All Chapters of Framed: The Alpha's Broken Vow: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

​POV: Vaelith Nyxmoor​The grand ballroom of the Vaelor Palace was filled with hundreds of wolves, all laughing and drinking under the massive crystal chandeliers, but I barely noticed the noise because I was completely focused on the silver bracelet tucked safely inside my velvet pouch. It was our third wedding anniversary, and for the past three weeks, I had carried the secret of my pregnancy alone, waiting for the perfect moment to tell Caedric that he was going to be a father.​"You look beautiful tonight, Vaelith," a soft voice said, and I turned to see Nora, one of the few palace maids who didn't look at me like I was a piece of trash scraped off the pack borders.​"Thank you, Nora, but I'm just waiting for Caedric to get back from the front terrace," I replied, smoothing down the front of my silk gown while my eyes scanned the crowd for his familiar tall frame and golden hair.​"The Alpha King and Queen are watching you," Nora whispered, leaning in slightly as she pretended to

​POV: Vaelith Nyxmoor​The floor of the holding cell was freezing against my skin, but I barely felt the cold because my eyes were glued to the small television screen mounted on the wall outside the bars, where a news reporter was standing under the lights of the palace press room.​"We are tracking the developing story of Vaelith Nyxmoor, now widely called The Bloody Luna across all social media platforms," the reporter said, holding up a tablet that showed a leaked photo of my ruined white gown, "who police say single-handedly killed the prime witness in the Alpha corruption case, effectively destroying the massive investigation into the high-ranking noble families before the grand jury could even convene this morning."​"Turn that garbage off, she doesn't need to hear your lies," a familiar voice barked from the end of the booking hallway, and I scrambled to my feet as Caedric came rushing around the corner, his tie completely loosened and his face pale from running.​"Caedric!" I

​POV: Vaela Voss​The doors of the new company headquarters slid open smoothly as I walked into the main lobby, my heels clicking loudly against the polished floor while my assistant, Maya, hurried behind me with a tablet full of schedules and meeting requests. Seven years ago, I was crawling out of a burning car with a broken body and a secret pregnancy, saved only because a retired pack doctor found me before the royal guards could, and now I was back in the kingdom as the sole owner of the largest security empire in the world.​"The royal council representatives are already waiting upstairs in the main boardroom, Ms. Voss," Maya said, trying to keep up with my fast pace as we headed toward the private elevator line, "and they look incredibly desperate because the police haven't found a single lead since the murder took place three days ago."​"They should be desperate, Maya, the killer used the exact same rare poison and signature knife cuts that they used to frame me seven years a

POV: Vaela​I held Nyra tightly against my chest, feeling my heart hammering against my ribs, and I did not give Caedric another second to look at my daughter's face before I stepped right past him into the empty office on our left, slamming the door shut so we could be completely out of sight from the guards standing down the hall.​"Nyra, sweetheart, sit on this chair for a minute while Mommy talks to the Alpha," I said, setting her down gently on the soft leather cushion and handing her my tablet so she would stay occupied, "keep your headphones on and do not take them off until I tell you to."​"Vaela, you cannot keep hiding behind business talk," Caedric said, stepping into the room and closing the door behind himself, his tall frame blocking the exit while his golden eyes locked onto me, "she has my eyes, she has my exact dimples, and you know as well as I do that she is my daughter."​"Do not speak about my child as if you have any right to her," I said, stepping directly betwe

POV: Vaela​I sat in the back corner of a small private restaurant three blocks away from the city center, keeping my eyes fixed on the entrance while Maya stayed outside in the SUV with Nyra.​"Are you sure you want to meet her alone?" Maya asked over my earpiece, her voice sounding low and steady through the comms line, "we still do not know who sent that text message to your personal phone."​"I have to do this alone, Maya," I said softly, adjusting my jacket while I stared at the phone sitting on the table in front of me, "Erica is the only person from my old life who knew how to contact this private number, and if she is the one who sent that message, I need to know why."​The bell above the glass door chimed, and a woman wearing a heavy coat walked into the dining area, looking around nervously before her eyes landed on my corner booth. She froze right in her tracks, her hand stopping on her purse strap while she stared at my face, and even though I had changed my hair and my st