LOGIN🔥 Should Becca keep Desmond’s secret to protect Eugene until she has proof or confront Desmond directly and risk exposing herself? 👉 Comment your thoughts, and don't miss the next explosive chapter.
The Grand Hall slowly began to empty. The tension that had filled the room moments earlier did not disappear with everyone leaving. It seemed to linger in the air, following them into the corridors.Mira remained beside Jack for a moment, watching as the guards led Desmond away.Desmond's hands were restrained as he walked toward the dungeon. He didn't struggle, he didn't complain, he simply wore that same unreadable expression on his face.Mira watched him carefully. There was something about his calmness that made her uncomfortable.After everything that had happened, she expected Desmond to look frightened. Instead, he looked almost confident.Jack noticed the same thing."He doesn't look worried," Mira whispered.Jack shook his head."Why would he be when he found someone to take all the blame.”They watched until Desmond disappeared down the corridor leading toward the dungeon. But the guard who had confessed was not taken in the same direction.Another group of guards led him th
Desmond watched silently in the middle of the Grand Hall. He had not expected things to turn out this way.When he had blackmailed the guard into taking responsibility for Greta's death and the other crimes, he had never imagined that Tyler would be the man's friend.That part had been unexpected but Desmond didn't care. In fact, as he watched Tyler's anger grow, a small sense of satisfaction settled inside him.Everything was still moving in the direction he wanted. The guard had confessed, Eugene had been forced into a difficult position and now Tyler was openly challenging him.Desmond knew Eugene well enough to understand what would happen next. He would never allow someone to openly defy him in front of the pack, especially not when the crime involved murder and poisoning.He would execute the guard eventually and when he did, the pack would see Eugene as the Alpha King who punished anyone who threatened him.That would only weaken Eugene's position.Desmond almost smiled. But be
For several seconds, nobody moved. The guard remained on his knees in the middle of the Grand Hall, his chest rising and falling heavily after his sudden confession.Desmond stood frozen, Seraphina's eyes were wide, Ava looked as though she could barely breathe, Kaelyn stared at the guard, trying to understand what she had just heard, but Max was the first to recover.His eyes narrowed immediately."Take him away” he ordered.Two guards stepped forward but the guard resisted."No!" He pushed one of them away. "I am telling the truth!"Max stepped forward."Shut up!" He snapped."You don't believe me?" The guard asked."Of course I don't” he replied.The guard stared at him."Why would I confess to something I didn't do?""Because you are trying to protect someone” Max replied.The guard shook his head."I'm not protecting anyone” he said.Max's suspicion deepened."Then tell us exactly what you did” he said.The guard looked toward Eugene then the fear in his face was replaced by hatr
As Desmond stared at the gigantic axe resting on the executioner's shoulder, the arrogance on his face disappeared.Eugene was actually prepared to execute him.Desmond's eyes moved briefly toward the guards surrounding the hall then toward Seraphina. She looked just as shocked as everyone else.Desmond forced himself to breathe slowly. He couldn't let anyone see how concerned he was.His contingency plan had already been set in motion. He only needed time. If he could keep Eugene talking long enough, everything would change.He slowly looked back at Eugene."So this is what you've become” he said.Eugene's eyes narrowed."What?"Desmond gave him a bitter smile."Look at you” He glanced toward the executioner. "Standing there, ordering your own brother's death as if you were some merciless Alpha king."Eugene's jaw tightened."You are not going to distract me” he said."I'm not trying to distract you” Desmond took a slow breath. "I'm simply telling you the truth."Eugene stepped clos
Becca walked quickly through the corridor with Mira beside her. Neither of them knew exactly why they had been summoned to the Grand Hall.All they knew was that Eugene had ordered everyone to come.The summons alone was enough to make Becca uneasy. She kept glancing ahead as they walked, trying to understand what could possibly have happened now.Becca had heard the loud commotion that came from the direction of the dungeon from her room."What is going on?" Becca finally asked.Mira shook her head."I don't know” she said.She glanced toward the maids walking a few steps behind them."Maybe they know."Becca turned around."Do you know what happened?" She asked.The maids exchanged nervous looks before finally speaking."It is Greta” she said.Becca stopped walking."What about her?" She asked.The maid's voice became quieter."They found her dead in her cell."Mira froze."What?""She was supposed to be taken for her execution, but when the guards went to get her, they found that s
The noise coming from the corridors was impossible to ignore. Kaelyn had been sitting comfortably in her room with Seraphina and Ava when the first sounds reached them.There were hurried footsteps outside, guards moving quickly through the mansion.Something was clearly happening.Kaelyn lifted her head from where she sat, her attention immediately drawn toward the door.“What is going on?” she asked.Ava, who had been standing near the window, turned toward the hallway.“I don't know.”Seraphina's expression remained calm, but there was a slight crease between her brows.“For goodness' sake,” she muttered. “It is probably because of Greta.”Kaelyn looked at her.“Greta?”“Her execution,” Seraphina reminded her. “It was supposed to happen tonight. Perhaps the guards are simply preparing everything.”Kaelyn slowly nodded. That made sense. After everything that had happened at breakfast, the entire mansion had been waiting for Greta's punishment.Still, the amount of noise seemed exces
The silence after Desmond’s decree was so complete it felt like the throne room itself had stopped in time.Becca stood frozen at the center of the marble floor, her hands clenched into fists so tight her nails bit into her palms. For a heartbeat, she wondered if she had misheard him. If her mind
The first thing Becca became aware of was pain.Not sharp like something dull and pulsing, sitting heavy behind her eyes, spreading down her spine. Her head throbbed viciously, each heartbeat a reminder that she had been struck and dragged like cargo.Loud raised voices reached her through the fog
Ash clung to Alpha Eugene’s shoes as if the ruins themselves were trying to keep him rooted there.He stood at the center of the devastation, unmoving, his broad shoulders tense beneath his torn cloak.Behind him, Max stood a few paces away, his arms folded tightly across his chest. His jaw was cl
Eugene stood over the table, his hands braced flat against the wood, his shoulders rigid beneath his coat. His eyes moved slowly, deliberately, committing every detail on the map to memory even though he already knew them by heart. He had walked these plans in his mind so many times they haunted h







