LOGINThe silence inside the grand hall shattered instantly.“No! You cannot do this to us!”Seraphina’s furious scream echoed against the high ceilings as she jerked violently against the guards holding her arms.Ava looked equally horrified.“A servant?” she repeated in disbelief. "You want us to become servants?”Desmond’s expression was far darker. His golden eyes locked onto Eugene with murderous rage burning inside them.The chains around his wrists rattled sharply as he stepped forward despite the guards restraining him.“You’ve lost your damned mind" he said.Eugene remained unshaken before him and Desmond barked out a harsh laugh.“This is your revenge? You’re pathetic" his lip curled with disgust.Several guards tensed immediately but Eugene simply stared at him.Seraphina’s breathing had become uneven now as humiliation flooded her entire body.Her eyes burned with fury.“I refuse" she said and Eugene finally looked toward her.“You don’t get a choice” he said.Eugene’s expressio
The grand hall was alive with tension.Golden chandeliers glowed overhead, their candlelight reflecting against polished marble floors and towering silver pillars.Council members filled the long rows beside the throne platform, whispering quietly among themselves as guards escorted Desmond, Seraphina, and Ava into the chamber.Desmond walked with as much dignity as he could force into his posture. Seraphina looked furious and humiliated all at once while Ava looked tense, her eyes darting nervously around the hall.Eugene stood tall in black royal clothing. His face looked calm on the surface, but there was something colder in his eyes.Councillor Hadrian stood near the throne platform with clear relief shining in his weathered features.“Alpha King Eugene. It is good to see you standing again” he said warmly.Eugene gave a slight nod.“Thank you, Hadrian" he said.His gaze shifted immediately toward the prisoners and the warmth disappeared instantly.“Bring them forward" he commande
Desmond sat on the edge of the hard cot with fury burning inside his golden eyes.Every part of his body ached, his ribs still hurt from Eugene’s attack, his shoulder remained stiff and every breath reminded him of the humiliation he had suffered in front of the entire pack.“I should’ve killed her when I had the chance” he said bitterly. Seraphina leaned against the cold wall nearby, equally tense.“You say that every ten minutes.”Desmond shot her an irritated glare.“Because it’s true.”Ava sighed tiredly from where she stood near the cell bars.“Well, saying it won’t change the fact we’re trapped down here.”Desmond’s expression darkened further.“Not for long.”Seraphina immediately looked toward him.“You finally have a plan?”Desmond smirked faintly despite his injuries.“When have I ever not had one?” he said and both Seraphina and Ava were intrigued. His voice lowered carefully.“The guards changed shifts an hour ago. The younger guard outside this corridor worshipped me be
The moment when Eugene stopped saying impossible and started looking at the child like he might truly belong to him shattered something inside Becca. She stood motionless near the doorway while the voices around her slowly blurred together into meaningless noise.Her chest hurt like invisible claws were tearing through her heart over and over again.She had endured humiliation, rejection and pain but this felt worse somehow.Eugene finally handed the child back to Kaelyn slowly. His movements looked stiff, like he was afraid to hold him too long.Kaelyn accepted the baby quietly and the room remained painfully tense then finally Max stepped forward.He rubbed his hand over his face roughly before pointing toward the child.“We’re not standing here making assumptions. There needs to be proof" he said.Mira nodded immediately as her eyes narrowed at Kaelyn who didn’t even hesitate.“Fine” she replied plainly. That confidence only made Becca feel worse.The healer sighed softly.“I can
The silence inside the healer’s chamber felt unbearable.Becca stood frozen near the doorway, her arms wrapped tightly around herself as though she was physically trying to stop herself from falling apart.She hated that the moment she had walked into this room and seen Eugene awake, sitting there alive and breathing and looking at her again, everything she had rehearsed saying disappeared.Before entering the healer’s chamber, she had been furious. She had imagined storming in, demanding answers but then she had seen him alive and suddenly all the anger had tangled painfully with relief."This is your child, Alpha Eugene" Kaelyn finally said.Eugene looked completely overwhelmed. His gaze kept moving between Becca and Kaelyn like he still couldn’t fully process what was happening.The baby stirred softly in Kaelyn’s arms again. The sound somehow made the tension inside the room worse.Eugene rubbed his face slowly.“This doesn’t make sense" he said.Kaelyn’s expression remained calm.
The healer’s chamber smelled strongly of herbs, crushed leaves, and medicinal oils.Candles flickered softly around the room, casting warm light against shelves lined with bottles and ancient healing tools. Outside the tall windows, the cool colours of the sky stretched endlessly across the pack, but inside the chamber, tension quietly lingered beneath the surface.Eugene sat upright against the large bed, shirtless except for the fresh bandages wrapped around his torso.Though most of his injuries had healed significantly, traces of the brutal duel still marked his body.Dark bruises shadowed parts of his ribs, long claw marks stretched across his shoulder and the deep wound Desmond had inflicted on his chest remained faintly visible beneath healing skin.But compared to how close he had been to death, It was miraculous. It would take a lot more than these kind of injuries to put Eugene down permanently. The elderly healer moved around him carefully, pressing glowing herbs against h
At the heart of the mansion, behind thick doors, Desmond had not left his study for long time and the room looked like the aftermath of a storm.Scrolls lay scattered across the massive desk and the floor beside it were maps marked with red ink, troop movements sketched and resketched, weak points
Pain came back in fragments. First, it was sound of ringing, distant and warped, then the smell of smoke and broken wood followed by the ache.Becca groaned softly. Her eyelids fluttered, heavily before finally opening.The night sky swam above her, broken by flickering orange light which meant fir
The steam from the tub had begun to slowly disappear into the air and that was the first thing Becca noticed as she sat rigid on the edge of the massive bed, her back straight, her hands clenched so tightly in her lap that her nails cut into her palms. The air still smelled of soap and crushed her
Eugene stood with his hood still drawn low, his posture relaxed in a way that was anything but. Alpha power coiled tightly beneath his skin, contained only by sheer will. Max stood a step to his left, his shoulders squared while Skye leaned casually against the wall as though this weren’t a privat







