LOGINThe moment Seraphina stepped fully into Becca's room, the atmosphere changed. It was as if someone had poured fuel onto a fire.Seraphina looked completely unbothered. She closed the door behind herself with deliberate calm before turning to face them.A faint smile rested on her lips but it was not friendly which only made Becca angrier."Leave" she ordered, her voice cold.Seraphina raised an eyebrow."How welcoming" she replied. "I said leave.""And I heard you but I chose not to listen" Seraphina said casually as she examined her fingernails.Mira let out a humorless laugh."Funny. I don't remember giving you permission to enter" she shot at her.Seraphina finally looked at her."My mistake."Her tone made it obvious she didn't think it was a mistake at all.Mira's eyes narrowed. Becca could practically feel her patience disappearing."What do you want?" Becca asked.Seraphina tilted her head."Nothing.""You're lying" Mira said immediately. Seraphina sighed dramatically."There
The 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
The tension pressed its weight onto the forest like a heavy, silent blanket. The trees were blackened silhouettes against a moon faintly obscured by clouds, and the wind whispered through the branches. Every rustle of leaves sounded like a footstep, every snap of a twig set nerves on edge.Eugene
The morning sun barely pierced the windows of the tracking post where Jack stumbled through the door, leaning heavily on one of his men. Every step sent a jolt of pain through his bruised ribs and torn shoulder, and his face was smeared with dirt, blood, and sweat. Behind him, the other trackers
Morning crept into the dungeon like a pale light sliding through the iron bars, cold and hesitant, as though even the daylight was afraid to disturb the silence that had settled over Jack during the long hours of the night. He had slept in jarring bursts, more dozing than resting, his mind trapped
When Becca pushed open the door to one of the bedrooms and stepped inside, she exhaled with relief.“Two bedrooms,” she announced after a quick look around. “Not bad for a place that looked like this.”Mira stepped in behind her, brushing a strand of hair from her face. “Two bedrooms?” Eugene repe







