All Chapters of Feral Eclipse : Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Sam’s POVI stood in the middle of the hall, looking around as elites from different packs greeted one another with tight smiles and exaggerated laughs. The chandeliers above scattered gold light across polished marble, making the whole room gleam like it had been dipped in false perfection. They had not gathered because of me of course.They were here because my bride-to-be was the daughter of the most feared Alpha in the region. Her father’s presence alone was enough to shift the air. He could get anyone to show up just by sending an invitation, no matter how much they hated him. And oh, they did hate him—half these people would kill him if they thought they could survive the retaliation.These people wouldn’t be caught dead standing six feet from one another on a normal day, yet tonight they were close enough to clink glasses and pretend to be old friends.I’d grown up watching this charade, but it still made me sick. Every false laugh sounded like claws dragging over my nerves.A

Lucifer’s POVI leaned against a pillar, half-shadowed, watching the scene unfold like some badly written play. But the longer I watched, the harder it became to tell if the ache in my chest was irritation or something else I didn’t want to name.Alpha Luther stood like the snake he’s always been, his voice slick and smooth as he told the Lycan Prince that this was Diana’s engagement party. You’d think that would end the conversation. But no—Luther’s posture shifted, spine just slightly bent toward the Prince, already angling himself to curry favor. A man like Luther always had two games running in his head—the one everyone could see and the one that would cut you when you weren’t looking.The Prince—tall, broad, the kind of presence that demanded a room whether you wanted it or not—smiled faintly. “I hear there’s been talk of rejection,” he said, not even glancing at Sam. “If Lady Diana is pleased with me, she can reject her groom here and now.”My jaw tightened. The audacity didn’t

Sam's POV I woke to the faint sound of my own breathing. Or maybe it was someone else’s. My eyes fluttered open, and the first thing I realized was that I couldn’t remember where I was. The ceiling above me was unfamiliar, painted a pale gray that I couldn’t place. The bed beneath me was too soft, the sheets too clean. My body ached everywhere, a deep, dull kind of pain that made every movement feel like I’d been run over.I tried to sit up, and my head spun violently. I froze, gripping the mattress. Something wasn’t right. Something was wrong.Then I saw him.Lucifer. Sitting in a chair at the edge of the room, legs crossed, hands resting lazily on his knees, that same infuriating smirk tugging at his lips like he owned the world.“Where… am I?” I croaked, my voice weak. My throat burned.He raised one eyebrow, tilting his head as if I’d asked the dumbest question imaginable. “You’re alive. That’s what matters. Everything else is secondary.”I struggled to push myself upright again,