Mag-log inAlyssa’s POVIt had only been a few days since Vivian was sentenced for her crimes against my father, the packs and the crown. And it was only a day after we’d heard the news that she had committed suicide. Her verdict came in. For the crimes she had committed, although she had confessed to it all, she was sentenced to life at the Red Maple Camp, whilst her mate would remain locked in the Royal dungeons, for both of their lives. I thought it was quite ironic, considering that was the hell she had sent me to when I was just a teenager. Everyone had heard of the horrors of the Red Maple Camp and the vicious inmates that populated it. It was the perfect place for her.I still remember the day that I had arrived, kicking and screaming, begging anyone who would listen that I didn’t do it. There were no warm faces, no shows of kindness, just beatings and chores and starvation. Plus poisoning if you counted what Vivian had done to try to keep Carys from me. However, I found no satisfaction
Vivian’s POV How could I have fallen so far and so quickly? One second, I had a crown in my hands and the world at my feet. I could taste the power, the opportunities I would have going forward. Now, I was in a cell, the room stinking of cold and mould, with my hands burning behind my back with the silver bindings. It wasn’t fair, it wasn’t right!I’d fought as much as I could, but Alyssa and her damned bastard prince had to get in the way. One of the only things that gave me comfort in this cell was the fact that Freya hadn’t joined me/ She had gotten away. But every time someone came down with a jangle of the key or a scuff of a boot, my heart stopped, dreading if the jailer had my daughter too. But they didn’t. Freya was somewhere hiding. I hoped that my family in the Fire Bone Pack would give her refuge, but they were most likely under scrutiny from the crown after everything that had happened.I did not doubt that Alyssa and Kai had shown the Alpha King my secret base filled wi
Kai’s POVVivian tried to get away like the slimy snake she was, an admission of guilt in itself. Innocent people didn’t run. Throughout our ambush, she attempted to scheme, manipulate and redirect the conversation, but we had planned for that. We had an answer to everything she tried to throw at us. When she had no more cards left to play, she ran. Really, it was the perfect situation for us. As Vivian shifted into her amber-brown wolf, I called for Carter, who howled with furiosity as he charged for the fleeing wolf.With a leap into the air, a vicious thud to the ground and a yelp of pain, Vivian was reminded that I wasn’t just a bastard, useless prince. I was a general of the most lethal army that the Lunar Kingdom had ever seen. We had won more battles than I could count, and I had more deaths on my hands than I could remember. I had earned that title through blood, sweat and pain, no nepotism or favouritism required. Carter was my wolf, an extension of me. So it wasn’t surpris
Vivian’s POV My heart was racing as I held the silver crown in my hand. I was almost trembling from joy, fighting hard to keep the victorious smile from my face and keep it replaced with a nurturing, proud, motherly smile. With Caleb being the figurehead for the Alpha of the Pack and me controlling him from behind the scenes, I was one step closer to having more power than I had before. To go from a useless daughter of an Alpha, to a minor Luna, to a Luna of a major pack, and now regent of one, I had worked hard to claw my way up to the top, and I wasn’t going to stop there. The Royal Family truly being here only made everything better, as the Pack could see they supported this exchange of power. But of course they would, the Luna Queen and I had an understanding, a partnership, if one could call it that. The Luna Queen now had the support of the majority of the packs for Alexander to become the next Alpha King, especially since the Feather Wing Pack’s power had been dwindling over
Alyssa's POV I was grateful for the distraction of the Royal Family coming to visit because it allowed us to follow Vivian and Freya more discreetly. Though we had to still stay in the back, the multitude of pack members gathering around to see the golden royals let us blend in. Every so often, I would get glimpses of Caleb, who was doing great for a five-year-old. He managed to keep up smiles the majority of the time, but every so often, from a distance, I saw the smile dip as he would search the crowd for me.Only the night before, we had told him that our father might be okay and that we would let him know. He was still waiting for that confirmation, that hope that his daddy was alive and he wouldn’t have to be an Alpha just yet.We had decided not to tell him right away. I loved my younger brother, but he was still a young child, and children found it hard to lie, fake or pretend when things were serious. If we had told him, it might’ve ruined the only advantage we had. Part of
Alyssa's POVThe ceremony had started. Kai and I made sure we were out of sight until the moment that we needed to strike. Alexander was to greet the people of my pack to throw off any suspicions Freya or Vivan might have, and maids, warriors and his mother surrounded Caleb. There was no way to get to him to tell him that Father was alive. Father knew to stay hidden, too. We were able to block his scent with a mixture of herbs and perfumes so no one would suspect anything strange. It was going according to plan.Freya and Vivan continued to greet the Alpha families once again, as they had stayed after the funeral for the Alpha Ceremony. Nolan played his part perfectly, acting none the wiser to Vivian’s grand plot as he shook her hand and offered a bow to Caleb as the new Alpha of the Ice Heart Pack.It was a bittersweet day for the pack, officially leaving the previous Alpha behind and welcoming the new one. The Royal Family finally arrived in their carriage with golden banners and
Kai's POVIt took everything in my power not to lunge for the traitorous Alpha and rip out his throat. He had the decency not to make eye contact with me. In fact, he kept his head bent low. Some might have thought it was out of respect for the royals in the room, but I knew it was out of shame. Fo
Vivian's POVIt wasn’t easy discovering Alyssa’s secret. But ever since she’d returned, things hadn’t felt right. I’d been paying the guards to slip wolfsbane into her food so that when she arrived to find her mate, she wouldn’t be able to shift and outshine my Freya. I knew something was wrong the
Alyssa’s POVIt took everything within me to back away from Kai as he was summoned to his father’s office. I’d like to think it pained him to leave me, too, but I didn’t want to get my hopes up, especially with how serious the accusation was, and the fact that it was true. What was I supposed to do
Kai's POVAlexander and I were in our father’s office, standing tall, waiting for him to speak. Furious wasn’t even close to what my father was feeling as he read through the reports, statements and everything else Vivian had secretly compiled without anyone else catching on. The party still dwelle







