Semua Bab The Promise That Never Saw Daylight: Bab 11 - Bab 17

After leaving Chloe's, Ryder drove to the home he had shared with Lyra, moving as though only half alive. Chloe's words kept circling in his mind, each one cutting like a blade against his heart.He burst into their bedroom. He had scarcely set foot inside before, always dismissing it as too feminine, unworthy of an Alpha's presence.Only now did he truly see it. The room breathed with Lyra's touch—the soft curtains, the warm wash of light, the small details he had never taken the time to notice."No… This can't be," Ryder muttered, tearing through the room for any shred of proof that Chloe had lied.He refused to believe Lyra was dying. He refused to believe he had been blind to it.Her medical report lay on the dresser in plain sight. He had walked past it time and again, but never once picked it up. A single glance would have told him she was in critical condition.Ryder lifted the report with a trembling hand. The result was the same. His fingers shook harder as he flipped th

Ryder's hand trembled as he called Lucas. His voice shook so hard it barely sounded like him."Where's Lyra? Please, I'm begging you. Just tell me where she is!"Lucas' voice came through, cold and distant. "You no longer have the right to see her, Alpha Ryder.""Please, Lucas!"Ryder's voice cracked. It was as sharp and fragile as glass. The Alpha who never bowed to anyone now sounded like a desperate child."I know I was wrong. I know I was a bastard! Please, tell me where she is."Lucas' reply was weighed down with disappointment. "You destroyed her last wish with your own hands. She could have slipped away quietly at your side as your true mate, carrying your love with her as she left this world. But you chose another she-wolf."Ryder was pleading now, and tears were running down his face. "I know the truth now! Isabelle lied to me! Lyra was the one who saved me! I already made Isabelle get rid of the pup. I cut all ties with her family."Lucas gave a short, bitter laugh. "

Ryder wasn't the same after he returned from the cemetery. He drove past Bluemoon Group headquarters without a glance and went straight back to the house he had once shared with Lyra.The moment he opened the door, a wave of silence and emptiness swept over him. Without her, the house was nothing more than a hollow shell.He stepped into their bedroom—though it had always been hers more than his, for he had so rarely spent the night there.Moving like a ghost, he drifted through the room, his fingers brushing over the things she had once touched.He shut himself inside that hollow house, severing every tie to the world, refusing to see a single soul.…The next day, Bluemoon Group's executives gathered outside Ryder's door, knocking one after another.Ezra's voice carried through the heavy wood. "Alpha Ryder! The company is in crisis! The stock has plunged by 30%! We need you to make a decision!"Another voice broke in. "Alpha Ryder! The other packs are calling for war! They cl