LOGINThe healer's chambers had grown painfully quiet and thinking was the last thing Eugene needed right now.He sat beside Kaelyn's bed, his elbows resting on his knees as he stared at the floor.His hand moved to his forehead. A headache was beginning to form again.Everything seemed to be collapsing at once and somehow he was expected to hold it all together.Eugene let out a long breath."What a mess" he murmured. His voice was barely audible.Across the room, the healer was quietly organizing herbs then she glanced toward him."You should get some rest" she said.Eugene laughed humorlessly."Rest?"The healer nodded."You look exhausted.""I am exhausted" he replied. The healer sighed."Then rest" she urged.Eugene shook his head."I can't" he said.Every time he closed his eyes he saw Becca, the hurt in her expression and the disappointment. He could practically see the distance growing between them and it was eating him alive.Suddenly, the doors opened and Max entered quickly, hi
The walk back to Becca's room was far from peaceful. Mira had been silent at first but then her patience finally snapped the moment they stepped through the bedroom door.The door had barely clicked shut behind them when Mira rounded on her."What were you thinking?" She demanded. Becca blinked in surprise."You snuck off to Eugene's study when you know you shouldn't" Mira continued. Becca looked away."I know" she said.Mira threw both hands into the air."Then why are you acting like you don't know?"Becca dropped onto the edge of her bed. The movement made her grimace slightly."You see?"Becca rolled her eyes."I'm fine" she said.Mira sat down beside her."You're impossible" she shook her head.That finally earned a small laugh from Becca and the tension eased slightly.Mira stared at her."You scared me" she said.The words came out quieter, more vulnerable and that immediately erased the smile from Becca's face.Becca reached over and squeezed her hand."I'm sorry."Mira sigh
Tyler exhaled slowly as he stepped out of the mansion. The moment the heavy doors closed behind him, he felt as though he could finally breathe again.The cool evening breeze brushed against his face.Normally it would have calmed him but tonight it didn't, not even close. His thoughts were a complete mess, his emotions were worse.He felt restless."Damn it" he cursed then kicked a small stone across the path.The pebble bounced into a nearby flowerbed, still not enough to ease his frustration. Because no matter how hard he tried, his mind kept replaying what had happened inside Eugene's study.Tyler groaned then rubbed both hands over his face."What was I thinking?" He asked himself. He had overstepped, badly. Eugene was the Alpha King, Becca was Eugene's Luna and their relationship was none of his business.He had no right inserting himself between them.He shook his head as fhe memory made him cringe.Moon Goddess.What kind of fool challenges an Alpha King inside his own mansio
The journey to the healer's chambers was far more chaotic than anyone had expected.Two guards carried Kaelyn carefully through the mansion corridors while Eugene walked beside them with a deep frown on his face.Behind him came Becca and Mira and neither of them looked particularly pleasedspecially Becca. In fact, the longer they walked, the more irritated she became.The entire situation felt very strange. Only moments ago Kaelyn had been arguing then suddenly she had collapsed.Now everyone was acting as if the world had ended.Becca folded her arms over her chest as they walked. She and Mira continued following the group until they finally reached the healer's chambers.The doors burst open and the healer immediately looked up from her desk. Her eyes widened."What happened?" She asked then hurried toward them.The healer pointed toward one of the beds."Lay her down" she instructed and the guards quickly obeyed.Kaelyn's unconscious body was placed gently onto the bed then the he
A slow smile spread across Desmond's face as he walked through one of the quieter corridors of the Blackwood Mansion.For the first time in days, he felt genuinely pleased, mot because he had won anything, not yet but because everything was beginning to unfold exactly as he had hoped.Beautiful, destructive chaos.Desmond chuckled to himself and the sound echoed softly through the hallway.Eugene was so distracted these days that it was almost embarrassing. His half-brother had always been strong but even the strongest Alpha could be blinded.And Eugene was blinded now.Desmond shook his head."What a disappointment" he said.As he continued walking, he thought about everything currently happening inside the mansion.Everyone was busy, emotional, vulnerable and that's exactly how Desmond liked them.A satisfied grin appeared on his face."I almost feel sorry for them" he mocked.His destination was been Kaelyn's room. After hearing rumors that she had gone to speak with Eugene, Desmon
Mira froze the moment she stepped fully into the study.The atmosphere inside the room felt suffocating. Her eyes moved from Becca to Eugene and then finally to Kaelyn.Immediately, she knew something had happened.The silence stretched painfully then Mira cleared her throat."Did I interrupt something?" She asked.Becca let out a bitter laugh."You could say that."Eugene rubbed his forehead. The beginnings of another headache were already forming.He had spent the last few days dealing with one disaster after another. At this point he was beginning to think the Moon Goddess simply hated him.Mira glanced between them again."What happened?" She asked. Nobody answered immediately and that alone told her enough.Whatever conversation she had walked into had not gone well.Her attention settled fully on Kaelyn and suddenly she remembered exactly why she had come.Her expression hardened very slightly but Kaelyn noticed and the moment she did, panic shot through her chest.Kaelyn's hea
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







