Masuk“I love beautiful and strong women. You're just not cut to be my Luna.” “T-Then,” I stuttered, wincing in pain. “Why hurt me at every chance you get? I understand I'm nothing more to you than a worthless slave but still, I don't deserve to be treated this way.” Alpha Gunner approached me, hovering over me with his towering height. “What are you talking about? I've grown fond of you since I bought you. Causing you great pains gives me a satisfying sense of pleasure I've never felt before. I enjoyed torturing you, so much Kylie.” My eyes widened at his words.... He enjoys my suffering. It boosts his dopamine when I bleed and cry my eyes out. “I don't want this anymore, Alpha Gunner,” I said, feeling tears rolling down my eyes. “It's best you kill me now. Just end my suffering.” “I won't kill you,” he snarled, lifting my face with his index finger to meet his eyes. “I'll keep using you until I find my Luna. Then, and only then will your usefulness come to an end.” Cruel. Those were the cruelest words he had ever said to me.
Lihat lebih banyakKYLIE’S POVThe doors opened fully, and we were led back into the Council Hall.The moment I stepped through the threshold, the noise hit me—low murmurs, shifting chairs, the scrape of boots against stone.Every alpha in the room straightened, their eyes snapping toward us with anticipation.Their mates had returned.I scanned the hall instinctively. And then I saw him.Leonidas stood exactly where I had left him, his dark gaze locked onto me as if the rest of the room had faded away. For a second, everything else blurred—the council, the packs, the tension thick in the air.My chest felt too tight to breathe.The Head of the Council rose slowly, clearing his throat. The murmurs died instantly.“The first selection,” he announced solemnly, “has been completed.”Every eye in the hall sharpened.“Only the mates of worthy Lunas may proceed,” he continued, “The first alpha eligible to continue his campaign for Alpha King...”A pause.Then he announced, “Alpha Gunner of the South Pack.”A
KYLIE’S POVElena lifted her walking stick and tapped it once against the stone floor, silencing every whisper.“The ritual is simple,” she said, turning toward the sphere. “Each of you will step forward, one at a time, and place both hands upon the Sphere of Kings.”Everyone exchanged glances."The sphere will look into the truth of you," she paused, her sharp eyes holding each of us in turn. “If you are worthy, it will glow with a light that acknowledges your spirit. If you are not, it will remain dark. And the path forward for your mate will end here.”Which means rejection. “Those rejected will be escorted out immediately,” Elena added. “Their mates will be disqualified from the selection.”A heavy silence settled over the eight of us. I quickly took them in. Four, like Elara and me, were the chosen mates of the alpha heirs from the Great Packs of the Republic.The other four were from smaller, allied packs—random candidates whose alphas had thrown their names into the fray, hopi
THIRD POV:The silence in the alcove stretched as Gunner’s confession settled over Randolph. He slowly lifted a hand and rubbed his temples, as if pushing back a rising headache in his head. “Does Leonidas know?” Randolph asked grimly. “Does he know she was your fated mate?”Gunner’s shoulder lifted in a ragged shrug. “I have no idea. And I don’t care. The only thing that matters is getting her back.”Rudolph’s control snapped.“Getting her back?” Randolph snarled. In one swift motion, he seized Gunner by the shoulders, his grip bruising, and shook him hard. “You rejected her! You threw away the Moon Goddess’s gift because she didn’t suit your pride! She is gone. The bond is broken. She belongs to another pack, another alpha."He paused, forcing Gunner to look him in the eye. "Chasing her now doesn’t make you look strong, Gunner. It makes you look weak. All you’re doing now is humiliating yourself. You’re going to look pathetic in front of the council, in front of the packs!”He ga
Back in the council hall, the pack leaders were dismissed for a short recess. Alphas stood in small clusters, speaking in low tones, while others paced alone, their gazes flicking again and again toward the sealed doors that had swallowed their mates.Waiting had never felt this heavy.Along a corridor near the edge of the hall, Doris moved quietly, her mind racing with thoughts.Everything was unfolding exactly as she had plotted. All Doris needed was for Kylie to fail publicly. If Kylie failed the first selection, the Blood-Rose Pack would lose faith in their so-called Luna. Whispers and doubt would rot the pack from within. And Leonidas would have no one to blame but the woman he chose to be his mate.Doris’s lips curved faintly in a cold smirk.He would hate her for it. Or worse—he would regret her.Either way, Kylie would fall.She rounded a corner, already imagining the aftermath, when a sharp sound interrupted her thoughts.SMACK!Doris froze, her senses sharpening. The soun






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