Chapter 161 - Weight of the fallen

Seraphine POV The Northern pack now burned, it was not in chaos, not in destruction.But in mourning.Smoke rose into the pale sky in slow, steady streams, carrying with it the scent of ash, of ritual, of endings that could never be undone. The courtyard, the outer grounds, even the lower ridges beyond us.. everywhere I looked, there were fires.For some, it was flame.For others, it was earth.Each pack honored their fallen differently.But grief… Grief was the same in every language.It pressed into the air, heavy and suffocating, woven into the silence that no one dared to break.I wore white not as a queen or as a symbol but as someone who refused to stand apart from what had been lost.The fabric felt too clean against my skin as I slowly walked through the lines of the fallen, my steps were calm and measured, my breathing was calm and steady even though something inside me tightened with every body I passed.Northern and Southern wolves, even those who had once stood against u

Chapter 162 - New order

Darius POV It’s funny how everything that transpired were less than twenty four hours ago..In short, it had been less than twenty fours when I had died to protect the only things that mattered to me.‘How are you feeling? You’ve been quiet for a while’ I muttered.‘Like I almost died’ Chiron replied with a hint of sarcasm etched to his words.The walls still bore the scars of war, faint cracks running through pillars that had once stood untouched for generations. Torches burned along the edges, their steady flames casted long shadows across the gathered wolves within.Leaders, survivors as well as former enemies all under one roof.The air was thick with tension.. not the kind that led to battle, but the kind that came after it. The kind that decided what came next.I stood at the center not because I wanted to but because everyone decided to pack themselves at the corners.But if I was being fair with myself all I wanted to do was sleep.. Exhausted was an understatement right now

Chapter 163 - US

Seraphine Pov‘Breathe Seraphine’ Selene cooed because for the first time since the war ended…It was quiet.Not the heavy, suffocating silence of grief, not the tense stillness of battle waiting to begin but something softer.The chambers felt warmer than the rest of Clawfrost, the fire crackling low in the hearth as I sat beside Aurelian, watching him more closely than I probably needed to.My baby boy was alive and safe with me.Darius moved nearby, setting the table with a kind of quiet care that didn’t go unnoticed. There were no servants, no guards, and no expectations it was.. Just us for the first time in what felt like forever.Aurelian shifted slightly, glancing between us before speaking.“Is it… really over?”His voice was small and calm like he wasn’t sure he was allowed to believe or say it.And as I stared at him all I could see was my little wolf all grown up.Darius stilled for a moment before walking over, taking the seat across from him.“It is,” he said gently.A

Chapter 164 - Seraphine

Seraphines povI had almost lost him. I had almost lost Aurelian.The images of Blake’s dagger at my son’s throat, the screams, the helplessness.. they surged through me like wildfire.“I… I can’t…” I whispered brokenly, my hands clutching his shirt as though holding him would keep the world from falling apart. “I almost… I almost lost him… I almost lost you.. I almost lost everything…”My tears soaked into him, and Darius didn’t move away. He didn’t speak, he just let me collapse into him, let me unravel entirely. My sobs racked my body, and I felt raw, naked and stripped of the armor I’d carried through battles, through betrayals, through horrors no one should ever face.Finally, his hands were on my back, steady, warm, firm. He bent slightly, pressing his lips to my temple, whispering against my skin.“Shh… Sera, look at me,” he murmured, his voice a tether pulling me back from the edge. “It’s over. You’re here. Aurelian is safe. I’m here. I’m alive. All of us.. we made it.”I

Chapter 165 -Say Yes

SeraphineThe air in the room was now thick, charged with the kind of electricity that only follows a storm. Words were no longer needed as we both knew what we now wanted.. what we craved..Darius didn’t break the gaze as he reached down, his fingers finding the hem of my tunic, his touch a question that my body had already answered. I lifted my arms, letting him slide the fabric away..He slowly lifted me and carried me to the bed. "You are so beautiful," he whispered, his voice sounded like a low, vibrating rasp. "Every inch of you... Sera."Before I could respond..He leaned down and kissed the sensitive hollow of my throat. He began to slowly kiss his way downward and every touch was a word of affirmation, a silent promise that I was safe, that I was cherished."Mmmph... Darius....." I moaned as his teeth grazed my breast.He didn't rush. He moved with a heavenly kind of grace, as his tongue kept swirling and pulling until I was arching off the bed, my fingers knotting in hi

Chapter 166 - Crowned in fire

Darius povToday was the day..I could barely contain my excitement.. I had no reason to.‘Oh what a time to be alive.. Even the air smells differently’ Chiron chimed as I tried my possible best to keep my mind at bay and my face calm.But it was very obvious I was doing a terrible job.‘Do you think she’ll come?’ I awkwardly asked him.‘Of course she will’I turned to the closest window and couldn’t help but marvel at the sight, Clawfrost stood reborn beneath a sky that felt… different.Not lighter.Not softer.But changed.The mountains stood like silent witnesses as the wind kept threading through banners that no longer represented division, but something far more dangerous.. hope. The courtyard was filled beyond capacity with wolves from every territory, every bloodline, every history that had once divided them. Banners no longer stood as warnings or threats, but as proof.. Proof that they were still here, proof that they had survived and proof that we will continue to survive.