MasukCedrick's POVThe air in my territory carried an unusual tension, whispers of an unfamiliar presence stirring among my people. My Beta had informed me earlier that Alpha Trent of the Dawning Red Pack had crossed into my land, heading toward the mountains with a handful of wolves.Though I am still not cool with what Tyrone did to me and how he had stolen my wife and my potential heir, I cannot ignore the fact that he is doing his job as a beta of this pack and he had been regulating the land.The news also unsettled me. Why would an Alpha, especially one I had little to no dealings with, venture into my territory? What was he searching for?I stood at the balcony of my office, gazing toward the distant mountains where the sun bathed the peaks in golden hues. Something was bothering me—a strange sense of unease I couldn't quite place.For years, I had believed that Eloise had betrayed me, stolen from me, and vanished into the night like a coward. My mother’s words had fueled my anger,
Servano's POVThe days leading up to our departure felt like a storm gathering on the horizon. I couldn’t shake the feeling that we were on the verge of something that would irrevocably change the course of everything. But no matter how much I tried to prepare myself, the tightness in my chest told me that I wasn’t ready for what was to come.Trent, ever determined, had mobilized the pack with the precision of a general. The armies were ready, the warriors prepared to march. They would move swiftly and without hesitation, the pack's bloodlust already beginning to stir. My nephew was a man of honor, but beneath that honor, I could see the fire of a leader desperate to restore his pack, to claim what he believed was his by right.We stood side by side at the edge of the forest, the early morning mist still clinging to the trees. The sound of the pack’s boots hitting the earth was like the beating of a war drum, a rhythm that seemed to echo in my bones."Ready?" Trent asked, his voice st
Servano's POVThe forest air hung heavily around me, thick with the smell of pine, damp earth, and something else—something that made the hairs on the back of my neck rise. I could feel it, the tension of destiny stirring in the very ground beneath my boots.The Dawning Red pack had been broken for so long, lost in the folds of time, and yet here I was, carrying a truth so heavy, so deeply entwined with blood and bone, that I wasn’t sure if I was ready to face it.Eloise, the lost Luna, my niece, was alive.It had taken years of searching, of tracing faint trails left in the wake of her absence, but I had found her. In the quiet countryside, where the world seemed to forget its troubles, she had lived a simple life. A peaceful life. The life I had wanted for her, far from the violence and the expectations of the pack.But that peace would be shattered now. The news I carried to Alpha Trent would ensure that.As I approached the stone building at the edge of Trent’s territory, the wind
Servano's POVThe first time I saw Eloise, she was cradled in my sister’s arms, a tiny bundle wrapped in soft white cloth. She was so small, so fragile, yet the moment her bright eyes blinked open, she became the center of our world.Luna Aeris, my sister, wept when she held her. Not out of sadness, but from an overwhelming sense of joy. "She’s perfect," she had whispered, her voice full of warmth. "She will be the light of this pack."And she was.The entire Dawning Red Pack rejoiced the day she was born. Our people danced beneath the silver moon, howling in celebration, welcoming their future Luna into the world. The village was alive with music and laughter, warriors and elders alike setting aside their duties to partake in the festivities.Eloise was special, not only because she was the Alpha’s daughter, but because she was born with a mark—one that resembled the ancient crest of our pack. A delicate, swirling emblem on her wrist, signifying the deep bond she shared with our ance
Eloise' POVThe world around me seemed to blur as Servano's words echoed in my mind."She kept you hidden for a reason. Our pack fell years ago, during the birth of Alpha Matt Lockhart’s second child. It wasn’t an accident, Eloise. It was an attack. A massacre. And your mother... she fled with you before they could find you."I tried to swallow the lump forming in my throat, but my body refused to obey. My hands trembled at my sides, my breathing unsteady. I felt unmoored, like a ship severed from its anchor, drifting into unknown waters."You’re saying—" I started, my voice barely above a whisper. "You’re saying my mother wasn’t just a maid? That she was part of a pack? And that I... I’m part of it too?"Servano’s gaze didn’t waver. "You are the last blood heir of the Dawning Red Pack."Silence stretched between us, thick and suffocating. I could hear the distant chirping of birds, the rustling of leaves in the wind, but everything felt muted, drowned out by the storm raging inside m
Eloise’ POVThe scent of freshly tilled soil and ripe vegetation filled the air as I carried a basket of tomatoes toward the wooden stall I had set up near my cottage. The rolling hills stretched endlessly behind me, a world away from the chaos of the past.Life in the countryside was peaceful. The simplicity of it, the routine of planting, harvesting, and selling my produce to the capital—it had become my sanctuary.I had learned to live without a title, without a pack, without the ghosts of my past clawing at my throat. The woman who had once been the beta’s wife, the woman who had been betrayed and broken, no longer existed. In her place stood a farmer, a mother, a woman who no longer sought validation from anyone but herself.As I arranged the baskets of fresh greens and root vegetables, a familiar presence made my hands freeze mid-motion."I never thought I'd see you again."That voice. Deep, laced with something unreadable. I turned slowly, my heart steady but my mind bracing it







