Semua Bab Ashes of the Northern Pack: Bab 1 - Bab 10

Rose’s gaze suddenly turned firm as she broke free from Kyle’s arms."Miss Grace, please don’t blame Kyle for this. This is all my fault. I never should have interrupted you two…" Tears streamed down Rose’s face as she spoke, "I’ll leave right away.""Rose, how many times have I told you? I won’t let you be mistreated," Kyle said, his heart seeming to ache as he pulled her back into his arms and wiped her tears tenderly.A moment later, the look Kyle gave me held only disgust. "Grace, no matter how much you cling to me—"I cut him off coldly, "Fine, let’s dissolve the bond. Just return the keepsake."Kyle froze. "What keepsake?"I raised my hand and took off the emerald ring. It was a family heirloom, a gift from Kyle’s mother after we sealed our engagement.My mother had given him something even more precious—an antique pocket watch once owned by the first Wolf King. It carried deep symbolic meaning."The ring goes back to you. The watch comes back to me."Kyle’s expression s

"What happened between the last generation has nothing to do with her." Kyle pulled the sobbing Rose tightly into his arms. "Watch your words, Grace. Don’t take it too far. It’s just a stupid bracelet. Rose, let’s give it back to her."He yanked the bracelet off her wrist and threw it at me with force. "Come on. I’ll buy you a better, more expensive one right now."Jones glanced at me and sighed. "Grace, why do you always have to be so difficult? Do you really have to make everything so unbearable for everyone? Rose is such a gentle girl. Why can’t you just accept her? You’re both women. Why can’t you be more like her—kind, sweet?"And about the design contest… Grace, you already have so much. Whether you win that award or not doesn’t matter to you. Rose is different. She needs it. To prove herself. To have a place in this family. To be slowly accepted by Kyle’s family."He reached out, trying to help me up. "Grace—""Get away from me." I slapped his hand away and let out a cold l

The private jet landed on Kyle’s private island, where every building was painted in Rose’s favorite shade of pink.While relaxing with Rose on the beach, basking in the sun, Kyle casually scrolled through his phone. A headline from the pack’s newsfeed caught his eye.A villa in the heart of the tribal city had caught fire. A striking photo of the wreckage dominated the screen.The article stated the fire was intense, dangerous, and complex. No bodies had been found, but surveillance showed no one escaping the building.Preliminary assessment: no survivors.Kyle stared at the screen, frozen."Smile for me, Kyle." Rose leaned in sweetly, trying to take a selfie with him.Kyle gently pulled her close by the shoulders, forcing a soft smile for the camera."Take a look. Did it come out well?" Rose turned her face toward him, and her soft lips grazed the edge of his ear.Kyle’s breath caught as he held the back of her neck. The tension between them spiked, and then they kissed.Ba

The two of them rushed to the police station.As family, Jones requested to view the surveillance footage.After watching it in full, the officers handed over Grace’s personal effects."There’s a very high chance Miss Collins perished in the fire. These are some of the items recovered from the scene."Inside the evidence bag were a rose-shaped ruby and a twisted, deformed pocket watch. The ruby matched exactly the one from the bracelet Grace’s mother had left her."These were Grace’s most treasured items, the watch and her bracelet." Jones felt like his own throat had been scorched in the fire. His voice was cracked and hoarse. A wave of overwhelming regret crashed over him, burying him completely.Kyle’s world tilted. The room spun. His vision went white, and he nearly passed out.When Rose arrived, Kyle was already on the verge of collapse."Kyle, Grace… she…"Kyle whipped his head toward her, eyes bloodshot, his expression terrifying.Rose froze, tears welling. "Kyle, what

I had no choice but to call the police.After all this time, Kyle looked utterly defeated. You’d think that without me, "the annoying one" gone, he’d still be deep in love with Rose.Funny. Turned out I still held a place in his heart. Not that I cared anymore.The police arrived quickly."This man has mistaken me for someone else and won’t stop following me." I gave them a helpless smile and handed over my ID. "My name is Karina. Not Grace."Kyle stared at the ID but still refused to believe it. "No. You’re Grace. We grew up together. I couldn’t possibly mistake you.""Do you have proof?" I asked calmly.He was speechless. He didn’t even have a single photo of me anymore. I had made sure of that. Before I left, I went to him and collected every picture and item from our past. I left nothing behind.I let out a cold laugh. "Look at you. No proof, no facts. And yet you still insist I’m someone you once knew. Isn’t that pathetic?"Kyle’s expression collapsed."I know you resent