LOGINRiver pov“Hey… are you okay?” I asked softly while holding Phina’s hand close to my cheek.Her fingers twitched slightly against mine before she slowly opened her eyes and a weak smile appeared on her lips.But immediately after, she groaned painfully while trying to sit up. “Hey… gently,” I warned quickly while helping her carefully. Still, she tried forcing herself up stubbornly.“What happened to me?” she asked weakly. I pushed some loose strands of hair away from her face gently before answering. “You passed out while climbing the mountain.” Her brows furrowed slightly.“Are you okay now?” I asked again carefully. She stared at me for a moment before a faint smile crossed her face.“Yeah… I’m good.” Then once again, she tried sitting up properly.“Hey,” I stopped her immediately. “Don’t do that. The pack doctor said you need to rest.” She smiled softly.“I’m actually fine, Rivers.”But honestly? I wasn’t buying that nonsense. “I understand,” I said calmly, “but right now I need y
Seraphina pov“Hey Seraphina, let’s go!” Rivers screamed from outside at the top of his voice. I immediately frowned while stepping out of the house.“Are we going back there?” I asked nervously. “Yeah, we are,” he answered casually like he wasn’t talking about the mountain that almost killed me yesterday.“No way Rivers!” I protested immediately. “I can’t go back there. Do you want me to die?” He sighed softly before walking closer to me.“Listen to me, Phina… you can’t die, okay? You just have to believe in yourself.” I scoffed loudly. “You say that like it’s simple.”“Because it is,” he replied confidently. “No, it’s not.” I pulled his hand away from my shoulder before turning around and walking back into the house. “I’m sorry River but I can’t do that.”Behind me, I heard him sigh again before following me inside. For a while he just stood there staring at me with one hand resting under his chin thoughtfully.“Hmmm,” he muttered. “You know powerful wolves are honestly the crazies
Rivers pov“How are you?” I asked Seraphina the moment I stepped into her room.She was sitting on the floor beside her bed with her knees pulled close to her chest and her arms wrapped around them tightly. The soft candlelight inside the room flickered against her face, showing the annoyance written all over it.“How am I?” she repeated, lifting her head slowly to glare at me. “Rivers, you nearly killed me.”“But you did not die,” I said casually, cutting her short before she could continue ranting. “It’s not funny, you know.”“I never said it was.” She immediately looked away from me with a scoff, clearly upset.I sighed quietly before walking toward her and sitting beside her on the floor, silence filled the room. The only sound was the soft wind brushing through the curtains beside the window. “We continue tomorrow,” I finally said.Her head snapped toward me instantly. “There is no way I am doing that with you,” she said, standing up immediately.“Come on, Seraphina—”“No.” She cu
Seraphina pov“Hey Rivers where are we going?” I asked as I carefully jumped from one wet stone to another, the sound of the rushing river echoing around us. The cold air brushed against my skin while Rivers walked ahead of me like he already knew I was struggling to keep up.“We are going to train,” he said simply, leaping onto another stone effortlessly.“To train? But we used to do it there.” I turned and pointed toward the large open field behind us, the usual training ground where I spent most of my days learning how to control Shila. “So what happened to that place?”“Well yeah, that’s true… what happened to that place?” Rivers repeated my question dramatically, pretending to think about it.I narrowed my eyes at him and folded my arms. “Rivers.”He burst out laughing. “Come on, jump so we can go.”“You haven’t answered my question yet.” I carefully landed on another stone before glaring at him. “That place was already big enough for us.”“Yeah I know,” he said, crouching slight
Alpha kelan POVJust like your father.The words would not leave my head instead they echoed over and over like claws scraping against stone, each repetition striking deeper than the last. My heartbeat quickened, pounding hard against my ribs until even Lucas stirred restlessly beneath my skin. He felt my pain and anger.A low wince left my lips as Lucas pushed against my control, his emotions bleeding into mine. In some twisted way, I was glad he could feel it too. Maybe then he would finally understand why she could never have a place in our lives.Why Seraphina could never truly belong here.I exhaled sharply and leaned back in my chair.I should have killed Peter the thought burned through me like wildfire. Instead of tearing his throat out for daring to step into my territory, I had let him walk out of the pack alive. My fingers tightened around the armrest as fury churned in my chest.Weakness, That was what it felt like.Slowly, I turned my chair toward the ma
Alpha kelan POVThe council chamber was thick with tension.The scent of old cedar, parchment, and the sharp musk of agitated wolves clung to the air as my elders sat around the long carved table, their faces lined with concern. Moonlight spilled through the high windows, casting silver across the polished floor, a silent reminder that every decision made in this room carried the weight of the Moon Goddess herself.“The boundary between both packs needs to be demarcated, Alpha,” one of the elders said, his aged voice steady but urgent. “If it is not done soon, the Black Moon Pack will attempt to invade.” A murmur of agreement spread across the chamber.“Yes, Alpha,” another elder added quickly, leaning forward. “That river was a sacred gift from the Moon Goddess to our people. It would be absurd for us to allow another pack take it from us.” Another elder nodded sharply. “Especially a pack that is already trying to dominate us in ways we do not yet fully understand.”I placed a hand a
Seraphina POV“What exactly are we looking for?” I asked, my voice cutting softly through the quiet as we walked deeper into the forest.The trees loomed taller here, their branches tangling overhead like they were trying to shut out the sky completely. The air felt thicker, heavier… alm
Seraphina POVThe door creaked open, and the moment River stepped inside, I was already on my feet.“How did it go?” I asked quickly, my voice carrying more urgency than I intended.He paused mid-step, his brows pulling together in confusion as he looked at me. “How did what go?”“The meeting,
River POV“We’re here,” I announced quietly.Seraphina and I stood a short distance from the small settlement that rested beneath the mountain hills. The wind swept across the slope, carrying the familiar scents of pine, smoke, and wolves. My hair moved with the breeze as I stared down at the
River POVI need food….The thought slipped out of my mouth in a tired whisper as my stomach growled loudly in protest. I pressed a hand against my abdomen and exhaled slowly, trying to ignore the sharp emptiness clawing at my insides. I had been on the road for far too long. Days blurred to







