LOGINVivienneI woke up gasping like I had been dragged out of water with no air left in my lungs, my chest rising and falling too fast, too hard, sweat clinging to my skin like a second layer I couldn’t peel off. The room was dark but not quiet, because my heartbeat was loud enough to fill it, pounding in my ears like a war drum that refused to slow down no matter how much I tried to breathe through it. For a few seconds, I didn’t move, didn’t think, didn’t even blink properly, I just lay there staring at nothing while the dream still clung to me like something real.Them.It had been about them.All four of them.Not fighting, angry or distant but just… there.Dante’s steady gaze that always felt like it could see through every lie I told myself. Kane’s rough hands gripping my waist like I was something he refused to let go of. Ryker’s quiet presence, solid and warm at my back. Asher’s voice low in my ear, teasing and dangerous in that way that always made my stomach twist.They had bee
Vivienne“Congratulations, you’re fully healed. Now stay the fuck away from danger, sis. You already have enough scars to build a damn museum,” Maya announced, arms folded like she expected me to argue just for the principle of it.I didn’t answer immediately. I just sat there on the edge of the bed, flexing my fingers slowly, rolling my shoulders, testing the way my body responded to movement after two long, suffocating weeks of forced stillness. The ache was gone. The stiffness had faded. Even the deep pull in my abdomen where Liana’s dagger had tried to end my story had become nothing more than a faint ghost of pain.Fully healed.The words felt unreal.For the past fourteen days I had been trapped in this room like a prisoner with a very comfortable cell, watched over by twin healers who alternated between kindness and threats, fed like some fragile patient who might break if she sneezed too hard, and worst of all… ignored.I exhaled slowly and stood up, letting the sheet fall awa
VivienneWalking felt like dragging a body that didn’t belong to me anymore, every step slow and careful because even though the twins had done their best stitching me back together with magic and stubborn hope, pain still lived deep inside my bones like it had signed a lease and refused to leave. Maya stayed on my left, Mara on my right, both moving in silent coordination as they guided me down the long stone corridor toward the council hall, their hands warm at my elbows like they were afraid I might simply disappear if they let go for even a second. I didn’t tell them that I appreciated it, didn’t tell them that the steady presence was the only thing keeping my pride from crumbling completely, because gratitude was dangerous and weakness even more so, and right now I needed my mind sharp, my heart colder than the marble floor waiting ahead.The closer we got, the louder the noise became, voices layered over each other in restless waves, whispers running ahead of us like wildfire
VivienneWaking up felt like crawling out of a grave with broken bones and unfinished business. My body was heavy, not the normal kind of tired but the deep, ugly exhaustion that came after too much blood loss and too many hits taken without a wolf to patch the damage. Every breath dragged through my chest like rusted blades and my stomach burned where the dagger had gone in, a dull, throbbing reminder that I had come dangerously close to dying like a stray in the woods.The ceiling above me was unfamiliar at first. Pale stone, carved beams, soft light from a lamp that had been dimmed on purpose. My mind took a few seconds to catch up with my eyes, memories flickering in broken flashes ... Liana’s sneer, the masked wolves, the kick that had sent me flying, the smell of earth and blood and my own stubborn refusal to stop talking even when my lungs were screaming.Then voices.Soft ones and very familiar.“You’re awake,” Mara said gently.I turned my head and saw both twins sitting c
Dante“Kill that woman already. Why keep her alive?”Asher’s voice was not a question. It was a threat dressed in words, low and shaking with a fury he was barely containing as he stalked toward the reinforced prison wing like he meant to rip the doors off with his bare hands. The guards stationed outside stiffened instantly, instinctively lowering their heads because even the air around him felt dangerous right now, heavy with Alpha authority and something darker and very feral.I stepped into his path before he could reach the final corridor.“No.”He stopped, but only physically. His eyes were still burning, wolf pressing hard against the surface like it wanted blood more than breath.“Move, Dante.”“She stays alive.”The silence between us stretched tight and violent.He laughed then, sharp and humorless. “Alive? After what she did to Vivienne? After she stabbed her, beat her like some stray animal and tried to carve her up in the forest? You want to talk about politics now?”“Th
VivienneMy whole body was screaming in pain as I tried to sit up but that kick had done real damage, the kind that didn’t just bruise flesh but shook bone and rattled organs loose inside you. Every breath felt wrong, shallow and sharp like my ribs had turned into knives pointing inward, and for a terrifying moment I genuinely wondered if one of them had cracked deep enough to puncture something important. Healing wasn’t coming. There was no comforting hum of a wolf trying to knit torn tissue together, no surge of warmth under the skin to promise survival. Just cold, raw agony spreading slowly through my limbs while the world tilted slightly sideways like my brain was still trying to understand how fast the situation had spiraled.Fine.If I couldn’t fight, then I would think.The men would have my location by now. They had to. I had sent the footage, the coordinates would be embedded, the timestamp precise. They would come. They always came when things got ugly, even now, even aft
Vivienne’s POV“Viv… just let us see you once!” Maya’s voice came through the door, loud and pleading, followed by the heavy thud of her fist banging against the wood again, desperate enough that I could picture her leaning her whole body into it, forehead pressed to the door like she could will it
VIVIENNE POV“V… Viper?” The man called and my whole body boiled, before I could think, I rushed towards him with every intent to slap him blind, my hand already rising, fingers curled, ready to claw across his smug face until I felt bone under my nails. The name he spoke wasn’t a question, it wa
Dante’s POVMy wolf was snarling in anger, pacing inside me like a caged beast, and I was not helping either. I was equally angry, rage boiling under my skin so hot it felt like my blood was on fire.“Who would dare attack her in our pack, who…” I paused, trying to control my anger but it seriously
VIVIENNE’S POVLess than two hours to the wedding.The pack was glowing like a fucking crown jewel, lights blazing, music drifting across the compound, expensive laughter spilling into the night. Alphas. Mafias. Men who ruled cities and graves in equal measure, all dressed sharp, and smiling like n







