Mag-log inA 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
The study fell into complete silence.Kaelyn stood frozen in the doorway, Becca stood a few feet away from Eugene and for several long moments, all three simply stared at one another.The situation felt painfully awkward but Becca was the first to react. As she stared at Kaelyn standing in the doorway, a thought immediately entered her mind.Were they supposed to meet?The question slipped into her thoughts before she could prevent it.Her stomach tightened. The timing felt suspicious.The thought hurt, more than Becca wanted to admit. She quickly forced her expression to remain neutral.She would not let either of them see her pain, especially not Kaelyn. Unfortunately, Eugene noticed the brief flicker in her eyes and it bothered him.Before he could say anything, Kaelyn suddenly lowered her gaze."Oh, I'm sorry" her voice came out soft, almost embarrassed.Neither Becca nor Eugene answered and Kaelyn looked between them then awkwardly took a step backward."I didn't realize that you
The sight of Becca standing at the entrance of his study stunned Eugene.She was supposed to be resting in her room, but here she was, standing in his doorway looking determined and somehow that worried him more than if she had arrived angry.Beside him, Max glanced between them, his Beta instincts immediately sensed danger.The kind that happened between two people who loved each other but no longer knew how to speak without hurting one another.Max cleared his throat but neither Eugene nor Becca looked at him."You know what? I suddenly remembered I have somewhere else to be" he said then he walked out.As he passed Becca, he offered her a sympathetic look. One that said he didn't envy either of them.A moment later the study door closed, leaving them alone.The silence stretched as Eugene studied her carefully and despite everything, he still cared for her."You should be in bed" he said.Becca immediately rolled her eyes."I'm fine" she said.Her hand instinctively moved toward he
The moment Tyler finally disappeared from the study, the tension in the room did not leave with him.If anything, it seemed to grow worse.The heavy wooden doors closed behind the stranger with a loud thud, and Eugene immediately turned away, running a hand through his dark hair in frustration."You're all dsmissed" he said, the order came sharply.The guards wasted no time. One after another, they bowed their heads and hurried from the room.Within moments, only Alpha King Eugene and Max were left alone and the study suddenly felt quieter.Eugene walked toward the large window overlooking the training grounds and his jaw remained clenched.His fists tightened and loosened repeatedly.Max watched him for several seconds then sighed."You are still angry" he said.Eugene let out a humorless laugh."Still?"Max folded his arms."That bad, huh?"Eugene turned toward him and his eyes flashed."That wolf is becoming a problem" he said.Max rubbed the bridge of his nose."The man saved Becc
Kaelyn paced restlessly across her room, back and forth. Her shoe sounded beneath her feet as her anxiety steadily grew.The baby slept peacefully inside his crib, completely unaware of the storm brewing around him.Normally, watching her son sleep would calm her but tonight, however, nothing seemed capable of calming her nerves.Her hands trembled, her stomach felt tight and one terrifying thought kept repeating itself over and over inside her head.Mira heard everything.The realization made her stop pacing.Moon Goddess.What if Mira had already gone to Alpha Eugene?What if she was telling him everything right now?What if she was twisting things? Making her sound manipulative?Making her sound exactly like the kind of woman Alpha Eugene despised?Kaelyn pressed both hands against her face."No, no, no..."A soft voice interrupted her panic."Panicking won't solve anything"Kaelyn lowered her hands and looked at Ava who sat calmly in a chair nearby.Unlike Kaelyn, the maid looked
The room chosen for the meeting sat deep within the resistance hideout, carved from stone and reinforced with thick wooden beams that bore the marks of old battles and newer desperation. Oil lamps burned low along the walls, their flames steady, casting long shadows that stretched and shifted in t
Max ripped his claws free from a soldier’s chest and pushed the body aside with a snarl.The wolf collapsed to the floor, blood already pooling beneath him, dark and steaming in the torchlight. Around him, the resistance hideout had become a battlefield carved straight from hell.Screams echoed th
The first thing Mira noticed was the smell of soap and beneath it all was an iron, metallic taste of fear that made her stomach turn.Mira kept her head down as she was moved into the long, narrow corridor leading to the lower servants’ wing. Her wrists ached faintly from the guard’s tight grip, a
Becca lay on the bed with her eyes open, staring at the dark canopy above her as if it might give her answers if she stared long enough. The room was too quiet with no distant laughter, no wind rattling the windows, no comforting hum of life beyond the walls.Every time she closed her eyes, her mi







