MasukAriana’s POVI laughed.The sound carried across the courtyard.One by one, wolves lifted their heads.A howl rose from the pack.Then another.Soon, the entire territory was filled with the sound.I stood beside Damian, watching our children play beneath the moonlight.For a moment, everything felt peaceful.Too peaceful.I should have known something was about to happen.Because whenever our children became quiet for more than five minutes, trouble usually followed.I looked toward them.Our first child, the one marked by the Moon Goddess, was standing in the middle of the courtyard.The silver flame that had appeared earlier was gone.But the child was staring at the other children with a very serious expression.I narrowed my eyes.“What are they planning?”Damian looked at me.“I don't know.”I looked at him.“You are their father.”“Yes.”“You should know.”He shook his head.“I stopped understanding them years ago.”I laughed.Our children were growing quickly.The first child was
Ariana's POV"I love you too." For a moment, the world seemed to disappear.There was only Damian and me, standing beneath the moonlight with our hands joined together.After everything we had survived, I finally understood something.Happiness was not the absence of pain. It was finding someone who stayed after the pain.Someone who saw every broken part of you and still chose you.Damian had chosen me. And I had chosen him.But our story was not over. It was only beginning. Three Months Later Blackridge had changed.The walls had been repaired.The destroyed gates had been replaced, and the training grounds were once again filled with warriors.Children had returned to playing in the courtyards.Laughter had returned to the pack.For the first time in years, no one woke up expecting an attack.The war was over. Rowan had disappeared.His power had been taken from him, and Ironcrest no longer belonged to him.Bloodmoon had surrendered, and Nightfang had accepted the new laws.Stonev
Ariana's POVAn endless sea of wolves stretched beyond the walls.The Bloodmoon banners moved violently in the cold wind.Behind them stood thousands of warriors.The Nightfang wolves were on the other side, their eyes glowing under the dark sky. Smaller packs had joined them as well. Some because they believed in Rowan, and others because they were afraid to stand against him.The sight should have frightened me. It should have made my heart beat fast.It should have made me wonder if Blackridge could survive.But I no longer felt afraid. I stood on the wall with one hand resting on my stomach.The child inside me was calm while my wolf remained awake.And something much greater was moving inside my body.The power of the Moon Goddess. I looked at the army before me.Thousands of wolves were waiting for my death.They had come expecting to see a frightened Luna.They had come expecting to see the woman they had once rejected.They had come expecting to watch Blackridge fall.Instead,
Ariana's POVSeveral healers surrounded the bed. For a few seconds, I could not move.My body still felt heavy. My breathing was uneven, and the pain from the vision still remained in my chest.But that was not what frightened me.It was Damian. I had seen him. I had seen the blood. The dark chains. The bodies of his warriors.And worst of all... I had felt his wolf disappear.“Damian...” I whispered. Elara immediately came closer.“Ariana, you need to stay calm.” I slowly turned my head toward her.Her face was pale. The other healers looked just as frightened.“What happened?” Elara hesitated.“You lost consciousness.”“I know.” My voice came out stronger than I expected.Slowly, I sat up. One of the healers immediately stepped forward.“You should lie down.”“No.”The word came out without hesitation.Everyone became silent.I placed a hand over my stomach.The child inside me moved again. A powerful warmth spread beneath my palm.For the first time since Damian had left Blackridge
Ariana’s POVThe full moon was over Blackridge like a silent eye. I stood near the window of my room, unable to sleep.Something was wrong. I had felt it for hours. At first, I thought it was only fear.Damian had gone to Ironcrest, and from the moment he left, my heart had refused to settle. I kept remembering the way he had looked at me before leaving.The way he had held my hand and the promise in his eyes.Come back to me. I had asked him to promise me.And he had. But now... I could no longer feel him properly.The mate bond was still there. It was weak, and I could barely feel it, but something had changed.I felt as if a thick wall had been raised between us.I could no longer clearly feel his emotions, his anger, his strength, or his wolf.My breathing became uneven.“Damian...” I whispered his name. There was no answer.The room remained silent. Outside, the Blackridge Pack was quiet.I moved away from the window and slowly placed a hand over my stomach.The child inside me h
Damian’s POV“Who did you leave behind to protect Ariana?”Rowan’s words remained in my head. For a second, I could not move.The entire hall disappeared around me.The Alphas, the Alpha Kings.Kael, Varek, and Selene. None of them mattered.Only one thought remained. Ariana.My heart began to beat faster. I had left Lucan behind.Lucan. My most loyal Beta. The man who had fought beside me for years.The man I trusted with my life. But suddenly, Ariana’s warning came back to my mind.Someone will be standing beside you. And when you turn your back...My blood ran cold. I turned toward Rowan.“What did you do?” His smile remained on his face.“I already told you. Nothing.”“Don’t lie to me.” My voice shook with anger.Rowan slowly stepped down from the raised platform.“You left Blackridge believing your walls would protect her.”My hands curled into fists.“You left your warriors believing they were loyal.”He stopped a few steps away from me.“And you left Lucan with your Luna.” Orion
Ariana Valenti POVThe pack square was tense long before the first howl split the air......Ariana stood near the edge of the gathering circle her hands tight at her sides her senses screaming danger.....She could feel it in the ground beneath her feetIn the air pressing against her skin....In t
Ariana Valenti POVAriana barely slept. The guest quarters were clean and quiet, but silence did nothing to calm her mind. Every sound outside the door made her tense. She was a stranger in a powerful pack, surrounded by wolves who did not trust her and elders who openly wanted her gone.Just befor
Ariana Valenti POVThe moment Ariana stepped past the Black Ridge border, she felt it.Evil eyes, staring at bitterly, and evily.Not just Damian’s, but many others watching from the dark. The forest that had felt silent moments ago now carried a low tension, like a breath being held for too long.
Ariana Valenti POVAriana Valenti stood in the center of the stone circle with her hands clenched at her sides and her heart beating so hard it hurt. The cold air burned her lungs, but she barely felt it. Every face around her was turned toward her, watching, waiting, judging. This was the night he







