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KolIt had been a week since we buried Liam.Some part of me still wake up expecting to see him standing at the doorway to my study with his arms crossed, ready to ask me how much more he could do to earn his place back into the pack. Or to jokingly shove a report in my face and tell me that paperwork wouldn’t sign itself. But he was gone. And that truth say heavy in my chest.And yet, life didn’t wait. There was still Aria. There was still our baby. A piece of light amidst all the grief. A new beginning.That’s why tonight had to happen. No mourning, no reminders of war or betrayal or death. Just a quiet, warm banquet in the inner courtyard with music, lights, and something close to hope.And a formal announcement that Aria, my Luna, was carrying my child.I still couldn’t believe it. The words felt too big to sit comfortably on my tongue. But they were real. Aria. Me. Our baby.“Alpha Kol,” one of the cooks beamed as I passed by the edge of the garden. “Congratulations! We are all s

AriaBefore I had woken up to realise that it was all a dream, I found myself screaming in top of my voice.I jumped out of bed with my heart pounding profusely and my body drenched in ice-cold sweat. Instinctively, my hand reached to my belly. And now that I was awake, there was nothing but silence. I could no longer hear the fire, no smoke, no running and no dreadful screams for help. It was nothing but the night.Next to me, Kol lay calmly sleeping, softly breathing in and out. This was the first time in weeks that he had slept like this without waking up to every odd noise. It was something I couldn’t take away from him.And so I gulped down the lump in my throat and climbed out of the bed as quietly as I could.I went out to balcony. I allowed the moonlight touch my bare skin. It felt so cool. The world somehow felt still but I couldn’t say the same about me.That dream, of a burning skyscraper, a building that I had never seen before, the rising fire so hot that I could not touc

LiraI never meant to fall in love again. But Damian had this way of sitting beside me in silence without making it feel like silence at all. Like I wasn’t some frayed mess of vengeance and regret. Like I was just… a woman. Someone worth saving.And now, knowing he was helping me end the very thing that stood between me and peace, Aria’s child, I couldn’t stop the affection from growing inside me. It was slow and quiet at first, like a fire about to burn out. But now? It burned. And I hated that it did.Still, I let myself enjoy it.We spent mornings in bed, tangled up and sharing wet, steamy, passionate kisses. We shared meals over his firewood stove. We joked. We kissed a lot. And sometimes, we’d watch the sunset and then have sex till the sun had completely disappeared.He didn’t ask questions about the past. Only about the now. Only about me. And it was ruining everything.One morning, as I prepared our breakfast, he walked in, brushing mud off his boots. He smiled, the kind of sm

KolI sat outside the infirmary, balancing my elbows on my knees and my fingers digging into my scalp.Aria hadn’t made a sound in hours since she was screaming at everyone. She was finally asleep. Her body was worn thin from the spell, the screaming and most especially, the loss. But I couldn’t rest. I couldn’t even blink without seeing her collapse into my arms, without seeing her blood on my hands, her voice cracking as she begged Lira for our child’s life. That sound, it wasn’t something I’d forget. Not today. Not ever.I had sworn to protect her. I had made that promise with conviction, and I failed.And I failed because I let my mercy outweigh my instincts. I listened when she begged me to give Lira a chance. I convinced myself that there was a trace of the old Lira left in that broken body. But there wasn’t. There never was. There was only poison. And I’d let it live and fester.And now, she has taken everything from us.I tightened my fist whilst staring at the floor. This was

AriaI couldn’t breathe in that room anymore. It felt like the walls were closing in. Not with Kol out there, hunting Lira. Not while she was still alive.I paced in circles, using one hand to cradle my stomach while the other clenched at my side. I should’ve gone with him. I should’ve stayed by his side. I knew Lira better than anyone. I could’ve helped.So I stormed out the room. But I didn’t make it far. Elias stepped in front of me like a wall, with crossed arms and grim eyes“Where are you going?” he asked, already knowing the answer to his question.“Move,” I said flatly.“I swore to Kol that I’d keep you safe—”“And I swore to myself I wouldn’t sit still while my husband walks into danger!” I snapped. “You know her, Elias. She’s not just smart. She’s evil. If she wants Kol dead, she’ll find a way, even if he’s surrounded by a hundred men.”He didn’t answer.I stepped closer. “I’m not just his mate. I’m his Luna. If something happens to him while I sit here protected behind your