You’re valuable.

“Hello, Aurora.”Monica’s voice rang through the entire room, echoing off the empty walls and the silence that followed felt suffocating. The only thing inside the big room was the iron restraints and tools used for punishing werewolves.“Aurora, wake up,” Nyx purred, her voice soft but urgent as she tried to pull Aurora back to consciousness. Aurora had passed out from the moment she was dragged into the forest, and even after being brought here for hours, she had yet to wake. “You need to wake up. Now.”“Aurora!” Monica called again, her voice sharp and filled with rage.In an instant, Aurora’s eyes snapped open, her breath came out sharp and uneven, almost as if she had been forced awake.Monica scoffed. “Hi,” she purred. Her voice, which had just been harsh and loud, softened into something unsettlingly warm.Aurora squinted, her vision struggling to adjust to the darkness that filled the room. She couldn’t make out where she was.Pain coursed through her entire body, burning agai

Last Updated : 2026-05-05

Poison.

When Maverick arrived at the pack house, he stepped out of the car and headed straight to his study while mind linking one of the pack physicians.“Prepare an antidote for wolfsbane. A warrior will be there shortly to retrieve it,” he instructed, his tone urgent.“Noted, Alpha,” came the swift reply.Once Maverick was inside his study, he walked past his desk and went straight to the file cabinet, pulling it open as he searched through the archived records for the file documenting the execution of Monica Hale and her entire family.As Maverick opened the file, a heavy sigh escaped his lips, his brows furrowing.They were all listed. Every name. Every execution confirmed. Signed under his authority.He had given the order himself. Their bodies were to be burned to ashes, leaving no trace behind. No burial. No remembrance.“Who were the warriors in charge of that?” Maverick muttered, his voice low as his expression darkened.Then it came back to him.“Darius Kane…” he recalled quietly.

Last Updated : 2026-05-06

Nightshade Hollow

“What? You know where Monica is?”“If we’re going after Monica, then we’ll need our strongest warriors. She wouldn’t attack the Silvercrest pack unless she was prepared for war.”“Alpha Maverick, where exactly do you think she’s hiding?”The council and elite members began voicing their thoughts one after another as Maverick slowly rose to his feet.His eyes darkened slightly.“Monica’s father…” he began slowly, as though piecing everything together.“He was in charge of sourcing rare herbs and toxins for the pack physicians. He knew every hidden route and every isolated location beyond our borders.”He paused briefly.“And there was one particular place he favored. Remote. Hidden. Known only to a few.”Silence filled the room as everyone listened carefully.“If Monica survived…” Maverick continued, his gaze sweeping across the room, “then that’s the first place she would go.”His jaw tightened slightly.“She’s most likely hiding in Nightshade Hollow.”The moment those words left his

Last Updated : 2026-05-07

Nightshade Hallow II

Monica smiled after hearing the words of the person who had just mindlinked her. Then she slowly turned her head to stare at Aurora.“Today is your lucky day, Aurora,” she purred. “I’m going to make your mate die right in front of you and perhaps… after that, I might even set you free since you and I actually have something in common.”Her smile widened slightly.“We both watched our families die before our eyes.”For a second, the room felt heavier with shared pain. Then Monica’s expression darkened.“But the difference between me and you is that I didn’t fall for the man who destroyed my life.” Monica’s voice dropped colder with every word. “You did. And honestly, it’s pathetic because sometimes I wonder how your parents would feel knowing their daughter ended up caring for the very man who caused them misery.” Monica spat the words out like poison.Aurora clenched her teeth tightly, rage burning inside her chest. She hated it whenever someone dragged her parents into conversations

Last Updated : 2026-05-08

Nightshade Hallow III

Aurora literally could not believe her ears after hearing the words that had come out of Maverick’s mouth.Her chest tightened painfully as she stared at him in disbelief. For a second, Aurora wondered if Maverick truly meant those words.Monica, on the other hand, was completely caught off guard. She had always believed Maverick held a strange interest in Aurora, so hearing him speak so coldly left her momentarily stunned.Why would he say that? Monica questioned inwardly.But quickly, she masked her surprise with a mocking scoff.“Maverick,” she sneered, tightening her grip slightly around Aurora’s neck. “Do I look like someone who jokes with my words?”Maverick smacked his lips together slowly, clearly unimpressed.“And do I look like someone who bluffs?” he asked with a cold and dangerous voice.Then his eyes darkened.“Go ahead and kill her!” he roared loudly, his voice echoing violently through the forest as he gave a slight nod.But unknown to Monica, the roar was never truly m

Last Updated : 2026-05-09

Victory.

With Monica now dead, the remaining wolves that had accompanied her all began to retreat in fear and panic.Some attempted escaping deeper into the forest while others shifted back into their human forms and surrendered immediately after realizing the battle was already lost.Fear had completely replaced their confidence.The Silvercrest warriors quickly surrounded them. Some wolves were killed while a few others were captured alive as prisoners for interrogation later.Soon enough, the battlefield gradually became quiet until only the warriors of the Silvercrest pack remained standing within the blood stained forest. The smell of blood and wolfsbane still lingered heavily in the air.Maverick let out a heavy sigh before shifting back into his human form.Without wasting another second, he turned around and headed toward Aurora who stood quietly at the far end of the forest.The moment he stopped before her, Maverick slowly stretched out his hand and gently tucked a strand of her hair

Last Updated : 2026-05-10