LOGIN“Now that that’s settled, we all need to talk,” Kael said. Nova looked at him, confused. “Talk about what?” Kael sighed. “I don’t know if you remember when Xavier first came into the medical wing. He was talking about someone controlling the Hollowfangs.” Nova’s expression changed immediately. Xavier nodded. “I remember. I know what I saw. Someone was controlling them.” Nova frowned. “What do you mean?” Kael looked at Xavier before turning back to her. “I mean there could be someone else out there like you.” Nova stared at him. “Like me?” “Someone who has the ability to command Hollowfangs.” Xavier looked between them, surprised. “Wait. You mean your mate can control Hollowfangs?” Kael nodded slowly. “Yes.” Xavier shook his head. “But how is that possible? She’s human.” Kael sighed. “It’s a long story, and it’s not my story to tell.” Nova glanced at him, knowing he meant her transformation. Kael continued. “But we have a bigger problem.” Xavier’s expression t
A few hours later, Kael let out a tired sigh and sat up from the bed.“I guess it’s time.”Nova looked over at him.“Time for what?”He ran a hand through his hair before answering.“I have to tell Xavier that Ava is dead.”Nova frowned.“He’s still here?”Kael nodded.“Yeah. Half of his warriors were injured during the attack. They’re recovering, but Xavier won’t leave until every member of his pack is able to travel.”Nova was quiet for a moment before asking, “How do you think he’s going to take it?”Kael let out a slow breath.“I honestly don’t know.”He looked down at his hands.“Ava was his sister. No matter what she did, that’s still a hard thing to hear.”Nova lowered her gaze.“I never wanted to kill her.”“I know,” Kael said gently. “But she gave you no choice. She tried to have you kidnapped, then she came after you herself.”Nova nodded but still looked uneasy.“I just hope he believes me.”Kael reached over and took her hand.“Xavier is a good Alpha. He’ll want to hear th
Kael and Nova sat on the edge of his bed in silence for a minute. Kael looked over at her. “Alright, start from the beginning.” Nova nodded. She told him everything. How the kidnappers had grabbed her during the fight. How they’d tied her up and carried her through Hollowfang territory. How she overheard them talking and learned Ava was the one who hired them. She told him how she escaped, ran into the Hollowfangs, and how that strange feeling from her fight with Ava came back. Then she explained the transformation. The voice in her head. The Lycan. The Hollowfangs obeying her. By the time she finished, Kael was rubbing his forehead. “That’s… a lot.” “You think?” Nova muttered. “I turn into some ancient Lycan, hear voices in my head, and now Hollowfangs listen to me.” Kael couldn’t help but laugh. “When you put it that way…” Nova rolled her eyes. After a moment, she looked at him. “Can I ask you something?” “Sure.” “Why didn’t you tell me you were my mate?” Kae
Their moment was interrupted by a chorus of growls followed by a soft whimper.Nova turned toward the sound.The last surviving kidnapper was still on the ground, surrounded by Hollowfangs. His face had gone completely pale as he stared at Nova.Kael followed her gaze.“What are we supposed to do with him?” Nova asked.Kael cleared his throat.“I’ll handle him.”He glanced at the circle of Hollowfangs still surrounding the terrified man.“But… what about them?”Nova looked at the Hollowfangs.They were all watching her, waiting.She let out a small sigh.“You can leave.”The Hollowfangs didn’t hesitate.One by one, they turned and disappeared into the forest until the clearing was silent once again.Every wolf in the patrol watched them go in stunned silence.Kael looked back at Nova.“We’re going to have to talk about… all of this.”Nova gave a nervous nod.“I figured.”Rylan folded his arms and let out a breath.“You think?”Both Nova and Kael looked at him.Rylan gestured toward th
Chapter 38 Ava’s body hit the ground with a thud. Silence filled the forest. No one moved. Kael and the patrol stood frozen as they stared at the scene before them. Ava was dead. Nova stood over her, her chest rising and falling as her crimson-black eyes remained fixed on the body. She didn’t look human anymore. She didn’t look like a wolf either. She looked like something far older. No one knew what to say. Rylan finally broke the silence. “What… is she?” No one answered. Even Kael couldn’t. Around Nova, the Hollowfangs slowly lowered themselves to the ground. Not a single one dared move. They had all submitted to her. Kael took one careful step forward. “Nova.” She didn’t respond. He took another step. “It’s over.” Her ears twitched, but she didn’t move. “Nova… look at me.” Slowly, she lifted her head. Those crimson-black eyes met Kael’s. For a moment, the entire world seemed to disappear. It was just the two of them. Kael could still see her. Somewhere
Ava’s lips curled into a vicious grin.“You think you can beat me?”Nova didn’t answer.She simply walked forward.Ava laughed, trying to hide the fear creeping into her eyes.“You think you’re better than me?”Without warning, she lunged.Nova didn’t move.At the last second, she caught Ava’s wrist.The entire clearing fell silent.Ava’s eyes widened.She tried to pull free.She couldn’t.Nova slowly tightened her grip.Ava cried out as the bones in her wrist began to crack.“Ah!”With one sharp twist, Nova threw her across the clearing.Ava slammed into a tree before crashing to the ground.The patrol wolves stared in disbelief.“She threw her…”“…with one arm.”Ava staggered back to her feet, fury replacing her fear before she charged forward.This time Nova met her head-on.Ava snapped her jaws toward Nova’s throat.Nova grabbed the wolf by the scruff of her neck.As if she weighed nothing.She lifted Ava completely off the ground.“What…” Rylan whispered.Nova hurled her into ano
Rain hammered against the ruined train cars hard enough to make the metal groan. Nova Reyes tightened her grip on the rusted crowbar in her hand as she climbed through the narrow opening between two collapsed seats. Water dripped from the ceiling onto the back of her neck. The flashlight strapped
“Hello?” Nova snapped. “I’m sitting right here. Can someone explain to me what the hell is going on?”Both men looked at her Then the big Alpha sighed heavily and dragged a hand down his face.“It’s not good,” he admitted.Nova gave a dry laugh despite the fear twisting in her stomach. “Yeah, I fig
Being killed by those Hollowfangs would have been better than this.The thought repeated over and over in Nova’s head as Kael carried her through the center of the compound Every wolf they passed stared openly.Some looked curious.Others hungry.A few looked outright disgusted.Nova could practic
Kael couldn’t stop staring at her.Even with her thrown over his shoulder threatening to stab half his pack, he couldn’t stop.Rain poured through the broken streets above as the group moved through the underground tunnels toward the surface, but Kael barely noticed any of it. His wolf was pacing v







