تسجيل الدخولKeren’s POVTo keep the pack from panicking too early, Ford and Fabian stood close to me, their shoulders relaxed. They kept their expressions calm, pretending this was just a normal tribal meeting.Old Raymond, the head healer, stood near the back of the stage. Before Ford stepped to the microphone, I caught Raymond leaning in, his face ugly with a scowl. "This is a terrible mistake, Alpha," Raymond whispered harshly, his voice full of spite. "You are about to embarrass yourself and the royal line in front of the entire pack. They will never accept this."Ford didn't even turn his head. He just shifted his shoulder, completely blocking the old man out.The entire hall buzzed with nervous whispers.Then Ford stepped forward.Instantly the room quieted.The effect he had on people never stopped amazing me.“Thank you all for coming.”His calm voice carried easily across the hall.“I know the last twenty-four hours have caused concern.”Concern?That was one way to describe it.Panic wa
Keren’s POV“I thought the drugs caused hallucinations,” Ford asked before he could say anything, looking stunned. I stayed still, Fabian’s words still echoing in my head.“So we thought,” Fabian replied, chuckling dryly. “But man oh man, were we wrong. That laboratory was real.”The words hit my chest like a sudden crack of thunder, and a wave of pure shock rolled through my veins, my vision blurring for a second as the pillars of my old self-doubt violently shattered into dust.Ford let out a sharp, strangled gasp. "How is that even possible?” he mused, shocked and confused at the same time. “Fabs, we searched those exact tunnels five years ago and got nothing but empty stone and dust!""Because the Ashfords engineered the entire setup to disappear the second she ran out of the corridor, Ford," Fabian explained, his voice tired and stressed. "Lola confessed before… See, the Ashfords planted that hidden experimental facility in there on purpose. Their initial plan was for someone or
Keren’s POV“Mommy, see,” Maverick called out to me, holding up the Game Boy his father had given him. “I won!”I smiled at him, but my mind was distracted. It had been almost four hours since Ford and Fabian had left, and the waiting was driving me insane.Fabian was probably busy with extracting the truth from Lola, and I knew the interrogation wouldn't be clean. And Ford had quickly excused himself, saying he needed to coordinate the searching of residential spaces personally. I had been trying and failing to concentrate on anything other than the knot of anxiety growing in my stomach.Ford's scent was everywhere in the room, which wasn’t surprising given he was usually here for hours on end, dealing with both the pack's and their business issues. And unfortunately, my brain decided that was the perfect opportunity to replay memories; the good, embarrassing, and… very inappropriate memories.My face heated instantly. God, why was I like this?I looked around the office, looking fo
Fabian’s POVLola was sitting on the floor in a corner of the cell. Her wavy hair falling over her face as she curled her tiny frame into a ball, her shoulders shaking violently as she wept. She looked very fragile and scared, which was probably the reason why the guards hadn’t bound her in any way. She was playing the perfect act.The moment I stopped in front of her, she snapped her head up, her eyes wide and glistening with pools of thick, pathetic tears.“Alpha,” she whispered, her voice cracking with a perfect display of terrified innocence. "I don't understand why the warriors dragged me down here! I didn't do anything wrong!”She flinched, whimpering loudly as other guards shut the door with a heavy clang as they came in behind me. She was very convincing. Too bad I wasn’t buying it.I folded my arms and stared down at her. The silence stretched with no one saying anything for a few long seconds.Most people broke under silence or at least became nervous, which led to them
Keren’s POV“Where is Mavy?” Fabian said, pausing at the door and turning to look at me. My heart jolted. “With Irene and my other guards,” I replied, my brows furrowing. “Why?”“I need both of you with Ford,” He replied, still looking at me as he gestured to Quinn to go ahead. Then he extended his hand to me for me to join him. “Come on, let’s get moving. I have linked Steve to go get him.”When we got outside, the sky was beginning to blur with a thick, gray overcast, casting dark shadows across the compound that only made the sight of the guards moving around the compound feel more ominous.Fabian’s jaw tightened. “You stay with Ford in his office until we’ve gotten her.”“I can just stay with Irene and—”"Lola fled because she probably heard the cook had been caught. She’s still somewhere on these premises, and we don’t know what else she’s planning," he cut in, his voice a low, gravelly rumble that left zero room for argument. "We don't know who else is part of this network, or
The usual chatter that usually filled the pack was completely dead. Pack members walked with their heads down, their eyes darting toward the stone arches where groups of armed territory guards stood at rigid attention. Everyone was painfully aware of the fact that something was wrong. The announcement of the lockdown last night had thrown a suffocating sheet of anxiety over everyone. And even though no search had been carried out in the apartments yet, the whole pack was waiting and anticipating the guards at their doors. At least a advantage of the hierarchical society has finally shown. In a normal society, people would have demanded to know what was going on and why their leaders ordered a curfew. But here, nobody dared to ask out loud. The alphas orders were final and unquestionable…. except by the elders. "Luna Keren," Steve called out, drawing closer to me. He gave me a short, respectful bow, his posture tight. "Alpha Fabian is requesting your presence. All courie
Keren’s POVThe morning air at the Silver Moon compound was crisp, but the heat radiating from the two men flanking me was enough to make the back of my neck sweat. We were walking toward the training grounds, a sprawling field of packed dirt and obstacle courses where the warriors spent their dawn
Keren’s POV“They are here!” Maverick announced with flourish. I blinked, my fingers still on his shirt, buttoning it up. “What—?”Before I could react, Maverick slipped out of my arms and ran toward the door with the reckless confidence of a child who had never been taught to doubt his instincts
Ford’s POVI held my breath as I watched Bree wrap her arms around Keren. Bree was the one person that Keren had always complained about, who made her life in the pack more difficult. I tensed, preparing myself to jump if need be. But to my surprise, Keren just stood still, letting Bree hug her
Ford’s POV“Damn, cuz,” Bree muttered beside me. “Your heart is pounding like an African drum. Play it, cool man.”I didn't blink or look at my cousin. “Goddess, you look like a statue,” she muttered, shaking her head in exasperation. “Let me go confirm that all the necessary arrangements are set,







