Lahat ng Kabanata ng Forsaken With His Pups: Kabanata 171 - Kabanata 180

Aria’s POVThe moment his lips touched mine, everything inside me froze. I couldn’t move, couldn’t think… and then a strange, heavy pull began in my chest.My body refused to move, as if all strength had suddenly left me. I couldn’t push him away. I couldn’t even lift my hands. It felt like I was trapped inside my own skin, fully aware of what was happening but unable to react. My mind, however, would not stay still. It raced wildly, pulling me into memories I wasn’t prepared to face.Every memory I had with Aiden came rushing back all at once, hitting me so hard it almost hurt. I saw the way he used to look at me, like I was the only person that existed in his world. I heard his voice clearly in my head, soft and warm.“I love you, Aria,” he had once said while gently holding my hand, his thumb brushing over my knuckles as if he was afraid I might disappear.Another memory followed immediately. The feeling of his fingers slipping between mine, holding me tightly.“I will never let go

Kaelen’s POV“I won’t fucking let you!”I shouted at him, my voice rough and shaking from anger and fear. My chest felt tight, like I couldn’t breathe properly, but I forced myself to move. Every step forward felt heavy, as if the ground itself was trying to drag me down and keep me away from him.I pushed through the pain in my body and reached out my hand toward him. My fingers trembled as I stretched them as far as I could, desperate to grab hold of him—of her—of anything that would stop this from happening. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get close enough.It was useless.A sudden wave of rage exploded from him, sharp and suffocating. I felt it like a physical force crashing straight into my chest. My ears rang, and the ground beneath my feet shook violently. The air grew heavy, filled with the thick, dark energy pouring out of him.Before I could steady myself, the nightstalkers lunged.They came at me all at once, their movements fast and vicious. Their growls filled

Kaelen’s POVI didn’t know what to say.My mind felt stuck, like it refused to move forward. I just stared at Hunter while my thoughts ran in circles. I kept replaying his words in my head, trying to make sure I heard him right. Was he really asking me—his enemy—to join forces with them so we could take down Varkros together?It didn’t make sense. Not after everything that had happened between our packs. Not after all the blood that had already been spilled.“Please,” Hunter said again.He paused, like he was forcing himself to stay calm.“You are our only hope to help us retrieve our alpha. We don’t want war anymore. We just want peace… and we want to save Aristea—Lady Aria.”There was desperation in his voice.Lennox suddenly looked at me, and I immediately saw the doubt in his eyes. He didn’t even try to hide it.“Alpha, I’m not sure about this,” he said firmly. “What if after we help them, they turn against us? Don’t forget—we only agreed to cooperate because of Lady Aria. But now

Kaelen’s POV“No. No, I won’t allow it!” Hunter shouted, his voice rough and full of anger.I saw everything clearly—the way his eyes burned, the tight clench of his jaw, and the moment his fist slammed hard against the table.The wood cracked under the force, the sharp sound echoing through the meeting hall. It made some of the members of the Crescent Moon pack flinch.Several of them quickly grabbed his arms, trying to calm him down, but Hunter refused to be restrained.“Alpha!”His body strained against their hold as if he might explode at any second. He kept struggling, breathing heavily, his chest rising and falling like he had just run a long distance.“I won’t allow this!” he repeated, his voice shaking now—not just from anger, but from something deeper. Pain.“We’re talking about our Alpha. He could still be alive. He could still be saved!”His words hung in the air.“For all we know, his real soul could come back,” Hunter continued, his tone desperate.“Everything could still

Kaelen’s POV“No…”I was too late. The words kept repeating in my head like a broken echo that wouldn’t stop.Her body… I could still see the emptiness in her chest, the hollow space where her heart used to be.Even though she was technically dead, with this new soul inside her, the Aria I faced now was different—someone I didn’t recognize.“I was too late…”This was exactly what I had been afraid of all along, the nightmare I had tried to outrun. And now it was happening right in front of me.“A-Aria…!”My voice shook as I called her name again. I had been trying to reach her for what felt like forever, calling through our bond, through the link that used to be so strong between us. But there was nothing now. No warmth. No answer. Just an empty silence that made my chest ache.Varkros stepped away slightly from her body, then slid his hand around her waist as if he owned her. The way he touched her made my stomach twist. His grip was slow, possessive, and full of something dark. It