LOGINRiley’s POVI had been standing here for a while now, ever since they carried Cane out.The room felt too quiet now. Everything that had been happening today kept replaying in my head, and I couldn’t shake the feeling that things were only getting worse.The only person left in the room with me was Luna Amelia.I had helped her sit down earlier because she still looked weak, and now she was resting against the wall in one corner, her hand pressed lightly against her side. She looked better than before, but not fully fine.I stayed close, not really knowing what else to do.I couldn’t just walk away.After a while, she looked up at me.Her eyes stayed on me for a few seconds before she spoke.“Why are you still here?” she asked.Her voice wasn’t harsh, but it was direct.I blinked slightly.“What do you mean?” I asked.She shifted a little where she sat, adjusting herself.“I mean,” she said, “why haven’t you gone back to Crescent Hollow?”I didn’t answer immediately.She kept watching
Caden’s POVWhat Summer said did not just shock everyone, it landed in a way that made it hard to ignore. Nobody spoke for a moment, and I could tell they were all trying to make sense of it, but for me, it felt different. I wasn’t fighting it in my head. I wasn’t trying to shut it down. I believed her more than anything right now.I looked at her carefully.“How?” I asked. “How is your mother supposed to heal Cane?”Summer didn’t hesitate this time, like she had already thought everything through before walking in here.“It will happen through Riley,” she said.”We'll go through Riley's soul”Gunnar’s head snapped toward her immediately, his expression hard.“What are you saying?” he asked.“She’s her blood sister Daddy,” Summer continued, calm but firm. “That’s the only way to reach her. You can’t just go there directly. You need someone with the same blood to open the way.”Leslie frowned, clearly not comfortable with any of this.“You’re talking about crossing into a place no one
Caden’s POVThe moment Summer said “my mother,” my body tensed.Gunnar didn’t move at first, but I saw it clearly. His jaw tightened hard, like he was trying to hold something back. His eyes stayed on her, sharp and unreadable, but there was something else under it. Something deeper that he wasn’t letting out.“What are you saying Summer?” Gunnar asked.His voice wasn’t loud, but it carried across the room in a way that made everyone go quiet.Summer didn’t answer immediately. She took a small breath and stepped further into the room, closing the door behind her like she didn’t want anyone else hearing this.Leslie looked confused, her hands still hovering over Cane, but even she stopped what she was doing for a moment.Summer walked closer until she was standing near the table where Cane was lying. She looked at him first, her face tightening slightly, then she looked back at Gunnar.“I see her,” she said.Gunnar’s brows pulled together.“You see who?” he asked, even though it was ob
Caden’s POVEverything that just happened was still sitting heavy in my head, but I didn’t even get a second to process it.Gunnar suddenly moved.He didn’t say anything first, he didn’t warn anyone, he just grabbed Cane by the collar and punched him straight across the face.The sound of it made my breath get hard.Cane dropped to the ground instantly, his body hitting hard, and for a second I just stood there staring because I didn’t expect that at all.“Gunnar—” I started, but he didn’t even look at me.He bent down, grabbed Cane again like he weighed nothing, and pulled him back up roughly. Cane barely reacted, his head hanging slightly, and that was when I noticed something was seriously wrong.His skin didn’t look right.There was a strange dark color spreading from the bite on his neck, like it was moving slowly under his skin.My stomach dropped.Gunnar turned his head slightly and looked at me, his expression tight and angry.“Move,” he said.That was all.I didn’t argue. I f
Caden’s POVGunnar strode in and the moment I saw him, I let out a breath I didn’t even realize I was holding. My chest felt lighter immediately. That was what he did. He walked into a problem and somehow made it feel like it could be handled, even when everything was already going wrong.At the same time, I felt a tight knot of worry sit right under that relief. Gunnar didn’t like being challenged, and Sebastian was already on edge. If this turned into a fight, it wouldn’t just be shouting. It would get ugly fast.Sebastian turned slowly, his eyes narrowing as he looked Gunnar up and down like he was already annoyed just by his presence.“And where do you think you stand to give those orders or words?” Sebastian snapped sharply, his voice loud enough to carry across the room.He didn’t wait for a reply before letting out a short, mocking laugh, like he already thought Gunnar had no right to be here.I glanced at Gunnar, expecting him to react immediately, but instead, he smiled.That
Caden’s POVThe moment Sebastian stepped into the room, I knew there was definitely going to be a heavy problem.Even Cane, who was already out of control, seemed to pause for a second like his body reacted to the presence before his mind could even process it.I was still on the ground, struggling to breathe properly, my chest hurting with every movement, but I forced myself to push up slightly, my eyes locking onto Sebastian as he stood there.His expression was dark, just pure anger, and it was clear he had already decided what this situation meant before even asking anything.“How dare you hurt the Luna, Cane,” he thundered, his voice loud and filled with authority. “How dare you lay your hands on my Luna?”His words echoed through the room, and I felt my jaw tighten immediately.So that was it.That was what he saw.Not a son losing control. A an excuse, just like I had expected.I glanced at our mother quickly.She was still recovering, her breathing uneven, her hand on her thro
Riley's POV The words are barely out of my mouth before I turn away from Ethan and face the brothers, my heart still racing, my body shaking but my mind suddenly very clear. “I would like to sign it now,” I say. The room goes quiet again, heavy and tense. “Sign what, Riley?” Ethan asks sharply,
Riley's POV The door slams open so hard it rattles the walls and the sound snaps through me.Ethan stands there, filling the doorway, his chest rising fast, his eyes burning as they take everything in. Me on the table, my dress torn, my hair a mess, the brothers standing too close, too sure of the
Gunnar's POV My brothers and I already told our father a week ago that we would be bringing our mate to him. We did not tell him everything. We did not explain how the bond happened. We did not explain that the Moon Goddess decided to bind one woman to three Alphas. We barely understood it ourse
Riley’s POV “I love your outfit.”The voice slides through the car. I stiffen immediately and twist my neck toward the front seat, my eyes snapping to the driver’s reflection in the mirror, but his face is blank, focused on the road, hands steady on the wheel like nothing was said at all. My hear







