All Chapters of THE LOST WEREWOLF PRINCESS: MATED TO THE RIVALS: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

KAIA'S POV: The morning feels colder than usual, even with spring creeping in. Maybe it’s the nerves, or maybe it’s the fact that I’m leaving everything I’ve ever known behind. The thin air outside bites at my skin as I zip up my hoodie and step out onto the porch, my duffel bag over my shoulder. I didn’t sleep last night. How could I? Between the silence of an empty house and the suffocating thoughts swirling in my mind, I barely managed to close my eyes. A black SUV, the kind that screams government or someone very rich, rolls up to the curb. Mrs. Jennings steps out from the backseat, her professional smile still intact. "You ready, Kaia?" she asks like this is a casual road trip and not the dismantling of my entire identity. I nod, too tired to form a real answer. My limbs feel detached from my body as I slide into the back seat. The door shuts with a dull thunk, and that’s it. No goodbyes, no last glances. Just... gone. The drive to the airport is quiet, fill

KAIA'S POV: The next day, the morning sun coming into my room is too bright that it almost takes my eyesight. No kidding. It streams in through the lavender curtains, painting stripes on the floor like it’s proud of waking me up. I lie still, tangled in silky sheets that still feel too luxurious for someone like me. For a moment, I forget where I am until the weight of it all comes crashing back. Canada. Brothers. A new school. I groan and drag myself out of bed, padding barefoot to the closet where someone, probably the maid, has already hung up the new clothes we got yesterday. It’s still bizarre, being taken to a massive mall with a black credit card and told to "get whatever you want." I’d never had the freedom to choose before. I didn’t know it could be so… overwhelming. I haven't even gotten any new clothes since my 16th birthday. I slip into a dark purple hoodie and skinny jeans. Comfortable armor. Downstairs, the scent of cinnamon and something buttery wafts throu

KAIA'S POV: I lie awake in the bed that’s too soft, staring up at the ceiling that’s too high. The room smells faintly of lavender and something sweeter I can’t place, like fresh snow or expensive perfume. It should feel like a dream... being taken from a life of misery and dropped into luxury. But all it does is make the pit in my stomach twist tighter.All the what ifs that keep popping up in my mind... I can’t stop thinking about the way Axel and Kai looked at me today. The exact same moment their eyes glowed. That flash of blue so vibrant, it made me think I imagined it. And the way they whispered the word "mate" like it meant something, something terrifying and unchangeable. I turn on my side and squeeze my pillow, trying to smother the memory. It doesn’t work.A soft knock sounds on the door. I sit up, brushing my hair out of my face. "Yeah?" The door creaks open, and Ezra leans in. "Hey, kid. Can’t sleep?"This is definitely new....I shake my head. He

KAIA'S POV: I have been avoiding the mirror all morning. I know what I saw last night, well, what I think I saw but I also know how dreams mess with your head. I haven’t slept right since I got here, and maybe I’m just cracking under the weight of all the weird. Still, I brush my teeth with my head down and tug a hoodie over my tank top like it’s armor. When I finally look up, my eyes are their usual muddy brown.No gold.No wolf.Just tired, heavy-lidded Kaia.***** Rowan isn’t at the breakfast table. Neither is Lucien or Ezra. There’s a plate of eggs on the counter, but no note. No footsteps. No noise. It’s eerie.That's so not weird. I sit and eat half, more out of obligation than hunger, then grab my backpack and head out the door.The walk to school is quiet. Too quiet. Even the birds seem to avoid chirping near this place.I get halfway down the block before I hear it - a low growl.I freeze. Spinning, I glance behind me, but nothing’s there. Just trees, hous

AUTHOR'S NOTE: HI EVERYONE. SO I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY FIND THE COMMENTS AND I NOTICED DUE TO THE HELP OF THE READERS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A MIX UP WITH RHEA'S ARRIVAL INTO THE STORYLINE WHICH I'M VERY SORRY ABOUT. NOT TO WORRY, THINGS CLEAR UP DOWN THE LINE. I WILL DEFINITELY BE EDITING THE BOOK ONCE I'M DONE. PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. THANK YOU! KAIA'S POV: I wake up to silence. Not the kind that feels peaceful. The kind that feels… wrong. Like the world is holding its breath. Even the birds aren’t chirping. I sit up slowly, rubbing my eyes. The room is cold. Too cold. The window is shut but the air bites at my skin like frost. My hand finds the necklace around my throat - the silver fang charm resting against my collarbone like a promise I don’t understand yet. The dream from last night lingers like fog. Not as sharp as the nightmare before, but something heavy presses behind my eyes. Like I was somewhere I shouldn’t have been. Like something followed me back. I get dressed witho