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“Go on…” “She didn’t stay here often, the old woman. But every time she came, she brought books for Hale. Crates of them, actually. Histories, old crafts, herbcraft, healing — and records of the East.” His voice drops. “I never went near them. Half the family thought she was mad, and the things she kept weren’t the kind of things you read for pleasure. But they’re still here. Locked in the old east library, gathering dust.” He pauses. “There might be something in them, Ember. About the East. About Caelora. Even about this — Maiden of the Long War your wolf named herself. Maybe… Maybe even something that might help with healing Rayana.” My heart is pounding. “You’d let me—”

” I growled. ~Gabby’s POV~ I had fallen asleep on the couch and when I woke up the sun was shining in through the windows. I yawned and looked around, rubbing my eyes and trying to clear the fog in my head. ”You passed out hard,” Easton said from the kitchen. He came out with two cups of coffee looking newly awake himself. ”Did I sleep through the movie?” I couldn't even remember what it was about. Everything was just a big fog in my head.

Without turning back, he said coolly, “Toss them out.” … What kind of a place was East Emperor? It was a place where only the fittest survived. Those who managed to make it big here all had their own specialties and capabilities. An invisible hurricane was blowing through East Emperor, and everyone was anxious and alert. Almost nobody mentioned Luna and Jenny, as though the two of them were never here. It was as though East Emperor never had employees with those names, and everyone else had never seen them before. “Hey, Sherry, I haven’t seen Luna and Jenny for a few days now,” Susie said suddenly when they were on a break in the temporary staff breakroom.

The not-knowing was worse. Jayden stood like a statue. His stillness terrified me more than if he’d thrown the table across the room. His silence was weighty, deliberate. He was calculating, building walls inside himself where the rest of us were falling apart. “Where,” he said at last, his voice flat. Elise’s throat bobbed. “The East District. The warehouse is near the old tracks. The one we use for transitions.” Jayden’s expression didn’t flicker. “Cause?”

Riley POV "You are finally awake." Easton's exasperated voice hit me from the side. I was back to the pack house, lying down in an unfamiliar bed, in a room that was much larger than the one I was assigned to. The room carries Easton's musky scent; somehow it leaves me on edge because I can swear I can feel his grumpiness from being in here. The room interior was neither dull nor bright, somehow in-between, and at the same time it was nothing. It was strange how it fits someone like Easton perfectly.

Silas rode at my side, his eyes scanning the horizon with the relentless, predatory patience of a wolf stalking a desert cat. We were days from the border when the first signs of the Eastern Trade Union appeared—not as an army, but as a sprawling, tented city that seemed to rise out of the heat haze like a mirage. The Easterners were masters of the arid wastes, their influence built on rare minerals and the secret routes that kept the world’s metallurgy fueled. When we reached their perimeter, we were not met with pikes or defensive wards. We were met with silence.

"Don’t be mad. We are all concerned about you. Please come with us. So much has changed. I am sure you will like it." She reached out to hold his hand. Easton took a step back and threw her a stern glare that meant, ‘Don’t try to get close to me.’ "Easton…" Natasha finally called out. She was visibly trembling. She had no idea that Easton came from such a wealthy family. What shocked her was the word ‘underworld’. She couldn’t even fathom what kind of business Easton's family was in. She now remembered those dangerous goons after him. Easton’s heart slicked to his stomach as he saw her. Looking at her pale face, he assumed she had heard their conversation. It made him distressed.

She reached her peak multiple times, held safely in their arms. The new year brought fresh opportunities. Sofia excelled in her studies. Celeste’s workshops grew larger. Nico and Eli closed a major deal that secured the family’s future for generations. One quiet February night Celeste stood between them on the balcony. Snow fell gently around the estate. “I think about that inciting incident sometimes,” she said. “Waking up next to a man I didn’t know. It was the start of everything.” Eli hugged her closer. “Best mistake ever.”

LEA’S POV I quickly stepped into the house. The atmosphere felt different, with all the servants bowing stiffly. On top of that, Easton wasn’t sitting in the front room with his usual cup of tea or coffee. He was in his room, and I had already heard the bad news about what had happened to my mate. A woman had snuck into Easton’s private chambers, intending to seduce him and take my place in his bed. Ah, what brazen woman dares to invade my territory? It seems she’s grown tired of living in this world.

Easton pulled me in for a tight hug instantly and comforted me by kissing my head and running his hands on my back gently " Why would you think that I came here to feed on you or take pleasure from you. I came here because I am concerned for you and care about you. I have got no other intention, Mi Reina. I don't know how to make you believe me but you are not an object for me. I want to tell you so many things but I can't tell you now. For that, you have to turn eighteen but till that time please be patient and try to stay calm. Everything will be just fine. I will make everything right for you." Easton said and sat down on the bench in the garden with me on his lap. I was so lost that I di