Lahat ng Kabanata ng Silent Howls: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 4

Liora’s P.O.V. Don’t make a sound. Don’t make a sound. I knew that man was studying me, and when I faced him, the frown on his cold face didn’t look right. He suddenly got up, and I threw myself back against the door, my heart pounding. “Who are you?” His deep voice rumbled through the room as he rose from his chair with the grace only predators carried. I swallowed hard, my hands tightening in the folds of my apron. My throat ached with the words I couldn’t speak as I lifted my hand slowly and signed. “I am a pack’s maid, just serving the wine.” Pointing at my maid’s uniform and wine, I tried to explain in case he didn’t know sign language. His sharp gaze followed my every movement. His aura radiated power unlike any Alpha, and I could feel it even without my wolf. That Alpha didn’t introduce himself either, questioning further. “Why can’t you speak?” Though his query was simple, the weight of it pressed on me like a stone. My fingers twitched by my sides, achin

Liora’s P.O.V. The graveyard was quiet, wrapped in the whisper of morning. A thin veil of mist clung to the earth, curling around the forgotten stones, but I only saw one name: my mother’s. I knelt in the damp grass, my fingers shaking as I traced the carved letters, the grooves worn out with time. Eluvia Ebonshade. Pressing my palm flat against the cold stone, I felt like a child again after a long time, yearning for her love. Usually, I had no time to visit my mom amidst endless tasks. But today was an exception. They gave me freedom because I was already condemned. Tonight, I would be sent to serve King Cassian! Just a few hours and then I would die in his bed, ending up beside my mother’s grave. The empty space before my eyes was going to be my home, a place where I could finally be with my mom. My shoulders shook as the grief came in wet, hot waves, streaming down my cheeks in the form of tears. I reminisced about the short time I spent with my mom, reliving the memor