LOGINNaomi 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
It was late at night, yet Yoren’s office was still filled with light. The golden chandelier cast a warm glow over the large desk covered in documents, tablets and black folders. Outside, the sky had turned completely dark, leaving only the faint reflection of city lights in the distance.Yoren sat in his chair, leaning slightly back. His face looked as calm as usual—too calm—even though, since that afternoon, his mind had been filled with endless thoughts of Eirene.On the other side of the desk, Naomi checked the tablet in her hand as she delivered the final report on their departure before dawn. “The private jet was moved to the eastern hangar an hour ago, Alpha,” she said. “The elite team has been divided into two security groups. The first group will accompany you to Gardeno, while the second group will remain in Velmora.”Fabrizio stood not far from the desk. He listened to Naomi’s report while reading documents containing the schedule for the Lunar Sovereign Conclave meeting.“B
The sky outside the window began to change colour. Streaks of orange slowly crept across the western horizon, gradually engulfing the pale blue of the afternoon until the entire sky appeared warm. Ironically, however, it left Eirene feeling empty and unimpressed.Eirene sat quietly on the edge of the bed. She did not move in the slightest. Both her hands rested on her lap, and her gaze remained fixed straight ahead, piercing the large glass windows stretching from floor to ceiling. The faint twilight glow fell across her pale face, making her appear even more fragile.The room was silent—too silent. The stillness filled every corner, leaving only the soft hum of the air conditioner and the occasional whisper of wind from outside.Inside Eirene’s mind, however, the complete opposite was happening. Everything there felt unbearably noisy, filled with her conversation with Yoren replaying endlessly.Eirene’s final question had simply been left hanging. She had received no answer at all, n
Paul looked at the watch on his left wrist for the umpteenth time. The second hand seemed to move far too slowly. Time felt frozen, and his mind was far too noisy to calm.Paul felt uneasy. As the night grew later, restlessness continued to settle in his thoughts, yet not a single piece of
The night had barely fallen when two cars sped through the deserted streets. The world froze in ignorance while it was still awake.City lights flashed briefly on the windshield before vanishing as the cars continued to speed up. The engines growled in a controlled hum, not a wild sound, a
The corridor was long and silent. Their footsteps echoed softly against the marble floor; their rhythm was steady and controlled.Eirene walked beside Naomi. Her hands were folded in front of her. She stood tall, but her chest felt tight with racing thoughts.“Starting tod
Eirene woke with an unfamiliar feeling of lightness and calm. There was no blaring alarm, no sound of neighbours arguing through thin apartment walls, and no anxiety about the day ahead.Sunlight slipped softly through the curtains, bathing the marble floor in a serene golden glow. The lin







