All Chapters of THE COLD WOLF'S MATE : Chapter 161 - Chapter 164

Elara’s POVThe Red Moon rose like an omen.By the time its light spilled through the clouds, the entire mountain seemed to pulse with it—slow, heavy, alive. The air shimmered with energy that made the hair on my arms rise. Every breath burned a little hotter than the last, like the night itself was feeding something inside me.I stood on the balcony outside Kael’s chambers, my hands gripping the cold stone rail as the first streaks of crimson light crawled across the horizon. The moon wasn’t silver tonight—it was blood-red, vast and merciless. Its reflection painted my skin in shades of fire and shadow.Something deep in my chest stirred.A heartbeat.Not my own.I closed my eyes and tried to steady myself, but the power thrummed louder, coiling around my ribs, pressing against my throat. It felt ancient—wild and impatient—as if it had been waiting for this night.“Elara?”Kael’s voice came from behind me, rough and low. When I turned, he looked almost unreal in the moonlight. The cr

Storm’s POV The Red Moon still hung over the mountains like a wound that refused to close. Its light bled across the stones, painting everything in crimson. The air reeked of burnt magic, blood, something older than all of us combined.I moved through the courtyard, my boots crunching on shattered marble. The fires had gone out, but the heat still pulsed from the cracks beneath the ground. Elara lay unconscious in Kael’s arms, her skin pale against the fading gold of her mark.Kael looked nothing like the Alpha I’d followed into countless battles. His shoulders were bowed, his face streaked with soot and blood. He was murmuring her name like a prayer. “Elara… come back to me.”I knelt beside them, pressing my palm against the ground. The magic residue made my veins hum in protest, it was wild, ancient and unstable. “She’s not gone,” I said, though the words felt heavy. “But something’s wrong.”Kael lifted his head. His eyes glowed faintly, the wolf barely restrained beneath his grie