MasukSelene’s povI sat in the living room after he was gone fighting to hold back the tears that were slowly seeping out. At that moment in my life, I regretted meeting kael and having anything to do with him. I wished I had stayed away from him.A car stopped at the frontage as I gulped, got to my feet and readied to talk to my father if it ever came down to it.The door burst in with Ethan and my father coming in. They stopped at the door, staring at me before Ethan turned to father.“I’ll be in my room.”With those as his parting words, he gave me one last look before disappearing down the hallway, leaving me and father alone.He came to sit before me as I lowered myself slowly onto the couch.We didn't say anything to each other. We just stared at each other with the atmosphere getting tense with unsaid words.I knew this was all my fault. I couldn't stop blaming myself. If only I had been wiser and better. Maybe none of this would have happened.He opened his mouth to say somethin
Kade’s povI stood in the middle of the wreck for a long time. Then I took out my phone and called the building manager. A tired voice picked up on the fourth ring. “My door is broken.” I gave off even more tired than I expected. “I need it fixed tonight.”“What happened?” He asked as I sighed.“A friend got carried away and well… you know how it is.”He sighed, “someone will come in an hour.”I hung up, wiped my face with a towel, and took my keys.The drive to Selene's house felt too short. I wanted more time to think, but the roads were empty and every light turned green. When I stopped in front of her house, I saw lights on in the living room. I sat in the car with my hands on the wheel.I had no plan. I didn't know what to say. All I knew was that I couldn't do what Thomas wanted. I couldn't lie to her again. She had already been lied to enough.I took out my phone and called her. It rang four times and I thought she wouldn't pick up."Hello?" Her voice was hoarse when she final
Kade's POVI kept staring at Thomas. My lip was still bleeding and my ribs hurt every time I breathed, but I didn't care about any of that. I was too angry."I didn't like what you did in that meeting," I said."You'll have to be more specific," he said. "I did a lot in that meeting.""You made it look like it was her fault. You made it sound like she seduced me. Like she went after me because of my father's name. You made her look cheap in front of the whole council." My voice got louder. "That is not how it was between us. Not even close."Thomas didn't even blink. He walked over to the couch, picked up a cushion from the floor, and sat down like this was his apartment."I had to make it believable," he shrugged."Believable?" I scoffed."Your father was ready to punish her the second he heard the news. If I had sat there and told him that his son was in love with the beta's daughter, he would have lost his mind. Yes he knows you and the girl are in love but still… it doesn’t make w
Selene's POVI stood outside the house with my father and Ethan, my hands shaking so badly that I had to hide them behind my back. They had been talking about something Ethan's coach had told him, but I wasn't listening to a single word.A car slowed by the road as I turned to look at it before it zoomed off. "Can we go inside?" I asked, turning back to them. "I need to tell you something."My father turned to me with a frown. "Tell us what?""Inside, please."Ethan and my father looked at each other. Ethan shrugged, then they followed me in. I heard the door close behind us and my stomach twisted even more.I walked into the living room and started pacing. I went from the couch to the window and back to the couch. I couldn't sit down. I didn't think my legs would let me."Selene," my father said, sitting down slowly. "You're scaring me. What is it?""It's important," I said. "It's really important.""Then say it," Ethan said, folding his arms.I stopped in the middle of the room. I
Kade’s povI shook my head. "No, I'm not doing that."He scoffed. "That wasn't up for debate. I'm your father, but not just your father… your alpha, and I order you to get married to Aurora."I shook my head. "But I don't love her.""Yeah, well, we don't care about that. This is a political marriage. Aurora's pack is very important to our pack. If you get married to her, her resources will…" He then stopped, then turned to Thomas. "Didn't you talk to him? You said you were going to talk to him and tell him everything."Thomas nodded slowly. "I did. He kicked me out of his apartment.""You what?" My father turned towards me with widened eyes as all the elders stared, shaking their heads in disapproval, some of them staring at me with shock on their faces.I shrugged. "Yes, I did. Because he came into my apartment insulting Selene. Nobody's going to do that and think they can get away with it. Selene is important to me. Selene is not just important, she is the woman I want to spend my y
Kade's POVI looked at the shocked face of my father as he tried to understand what I was telling him.It was clear my words were still hard to process.“Are you…” he started to say, then paused for a moment to catch his breath. “Are you sure it’s yours? What if it’s not yours? Maybe it’s a hoax. A trick to get you to…”“Dad,” I said, stopping him from going any further. “It’s mine.”Silence hovered over the entire room before my father turned to the men behind him."All of you leave. I have to talk with my son."They stayed, hesitating whether this was a good time to say what they wanted to say or obey, as he looked at them with raised brows."Now, go!”They bowed, then rushed out before he turned to me and the elders behind me."Ready the council. We're having a meeting now."The elders nodded, then walked out as my father looked at me. "I want you with me in the throne room alone."He then walked towards the throne room as I got a glance of Aurora, who was staring at me with horror







