เข้าสู่ระบบKaelis POVThe growl did not belong to a wolf.I knew that immediately. Every werewolf recognized wolf sounds instinctively and this wasn't one.The noise rolled through the chamber like distant thunder, vibrating through the stone beneath our feet.For a split second, nobody moved. Weapons were drawn and guards shifted into defensive positions.Cassian stepped forward immediately, placing himself between the darkness and the rest of us. The chamber had become almost completely black.Only the glowing eyes of the ancient statue remained visible. Silver light hovered inside the darkness like twin moons.Another growl echoed. The bond snapped tight between Draeven and me. The feeling hit both of us simultaneously. Every hair on my body stood upright.Around us, the temperature dropped sharply. Breath fogged before faces, the chamber felt colder with every passing second.A guard swallowed audibly "What is that?"Nobody answered. Then movement flickered within the darkness fast. One of t
Draeven POVThe bond hit me like a punch to the chest, like it was raw and overwhelming. I stopped halfway down the hidden staircase.Cassian nearly walked into me "What is it?" he asked.I was a bit startled “Oh my gods, you scared me” I almost yelled. “King's aren't supposed to be scared” H e said. “This isn't a battlelfield Cassian. I'm looking for a lost human not a war” I said to him.“Thats fine but what happened?” Vivian asked he asked anyways. “The soldiers I met here said she opened the wall and we tunside” I said while looking insticntely at the wall. “But she's never been here” he said. “Well, that's what's shocking” I answered. “Aren't you supposed to go inside?” he asked. Suddenly, the bond was flooding with different emotions that weren't mine: Confusion, disbelief and questions.The connection between us felt sharper than ever before, like something had gone wrong with her.Cassian and I took the courage and went into the walls and found a pathway. I increased my
Kaelis POVThe wall had opened because of me, that fact followed me down the staircase like a shadow. I didn't understand it or trust it and definitely didn't like it, yet here I was.Descending deeper beneath Moonspire Fortress alone.The hidden passage stretched downward in a spiral of ancient stone lit by pale blue crystals embedded in the walls. Their glow wasn't bright enough to chase away every shadow, but it revealed enough for me to continue.The air felt different here as though nobody had walked these halls for centuries. My boots echoed softly against the steps.Above me, the entrance had already sealed itself shut. I was trapped underground in a fortress that wasn't mine, exactly how every bad decision started.I should turn around, the thought came and went but I was curious and if I was being honest, something else had brought me here: Apull I couldn't explain, almost like a memory, just that it wasn't my memory.The deeper I descended, the stronger the sensation became
Draeven POVThe gathering ended less than an hour later but officially, the feast continued. Nobles still pretended everything was normal but the Bloodmoon Gathering was ruined by my rejection and everyone in Moonspire knew.The moment Kaelis rejected me, every alliance, every negotiation and every political discussion became secondary.I stood inside the war chamber overlooking the northern mountains while snow battered the tall windows.The room was empty except for Cassian which was exactly how I preferred it. The council had spent the last thirty minutes attempting to force their opinions on me."They're panicking” Cassian leaned against the stone table."They should. Not that I wasn't expecting that" I chuckled.I stared out into the darkness and I feared people might see her as an outcast or demon possessed wolf or more, specifically what people believed she might be: “The Moon Queen”. The title kept returning and I hadn't heard those words in years. It wasn't just a forgotten
Kaelis POVThe chandeliers above continued burning, the musicians in the far corner stood frozen with their instruments and all eyes were fixed on us because Alpha Draeven Thorn had just spoken a single word.And every wolf in Moonspire knew exactly what it meant.My pulse hammered against my ribs, the bond stretched between us like a living thing and I hated it instantly.Across the hall, dozens of eyes locked onto me: you could see curiosity, shock, jealousy and fear.Some stared at me as though I had won a prize while others looked at me like I had become a threat.Neither reaction sat well with me.The bond pulsed again.A sharp wave of possessiveness rolled through it.Draeven was just there, staring a me, his golden eyes never left mine. As if every person in the room had vanished, like it was only the two of us existed.The attention felt suffocating, that moment I knew that I wanted it out.My mother's voice echoed from years ago: "The day an Alpha claims ownership over your
Draeven POVThe moment the word left my mouth, the entire hall descended into chaos.Whispers exploded instantly around us. Every Alpha in Moonspire felt the shift in power the second the bond snapped fully into place. Wolves staggered backward from the force of it while servants hurried away from the center of the hall like prey fleeing a battlefield but I barely noticed any of them because she was standing directly in front of me.Breathing hard, silver eyes blazing, one hand still pressed against my chest where she shoved me moments earlier.And gods, even through the violent magic raging between us, all I could think was mine. The possessiveness hit harder than anything I had ever experienced.Every protective impulse inside me surged awake at once “Touch her, guard her and destroy anything that threatens her” that my innermost desires at the moment. The word echoed through my entire body like a pulse. Kaelis felt it too.I could see it in the tension lining her shoulders, in the







