning. The agenda items focused on matters related to pack politics, including internal hearings between packs, discussions about territorial stability and border disputes, as well as other energy-draining topics.Yoren went through everything with his usual calm demeanour. He remained so composed that no one could tell how exhausted he was becoming.That afternoon, once all of Yoren’s first-day agendas had concluded, Louise immediately moved. She needed to check on Yoren’s condition, so she promptly began an examination.Every stage of the examination proceeded with meticulous precision as usual. Several medical devices operated before displaying their results moments later.Louise seemed stunned for a moment before repeating the entire examination process from the beginning. She waited and observed the results of the second examination, after which her expression changed.Yoren noticed Louise’s unusual behaviour and
It was still pitch-black outside when the convoy of black cars left Velmora Palace en route to the private airstrip owned by Valemor Holdings. The air felt cold and damp, and a thin layer of fog hung low over the empty city streets.It was twenty past two when Yoren stepped out of the car. A long black coat wrapped around his tall frame. His face appeared calm as usual, but his eyes looked colder than normal—a coldness born of exhaustion that he was trying to conceal.Fabrizio walked half a step behind Yoren, while Louise followed with two members of the elite medical team.They headed straight towards Velmora’s private jet. The aircraft engine roared softly. Several minutes later, the plane began to move and took off, slicing through the night sky.Inside the cabin, the atmosphere was quiet. Fabrizio was busy reviewing the Lunar Sovereign Conclave schedule on his tablet while Louise occasionally glanced at Yoren’s condition from her seat.Yoren sat silently near the window. His gaze
Yoren's face hardened. With firm emphasis, he said, “I'm fine.”His words were brief and flat, almost like an order for the conversation to end there and then. However, Ruth was not fooled. She could see that he was unwell, so she decided to stay. Instead, she stood before him,
Eirene did not actually leave immediately after her conversation with Bradley that night. She tried to hold on, convincing herself that she was strong enough to not return. She was old enough to not be tied to a house that had never truly accepted her. However, that resolve always crumbled whenev
After Fabrizio left, silence fell over Yoren’s office once more. Every sound—the exhale of breath, or even the ticking of the wall clock—was muffled by an underlying sense of discomfort.Yoren remained seated behind his desk with his back against the chair. In front of hi
A thin mist still hung low when Fabrizio stepped out of the west wing of the palace. The cold air brushed against his skin, yet he walked on steadily, without hesitating for a moment. The night before had been far too long, and that morning allowed no room for complacency. There were many importa







