Semua Bab TO THE ONE I SHOULDN'T LOVE: Bab 1 - Bab 9

SERA'S POV"You have to come! What if your mate is there?" Mia said excitedly as she handed me a sparkling cloth filled with tiny diamond stones. It looked expensive— too expensive for someone like me. I smiled and handed it back to her gently."What’s wrong now?" she asked, her wide eyes filled with curiosity.I sighed and looked away. "Mia, no one would ever want me. Not after what my family did to the pack. Going to the ceremony is just a waste of time."Mia frowned and sat beside me. “That’s not true. No one even talks about it anymore. People have moved on, Sera.”I breathed out deeply. Maybe the world had moved on, but my heart hadn’t. It had been two and a half years since my parents betrayed the Nox Pack. Two and a half years since they were banished for their crimes. And my brother… he ran away and never looked back. Since then, I’ve stayed quiet, kept my head low. I didn’t want attention— good or bad.I looked back at Mia. “You say that, but deep down, you know the truth. No

VICTOR'S POV I never liked arguments in the morning, especially not during breakfast. But today, Mia made sure I had no peace.“I won’t take it easy on you if you don’t find my friend,” she shouted at me, slamming her cup down on the table. The maids froze, probably scared we might tear the whole house down.I dropped my spoon and sighed. Her anger wasn’t new, but today, it pierced me differently. "I don’t know why you care so much about a girl whose parents almost destroyed our pack," I said calmly and took a sip of wine."So you’re punishing her for what her parents did?" Mia’s voice trembled, full of disbelief.I stood up, pushing my chair back. "Her parents are the reason we lost our father. Don’t you get that?" I snapped, louder than I meant to. The maids might’ve heard. I didn’t care.Mia stood up too, arms crossed, her eyes burning. “Stop blaming her parents for our father’s death. He got what he deserved, Victor. If we’re being honest, we should thank the moon goddess the Sko

SERA'S POV"You know, I didn’t even want to attend the ceremony," I said, trying to keep my voice steady. My heart was racing. I wasn’t just making small talk — I was trying to distract Mike from asking more questions. Dangerous questions."But my best friend forced me to go," I added quickly, giving a weak laugh.Mike kept his eyes on the road as he drove. His hands were firm on the wheel, his expression unreadable. "You shouldn't have come," he said at last. His voice wasn’t angry, but there was something serious in his tone. "If I hadn’t seen you lying there in the woods, you might’ve been killed. A bear, a wolf… anything could’ve attacked you."I nodded slowly, pretending to be calm. "You’re right. Thank you for helping me. I really appreciate it."Outside, the trees zipped by. The road twisted through the forest, and with every turn, I felt more anxious. We were getting closer to Nox pack territory. My home. My pack. My heart beat faster.No matter how much Victor hated me right

SERA'S POV"Our land is cursed. Anything planted can't grow," Victor said when Mia asked why he had been hijacking almost all of the Skoll pack’s hard drug shipments.The moment he said that, something clicked in my head. For months now, I had hardly seen green grass anywhere within the Nox pack territory. It all made sense suddenly, though I still didn’t want to believe it.“What are you talking about?” Mia asked, her face confused. She clearly didn’t understand what Victor meant. “How are they food when nothing can grow in the land?” she added.“That’s the usefulness of the stealing,” Victor replied calmly, like he was explaining something as simple as why the sky is blue. “I hijack the Skoll pack’s shipments, rebrand them, and then sell them at a cheaper price to feed the whole pack.”Mia stared at him like he had grown two heads. She didn’t believe a single word he said. Her hands went to her waist and she started pacing around the room. That was her thing— she paced when she was

SERA'S POV “So, you’ve gotten to the stage where you ask a stranger if I’m telling the truth or not?” Victor asked, his eyes fixed on Mia.Mia didn’t even flinch. “I think so,” she replied, and without another word, she stood up and left the dining room.Victor turned his gaze on me. “Thanks. I owe you,” he said.I didn’t respond. My mind was too busy. I felt uneasy, like a child who had just stolen candy. I had just lied to Mia, my friend, and it didn’t sit right in my heart. I wanted to disappear. I wanted to find the nearest excuse and leave this place before I drowned in regret.“The maids will lead you to the room prepared for you, if you’re ready,” Victor said with a small smile.“I’m ready,” I replied almost immediately. Why would I waste time? The faster I left his presence, the better.Two maids appeared as if they had been standing behind the door, waiting for the signal. They led me down a quiet hallway, and soon we stopped in front of a room. When I stepped inside, I froz