MasukEugene practically ran through the corridors. The moment the maid had told him that Becca was stable, everything else had ceased to matter.He reached the healer's chambers and pushed the doors open. The atmosphere was still tense, but it was no longer filled with panic.That alone brought Eugene some relief.His eyes immediately searched the room."Where is she?" He asked. The healer gestured toward the bed."She's here."Eugene rushed toward her.Becca lay beneath the blankets, her face was pale, her breathing was slow and steady, but she was alive.Eugene stopped beside the bed and for several seconds, he simply stared at her. The tightness in his chest finally loosened.He reached out and gently touched her forehead."Becca."She didn't respond then he swallowed."She's really stable?" He asked. The healer nodded."Yes, Alpha King."Eugene let out a breath. He hadn't realized he'd been holding it."Thank the Moon Goddess" he muttered. He sat beside the bed then his fingers gent
Mira couldn't take her eyes off the body and for several seconds, she simply stood there as her mind refused to process what she was seeing.Mira took a step closer to the body."She needs a healer" she said.Greta immediately grabbed her arm."No."Mira looked down at Greta's hand."Let go of me."Greta released her then she stared at her."She needs help" Mira said.Greta's expression hardened."She's dead" she pointed out.Mira froze."What?"The words seemed to echo around the room and Mira slowly shook her head."We need to call the healers" she said."They can't help her" Greta replied. "Then we need to report this' Mira said.Greta's eyes widened."Don't report anything" she warned.Mira stared at her in disbelief."Greta, there's a dead woman in this room and someone needs to know" she said.Greta shook her head. "No one needs to know."Mira's expression hardened."Are you listening to yourself?"Greta stepped closer."You don't understand" she said.Mira looked back at Gret
Eugene remained standing in the middle of his chambers long after Kaelyn had stopped speaking. His chest was still rising and falling heavily, his anger had not disappeared.If anything, it had settled deeper inside him. But as the silence stretched between them, Eugene slowly became aware of something else.Kaelyn's fear.He looked at her. She was standing several feet away now, her hand wrapped around the arm he had grabbed.Eugene's gaze dropped to her wrist. He remembered the way his fingers had tightened around her arm.He had lost control for a moment and his expression hardened, though a small amount of regret crept into his mind."Did I hurt you?"Kaelyn looked at him."No, you frightened me" she said.Eugene stared at her then she slowly lowered her hand.Eugene looked away."I shouldn't have grabbed you" he said.Kaelyn blinked. For a moment, she seemed surprised by the apology."I know you were angry" she said.Eugene stared at her."You have already done enough tonight. Yo
Jack followed Greta down the deserted corridor, but with every step he took, his uneasiness grew. He had agreed to follow her because she had mentioned Desmond's mission.That alone was enough to make him concerned.But now that they were walking farther away from the healer's chambers, Jack couldn't shake the feeling that something was terribly wrong."Greta."She continued walking."What?""Where exactly are you taking me?" He asked."I told you" she said."You said you'd explain when we got there" he recounted. "And I will" she reassured him.Jack frowned."That isn't an answer."Greta glanced over her shoulder."Please, Jack. Just keep walking.""I don't like this. Just tell me what's happening" he insisted. Greta looked away."I can't. Not now" she replied. Jack stopped then Greta took two more steps before realizing he was no longer behind her.She turned around."Why did you stop?""Because you're acting strangely" he replied. "I'm not.""You are" he argued. Jack's eyes na
For one long second, Eugene didn't move. Kaelyn's lips were still against his, his mind had gone completely blank then reality crashed back into him.He immediately remembered Becca, the healer's chambers, the blood, their newborn son, and the fear that had been eating at him since the moment Becca's body had begun convulsing.And now Kaelyn was kissing him.Eugene's expression hardened. He immediately caught Kaelyn by the shoulders and pulled her away."What are you doing?"Kaelyn stumbled backward then her eyes widened."I..."Eugene stared at her in disbelief, his breathing was heavy."Why did you just kiss me?"Kaelyn's lips parted."Yes. I—""I didn't give you permission to do that" he cut her off.The words were sharp and Kaelyn's expression changed. She looked almost offended."You kissed me on the night we were together" she said."That doesn't give you the right to do it now" he replied. "But we—""That doesn't matter" he cut her off again. "It matters to me!" She replied a
Jack had officially reached the point where he was tired of everything, the shouting, the secrets, the arguments, the constant feeling that something terrible was about to happen.He sat against the stone wall outside the healer's chambers, his arms folded across his chest as he stared at the closed doors.Nobody had come out, just silence and that was beginning to make everyone nervous.Jack glanced around. Mira was standing a few feet away, repeatedly looking toward the healer's chambers, Tyler was pacing, Ava was sitting on a nearby bench and Seraphina stood beside her with her arms folded.Everyone seemed to be waiting for the same thing which was news about Becca.Was she alive? Was she stable? Had the bleeding stopped?Nobody knew.Jack dragged a hand down his face."How long has it been?" He asked.Tyler stopped pacing."Too long" he said.Jack sighed then Mira turned toward them."Don't say things like that" she warned. Tyler looked at her."I'm not trying to frighten you" he
The sound of the carriage leaving hit Mira heavily, each turn of the wheels pounding deeper into her chest.“No” Mira whispered.Her fingers trembled violently at her sides, nails biting into her palms as if pain might anchor her to reality.She had to do something to help her friend.Becca had hel
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
Dawn broke over the resistance hideout like it was an apology for the horrible night that had fallen on the poor space hours ago.The first light of morning crept through the broken stone ceilings and cracked corridors, illuminating what remained of the sanctuary that had once been alive with laugh
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







