LOGINJack walked beside Seraphina through the quiet hallway, his expression still tense from everything that had happened.Neither of them spoke for several moments. The events of the past few days had left the mansion feeling different.There was suspicion everywhere. Whispers followed people through the corridors, guards were watching everyone more closely, and even ordinary conversations seemed to carry hidden meanings.Jack finally broke the silence."I still can't believe Desmond did that” he said.Seraphina glanced at him."Why are you surprised?" She asked."I expected him to be angry with me but he practically handed me over to Eugene."Seraphina shrugged."You betrayed him."Jack stopped walking."That doesn't mean he gets to accuse me of murder” he said.Seraphina turned toward him."But it means you should have expected consequences” she replied.Jack stared at her."You really think I deserved that?" He asked."I think you knew what you were doing when you turned against him” s
Kaelyn continued walking through the forest, her steps deliberately slow. She could hear Eugene behind her.His footsteps were heavier than hers, occasionally crunching against fallen leaves and small branches scattered across the forest floor.She tried not to smile.She had wanted him to follow her, she had hoped he would become concerned enough to leave the mansion and come looking for her and now he was here, right behind her.But Kaelyn refused to let him know how pleased she was.She kept her face composed and continued walking as though his presence meant absolutely nothing to her. After several moments of silence, she finally spoke."So…how is Becca?" She asked.His expression immediately softened."She's stable” he answered.Kaelyn nodded."And the baby?""He's fine."There was something warm in Eugene's voice when he spoke about the child. Kaelyn noticed it immediately."He must be doing well” she said."He is” Eugene's replied then his lips curved into a faint smile. "He's
Mira's heart was pounding. She could feel it against her ribs as she stared at Max, desperately searching for something, anything, that could undo the words that had already left her mouth.“Jack didn't kill the maid.”Why had she said that? Why hadn't she simply kept quiet?She had been so focused on defending Jack that she hadn't thought about what Max would notice and now he was looking at her differently, not as the woman he had been arguing with moments ago, not as the woman who was angry because he had arrested Jack.He was looking at her like a suspect, like she was part of the people he needed to be careful of.Mira swallowed."I didn't mean it like that. I was only saying that Jack didn't kill her” she said.""But you said the maid was dead” Max said.Mira forced herself to remain calm."I assumed” she replied.Max's eyes narrowed."You assumed? Based on what?"Mira crossed her arms, trying to make herself look irritated rather than nervous."Because she still hasn't been fou
Mira had been looking for Max for nearly twenty minutes. She had checked the courtyard, the training grounds, the main hallway, even the servants' quarters but he was nowhere to be found.Her frustration only continued to grow. She was still angry with him.Very angry actually and she felt that still wasn’t enough to properly describe the kind of rage she felt.Ever since he had arrested Jack, she had been unable to stop thinking about it. She knew Jack had been released, but that didn't erase the fact that Max had been willing to put him in the dungeon based on nothing more than suspicion.At least, that was what Mira wanted everyone to believe. Because deep down, she knew the truth that Jack had been involved.He had been there, he knew about the missing maid and she knew Greta had something to do with it too.But she couldn't tell Max. She couldn't betray Jack and perhaps that was exactly why she was so nervous around him.Finally, she spotted him and her calm face immediately hard
The moment Kaelyn entered the forest, the atmosphere changed.The noise of the mansion gradually disappeared behind her until all she could hear was the rustling of leaves and the occasional chirping of birds hidden somewhere among the branches.She pulled her shawl closer around herself and continued along the narrow path.Every few steps, she glanced over her shoulder but there was nothing behind her.Her heart sank slightly.“He should be following me by now” she thought but she continued anyway.Perhaps Eugene had decided not to follow her. Perhaps he had finally stopped caring. That thought irritated her more than she wanted to admit.Kaelyn kicked a small stone out of her path."Stubborn man” she muttered.She had deliberately walked past him, she had refused to tell him where she was going, she had practically challenged him to come after her and yet there was still no sign of him.She walked deeper into the forest. The mansion was now barely visible between the trees.Kaelyn
Kaelyn stood beside the large window in her room, staring down at the courtyard below. She had been standing there for several minutes without saying a word.Ava, who was seated nearby with Kaelyn's baby in her arms, noticed the unusual silence."What are you looking at?" She asked.Kaelyn didn't answer immediately. Her eyes remained fixed on the courtyard, mainly on Alpha King Eugene.He was walking across the courtyard with several guards following a few steps behind him. His expression was serious as usual, and every now and then, he stopped to speak with one of the warriors stationed around the mansion.Kaelyn's eyes narrowed. She watched him for several seconds then an idea came to her.A slow smile appeared on her lips and she walked toward the wardrobe."I've decided to take a walk” she said.Ava blinked."A walk? Now?""Why not?"Kaelyn opened the wardrobe and began looking through her clothes.Ava adjusted the baby in her arms."Should I call a maid to accompany you?" She ask
The tracker unit stood in neat formation as they prepared to leave.At the center of it all stood Alpha Desmond, broad-shouldered, his black coat swaying lightly in the wind. His eyes swept across his wolves, and the murmuring fell silent.Beside him, Luna Seraphina stood tall along with Ava, whose
The dungeon beneath Blackwood estate was a place without sunlight.The air was damp and heavy, thick with the scent of mold, rust, and despair. Eugene raised his head slightly, his hair catching what little light there was.His eyes, though dimmed by exhaustion, still carried that unmistakable gli
The torches along the hallway brought light as Jack moved quietly, his shoes striking the floor. The air here always felt heavy now. Since Desmond’s coup, everything had changed. Blackwood was no longer a place of strength and honor, it was a pack of fear. Jack turned a corner and stopped. A sh
Max had been awake since dawn, his head pounding faintly from the night’s wine. Sleep had evaded him, replaced instead by Mira’s face and that look of disappointment that cut deeper than anything.Now, dressed up, he walked through the hallway with purpose.He wasn’t doing this because he cared abo







