Chapter 86 Mere CoincidenceAsher's POVWhen we got back to the palace, the tension between us was as heavy as the night air outside. None of us had spoken much during the drive, the weight of Willow’s disappearance gnawing at our thoughts. We knew that if we didn't find her soon enough or let something happen to her, we would also not be able to walk out of everything without a scar.“I don’t like this,” I finally said as we stepped into the main hall. My voice echoed slightly, the emptiness of the palace making it sound louder than it was. “Something about this feels... personal. Whoever’s behind this, they’re close to us. Too close. Why would they possibly want to get Willow?” Aiden leaned against the edge of a marble pillar, arms crossed. “You think someone from inside the pack is involved?” I nodded. “Or someone with intimate knowledge of us. It’s the only explanation for how far this has gone without any real signs of outside interference. So smooth, everything is happenin
Chapter 87 The MeetingLina's POVThe walk back home from Kingston was a blur. My thoughts were tangled, replaying the vision I’d seen over and over again. The place where Willow had been was dark, suffocating, and steeped in black magic, which sent chills through my body. I knew it wasn’t just any ordinary location. It was a place of pain and power, somewhere intentionally hidden from light. Whoever was there was definitely not someone who had an iota of good intentions toward her and that knowledge put me on edge. Once I got inside the house, I closed the door and leaned against it, exhaling shakily. My heart hadn’t stopped racing since I left Kingston. I had to do something, and I knew exactly who I needed to call. It didn't make any more sense for me to keep the recent developments away from her. Even as I tried to get my phone, I felt like I had been doing the wrong thing.Fumbling with my phone, I dialed Ruby’s number. The line rang three times before she finally answered, he
Chapter 88 Paradise AssembleJason's POVThe sound of my phone buzzing pulled me from my thoughts. I had just finished a call with one of my men, discussing the latest movements of the Crescent Moon pack. Things were tense, and I needed all the information I could get to stay ahead. But when I saw Ruby’s name flash on the screen, my stomach dropped. I didn’t want to answer. I knew it was about Willow, and I had no patience for another one of her endless complaints or excuses. But I also knew that ignoring Ruby wasn’t an option. She was persistent. I took a breath and swiped to accept the call. “What is it, Ruby?” I growled, annoyed. “Jason,” Ruby’s voice was tight, filled with urgency. “Willow’s been kidnapped.” I froze. My pulse quickened as the words registered in my mind. “What do you mean, kidnapped? How the hell did that happen?” “She’s gone,” Ruby continued, her voice shaky. “And Lina doesn’t know the details. She’s been trying to figure it out, but it’s too late. Wi
Chapter 89 Messy PainsAsher's POVI stared at the map spread out before me, my mind racing with the implications of everything we had just discovered. The stench of death still lingered in the air, mixing with the musty scent of old books. I couldn’t shake the image of the slaughtered animals in the secret passage beneath our father’s room, their bodies piled on top of each other, the stench so foul that even the strongest stomachs were affected. I hadn’t realized just how much darkness had taken root in this place, in this family. It was my father. Our father. The one person we thought we could trust, the one person we had looked up to, was now revealed to be the architect behind the horrors unfolding around us. The killings of those innocent animals weren’t random. From the books we had found, the rituals... they all pointed to one thing, our father was involved in some kind of dark magic, some sick, twisted attempt to gain power. And we were helpless to stop him. "How could
Chapter 90 Triggers and FetishWillow's POVThe air in the room was cold and stale, the stone walls seeming to close in on me with every passing second. I could feel the lingering weight of dread press against my chest, like a thousand-pound stone trying to crush my ribs. Every movement felt sluggish, as though the energy was being drained from me, slowly and relentlessly. My eyes flickered open, the harsh light of the room blinding me for a moment before my vision adjusted. Another day. Another round of pain. Another round of torment.I could hear the distant sound of footsteps, heavy, purposeful. They were coming for me again. Elana. She was always the first to arrive, a woman whose cruelty seemed to know no bounds. She had been tasked with watching me, torturing me, breaking me into pieces. Her presence alone made my skin crawl, but it was Alpha Thane, the father of my mates, who filled me with true terror. He was the one behind this. The one who had taken me from my home, from
Chapter 91 Beds of Thorns Asher’s POV The cracks in the ceiling seemed more intricate tonight, weaving together like a cruel puzzle. I lay there, staring at them as though the answer to everything would suddenly emerge from those jagged lines. But no revelation came, just the heavy, suffocating silence of my room. Willow’s face haunted me in the quiet moments. Her laugh, the way her eyes glimmered when she smiled, those memories were like shards of glass cutting deeper into me the longer she was gone. The unknown gnawed at me. What was being done to her? Was she in pain? And worse, what if she thought we weren’t coming for her? I sat up abruptly, rubbing my face with both hands. Sleep was a futile pursuit. My mind churned relentlessly, replaying everything we’d learned, every failure that had brought us to this moment. My chest tightened, an ache spreading as though my body shared the burden of my thoughts. The whiskey bottle on my desk caught my eye. I grabbed it without
Chapter 92Captured.Willow's POV Waking up from the drug-induced haze was always the worst part. It took a moment for my mind to reconnect with my body. The pounding in my skull was relentless, and my limbs felt like lead. But this time, something was different. I didn’t wake up to the suffocating silence or the dim flicker of the overhead light. Instead, I heard voices. Familiar, terrified voices. “Daniel? Ella?” My voice cracked, barely above a whisper, as my heart skipped a beat. Their cries, sharp and frantic, cut through the fog in my mind. It couldn’t be. My children couldn’t be here. This had to be a trick, another twisted game by Alpha Thane to break me. But when I forced my eyes open, reality hit me like a dagger to the chest. There they were. My babies. Tied to a wooden pole in front of me, their small bodies trembling, their faces streaked with tears. “Daniel! Ella!” My voice came out as a strangled scream, raw with disbelief and terror. The blood rushed to my h
Chapter 93A Different WorldLina’s POVI woke up with a start, the kind of awakening that made my heart race and my instincts flare. My head was pounding, the dimly lit room swimming in and out of focus, but what really snapped me to full awareness was the low, guttural growl that echoed inside me. It wasn’t my own, not my own wolf growling, but something deeper, more primal like my wolf was responding to something she sensed, something she feared.My throat tightened, and panic flared within me. The last thing I remembered was taking the kids to the car, and telling them we were heading to Kingston’s place. I’d seen a vision of Asher coming to the house, his presence like a storm cloud on the horizon. I needed to get them out of there. I could still feel the cold, clenched grip of the vision in my mind, the urgency that had driven me. But after I’d gotten them in the car, everything after that went black.I didn’t remember how I ended up here.I shifted in the bed or was it a cot? I
Willow’s POVIt’s been three years.Three years since the war. Three years since everything changed, and yet, in so many ways, everything feels the same. The palace is quieter now, though it’s never quite still. Life has moved on, unfolding, healing, and growing. The scars remain, but they’re faded, tucked away beneath the surface, just enough to remind us of what we’ve lost, but not so much that we can’t continue on. The pack has grown. It has become something new, something more, something better, despite everything. The bonds between us are unbreakable, forged in blood and fire, and we’ve rebuilt what we once thought was lost forever. Ruby’s presence in our lives has been a blessing in more ways than one. She’s become family in every sense of the word, not just my closest friend but a sister, someone I never knew I needed until she came into my life. And, of course, the triplets. My mates, my husbands.Aiden, Asher, and Axel. My heart still swells when I look at them, not just be
Willow’s POVThe cold, numbing silence enveloped me as I opened my eyes. I didn’t know what I expected, but it certainly wasn’t this. The last thing I remembered was the sharp pain from the knife, Alpha Thane’s knife. It had been a slow, agonizing descent into darkness, and now I was here, wherever here was.I was in a place that felt… unreal, ethereal even. The air was thick, heavy with an otherworldly presence, and a silver glow bathed everything. The landscape stretched out before me, a vast expanse that seemed to pulse with life, as though the very earth beneath me was alive. The ground was soft, almost liquid, but solid at the same time, and above me, a sky that wasn’t quite like any sky I had seen before—a sky of endless moons, their pale light shimmering like ghosts.And then, I saw her.My heart skipped a beat, a wave of dread and sorrow washing over me as I locked eyes with my mother. She stood there, her back straight, her expression unreadable. The sight of her should have
Alpha Thane’s POVThe cold stone walls of the palace felt more suffocating than ever as I stood in the center of the room, panting, my chest heaving with exhaustion. The world around me seemed to blur, my senses dulled by the toll of the battle and the relentless power I had been channeling. I had tried everything, spells, dark magic, fire, anything I could use to subdue her. But none of it had worked. Willow was too strong now. Stronger than I had ever anticipated. And with every passing moment, I felt my grip on this palace, on my empire, slipping away.I had become too reliant on my power. The souls I had taken, the spells I had cast, nothing seemed to matter anymore. She was the one I had underestimated. She had grown and changed in ways that even I couldn’t fathom, and now, I was standing here, helpless. The Moon Goddess had chosen her, and no matter what I tried, I couldn’t stop it.She was coming for me. And she would not stop until she had destroyed me.I glanced around, panic
Willow’s POVThe scent of smoke and burning flesh clung to the air, mingling with the sound of clashing swords and furious roars. The battle was in full swing, a violent symphony of growls screams, and the crackle of magic. I could hear the howl of the Lycans, the battle cries of Ruby’s warriors, and the sharp clang of steel against steel. My heart hammered in my chest, adrenaline pumping through my veins, but my focus was absolute. This was us, fighting side by side to defend the world that we knew. The world that we had.The palace, once a symbol of power and dominance, had become a battlefield, a crumbling monument to everything my father had built. It was the final confrontation, the culmination of everything I’d been through. I was here, surrounded by those who fought for me, Lycans, Moon Descendants, and Ruby’s warriors. They fought beside me, united in our shared purpose: the fall of Alpha Thane.But this was not just their fight. This was mine, I needed to give those who had b
Axel’s POVI sat in the cold, dark cell, my eyes staring at the rusted bars. The sound of dripping water echoed from somewhere far in the distance. It has become a constant in the background of my life now. A sound I could never escape as if time itself was slowly draining away. Asher and Aiden were sitting on the other side of the room, their backs against the stone wall, their faces unreadable. But I knew the truth, I could feel it. Their hope had been drained, just like mine. We’d been broken and shattered, and it seemed like there was nothing left to hold onto. Everything had fallen apart. “Axel, we’ve tried everything,” Asher’s voice was hollow like he was speaking from the depths of a grave. He had given up. “We can’t keep fighting. We can’t keep pretending like we have a chance.” I clenched my fists, my teeth gritting together. It was the same speech every day, every night. We couldn’t fight back anymore, couldn’t do anything but sit here and wait for our death. But I refuse
Willow’s POVIt was a small, simple thing, a phone lying on the stone floor of the room... I hadn’t expected to find it, but there it was, tucked behind a pile of sheets, like some forgotten relic. My fingers trembled as I picked it up, feeling the weight of it, the symbol of the connection to the outside world. A lifeline. The voice of a friend, a reminder that not everything in my life had been consumed by darkness. I didn’t hesitate. With trembling hands, I unlocked it, hoping for some miracle, some ounce of luck. I had been so alone in this journey, carrying Daniel and Ella, preparing for war, and trying to keep us all alive. I needed to hear a familiar voice. I needed someone who could remind me of who I was. And there, on the other side, was Ruby. Her voice crackled through the receiver, but I could hear the relief in it. “Willow? Is that really you?” Ruby’s voice, full of emotion, broke through my heart. I could hear her relief mixed with something else, concern. “Where h
Asher’s POVI can still hear the sound of Kingston’s last breath echoing in my ears, the image of his crumpled body burned into my mind. It doesn’t matter how many times I close my eyes, I can still see it, him, falling to the floor in a heap, hollowed out by the man who should have been protecting him. Our father, drained the life from him like it was nothing. I had stood there, helpless, unable to do a damn thing to stop it. And now Lina was gone too. Her throat slit open by Elana’s cold, unfeeling hand. It all happened so quickly, a blur of rage, grief, and terror. I hadn’t even been able to scream out her name before it was over. Just like that, she was gone, and we were left standing in the rubble of our broken lives, pieces of ourselves scattered around us. The grief cuts deep, but there’s no time to wallow in it. Not anymore. Since the day our father took Willow, we haven’t heard a single word from her. No cries, no screams, no messages of distress. Nothing. I don’t know w
Willow's POVThe first day of training hit me like a storm, relentless and unforgiving. I had expected something rigorous, after all, this was no ordinary training. But nothing could have prepared me for the intensity that awaited. The training was unlike anything I had ever experienced. It wasn’t just physical; it was emotional, spiritual, and mental. Lina had taught me to control my powers, but this... this was different. This wasn’t about managing fire or controlling my strength. It was about awakening something deep within me, something I didn’t even know existed. My uncle, Alpha Enoch, had been kind but firm. He didn’t waste time with pleasantries. Every lesson was a trial. We started with the basics, or what I thought were basics. Meditation to connect with my inner wolf. Breath control. Centering myself in the moment. But as the hours dragged on, I realized that my uncle’s version of training was about pushing the boundaries of my abilities, demanding more from me than I th
Willow's POVThe morning sun filtered softly through the curtains, casting a warm golden glow across the room. I sat up slowly, the remnants of the night’s exhaustion still pulling at my bones. My mind raced with the fragments of memories, moments that I had yet to fully comprehend. Where was I? How had I ended up here? The last thing I clearly remembered was collapsing in the desert, Daniel and Ella in my arms. I’d feared the worst, but here I was, alive. And they were safe, at least, that was what the woman had assured me. The same woman who had brought me to this strange, serene room. I didn’t know what to believe anymore, who to trust, or what the world had in store for me. Everything seemed to be moving too fast, too suddenly. I had no idea what was happening, but it felt like I was caught in a whirlwind of destiny, one that I hadn’t asked for.A knock on the door broke my reverie. I glanced up. The woman from last night stood there, her expression calm as ever. “Good morning