Semua Bab HIDDEN HOWL: Bab 91 - Bab 100

Nasir’s POVThe door to my room slammed shut behind me with more force than I intended, the sound echoing through the luxurious guest quarters of Caelum’s palace. My hands were clenched into fists at my sides, amber eyes still burning with the image I couldn’t shake from my mind no matter how hard I tried.I groaned as the image played again—Trinity’s lips against Xerxes’, her body pressed against his, and the way she melted into him like she belonged there. She does belong there, the rational part of my mind whispered. And then my wolf added, ‘she's our mate.’But the other part, the part that had spent years believing that she was beneath us, that her being wolfless made her weak and unworthy—that part was at war with everything I was feeling. And I hated to admit it, but I also found it sexy. Watching her kiss him like that made me wonder if that was how it looked like when she kissed me too.The mate bond pulled at me like a physical ache, demanding I go to her, claim her and pr

Trinity’s POVI jolted awake with such violence that my entire body convulsed. The nightmare shattered around me like glass, replaced by the soft lighting of the guest room in Alpha Caelum’s palace. But the terror lingered, clinging to me like a second skin.How could a dream feel so real? Or was it a dream?Three pairs of eyes stared down at me, each of their faces etched with deep worry and fear.Xerxes stood at the foot of the bed; his usual composed demeanor cracked with concern. Liam hovered near the window, his gray eyes dark with anxiety. And Nasir was on the bed beside me, his amber eyes wide and his face so close to mine that I could feel his breath on my cheek. It was his hand over my mouth, I realized. His touch that had pulled me from the nightmare. I jerked away from him instinctively; my body still flooded with adrenaline and residual terror from the dream. I saw something flash across Nasir’s face—hurt, quickly masked but unmistakable. Under normal circumstances, I

Trinity’s POVThe lingering heat from Nasir's touch still warmed my skin as I watched him reluctantly leave my room, his amber eyes promising that our interrupted moment was far from over. My heart was still racing from the intensity of the kissing session we had.I wanted his hot tongue and warm mouth to circle my nipples and suck on my breasts the way Liam and Xerxes had done. It made me hot just thinking about it. I wanted him to feel me too!I had barely caught my breath when another knock echoed through the room, this one more formal and measured than the urgent rapping that had interrupted Nasir and me earlier.I quickly smoothed down my rumpled nightgown and ran my fingers through my tousled hair before getting off the bed and opening the door.A servant stood in front of me, her gaze lowered. She carried an ornate golden plate, its surface gleaming in the morning light, with a single folded note resting in its center."For you, Miss," she said in a soft voice, offering the pla

Selene’s POV The silence that followed Liam's threat was suffocating, pressing down on me like a physical weight. I could feel my heart hammering against my ribs, but I could also feel something far more potent and destructive—pure, unadulterated hatred. I stared at Liam's transformed face, at the otherworldly glow in his usually gentle gray eyes, and felt something inside me shrivel with rage. This was Liam who had been mine before that pathetic excuse for a pack member had crawled back into our lives. How dare he look at me like I'm the enemy, I thought venomously, my perfectly manicured nails digging crescents into my palms. How dare he threaten me. Me! — over that wolfless bitch. The way he stood there, radiating menace like some ancient predator, made my skin crawl with a mixture of fear and fury. This wasn't the Liam I'd grown up loving. This wasn't the boy who had been destined to be mine since we were children, who had been groomed alongside his brothers to eventually cho

Trinity's POVTerror crashed over me like a freezing wave, stealing the breath from my lungs and making my entire body tremble. The snarls were getting closer, echoing off the high hedges that now felt more like prison walls than beautiful landscaping. Seven rogues who had somehow infiltrated one of the most secure pack territories in the region.Am I actually cursed? The thought struck me with devastating clarity as I pressed my back against the marble bench, my eyes darting wildly around the garden for any possible escape route. Is there some hex being placed on me where danger follows me everywhere I go?It didn't make any sense. The Shadow Ridge Pack was supposed to be impenetrable. Alpha Caelum ruled one of the strongest territories in the region, with defenses that were legendary among werewolf packs. The palace grounds should have been the safest place for hundreds of miles, protected by patrol schedules, scent barriers, and enough trained warriors to repel a small army.So