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I also took a deep breath as I adjusted myself on the chair which I just sat on. “And you told him about the prophecy?” “Yes, my Alpha.” Beta Jensen bowed. The Westwood pack has been trying to form an alliance with Dominic Sterling, the Alpha of the neighboring Ironfang pack, following the prophecy relayed by the pack’s moon priestess but Dominic would not agree to join hands with us. I smirked. I clicked my tongue and cleared my throat. “Then we can only depend on ourselves. How’s the training going at the border?” I inquired, turning my face to General Rhodes.

And I loved her—fiercely, desperately, in ways words could never fully capture. Now she was gone. Torn away from me. The spark that had lit every dark corner of my life was snuffed out. Without her, our dreams of revenge and empire lay in ruins. But the fire inside me? That wasn’t gone. It’d never be gone. For Lisa, for our love, for everything they took from us—I would burn this world down. But before she died, Lisa had said something that stuck with me. “I swear, Peter,” she laughed, tossing her hair back, “I saw someone once—in one of your family’s department stores, a girl who looked just like me. A spitting image. Can you imagine? Like the universe has a backup plan.”

" With that, Lucas pulled an exquisite diamond ring from his pocket, got down on one knee, and looked at me with deep affection. I extended my hand and said softly, "I will." Hearing this, Lucas's face lit up with a joyful smile. He put the diamond ring on my finger, then held me tightly. We had a lavish wedding during our travels. While traveling, I came across news about Sebastian. The news said that Sebastian had been severely injured in a business war with the Nolan family. In their retaliation, they had caused an accident that left him in a vegetative state. I looked at the news, feeling no emotion in my heart.

"Yes, Carol. Thank you." Carol waved her hand dismissively. "We're neighbors. You've had a rough couple of months. Your Raymond was never any good. I even warned you about him back then. Anyone could see that Victoria was trouble. You wouldn't believe it, and now, look..." Carol continued chattering. Her rough hand offered a small trace of comfort to my cold heart. Following Carol, I arrived at a bustling marketplace. Her niece, Lily Lewis, was renting a small shop that sold fashionable clothes.

Dua actually got back to her senses and turned back. Mr. Batra pointed towards the door of the room, "I have to first check her and for that you have to move." he said clamly. Dua faked a laugh and stood silently behind Zayd glaring at me. She gave me a death stare that I regretted waking up. Dying was better!

The dim glow of the bedside lamp cast soft, golden light across the room, reflecting off the dark wooden furniture. Alina sat by the window, her eyes tracing the city skyline, lost in the gentle hum of the night. She could still feel the weight of the past week, the intensity of Lucas and Natasha’s deaths, and the flood of emotions that followed. Though she knew they had received what they deserved, a part of her still felt a hollow ache, a bittersweet reminder of everything she had been through.

I said, handing him the paper. He took the crumpled note, skimmed the message then popped the locks. "In the back," he said, motioning with his thumb. We pulled away from the curb and I shuddered. Even with the growing distance between us, I could feel the tattooed man's murderous gaze, signing my death warrant. The streets flew by my window, blurring into one long, pastel streak. Not that I cared. The walled cities always looked the same, with every building a minimum of two stories high, painted in one of four pastel shades and a single coded steel door at its front.

After that, a different kind of satisfaction came across me. I enjoyed hunting these human hunters, thus, killing 10 werewolves and being the youngest and best werewolf hunter. Rendall killed 8 werewolves which are also not that bad, Quinn is setting poisonous traps and putting some on the bows granting her 4 kills. We make a great team. “Let’s go, Raffi.” I turned and saw Rendall brushing his mid-length hair using his fingers. “Are you going on a date?” I asked him as I scanned his clothes.

But she did not seem to hear me, taking the little girl’s hand and preparing to leave. I instinctively tried to follow, but a thin golden barrier stopped me. Written on it were the words, "On the path to the afterlife, those who’ve moved on will never meet again." I watched as a long-lost smile spread across Emma’s face. And as I smiled, I began to cry. In the end, Emma and I were never meant to be.

She was going to open all the hidden secrets this family had buried long ago. *** Abhimanyu glanced at his phone and smirked. Aaru: "She took the bait. Gargi Rajput will begin doubting the Trayaksh now." His sister had played her game and he was all here to back her up. He looked across the room where Taranya was frowning at a sketch. “Something wrong?” he asked. She looked up. “This design feels… fine.” “Fine doesn’t make history,” he said sharply. She sighed. “I guess I’ve always stayed in the fine lines.”