Novels by Dark Night

Chapter 11: The Enemy's PlanKael's POVThe night was still, yet I knew a storm was brewing. Not the kind that came with wind and rain, no this one was different. This was a storm of power shifting, borders being tested, and blood would spill.I stood in my study, staring at the map of territories stretched across my desk. My gaze lingered on the Silverfang Pack's lands, their borders marked clearly in dark ink. Lucian Blackwood ruled there, and for too long, he had acted as if he were untouchable.That was about to change.A knock on the door broke my concentration. Only one person dared disturb me at this hour of the night. "Come in," I said, without a flutter in my voice.The door opened and Ronan, my Beta, came in. His tall frame filled the doorway, and his keen amber eyes met mine with urgency. "We've received news about Lucian," he said, shutting the door behind him."Speak," I ordered, leaning against the edge of the desk.Ronan strode across the room and slapped a folded piece

Chapter 10: Defiance RekindledElara's POVThe house felt emptier than usual, a hollow silence pressing down on me from all sides. I paced the length of my room, my thoughts a whirlwind of frustration and determination. My failed escape was still a heavy weight on my shoulders, but I refused to let it extinguish the fire inside me. I would find another way—there had to be another way.I couldn't let Lucian win.The soft creak of the door pulled me from my thoughts, and I whirled sharply, my heart racing with expectations of one of Lucian's guards, or even the man himself. But it was not him.Jade stepped into the room, casual confidence maddeningly consistent. She shut the door behind herself, her sharp green eyes locking onto mine."Well," she said, leaning against the doorframe, "you look like hell.""Thanks," I shot back, crossing my arms. "What do you want, Jade?"Her lips curved into a smirk, the same infuriating one she'd worn the first time we met. "I was passing through and th

Chapter 9: The Alpha's WarningLucian's POVThe estate was quiet, save for the faint crackling of the fire in my study. I sat in my chair, the weight of the night weighing on me. Elara's face haunted my mind-defiant, afire. Infuriating. She was supposed to break, to bend under the weight of my will. That had been the plan, simple and clear.But nothing with her was uncomplicated.She was different from any person I'd ever known-resilient in ways that irritated my patience. I'd caught her, dragged her back, made my warnings crystal clear, yet I could see it in her eyes-she wasn't done fighting. She wouldn't give in.I should have been angry, livid even. And I was. But there was something else, something I couldn't quite name. A tension that simmered just beneath the surface, unsettling in its unfamiliarity.A sharp knock at the door pulled me from my thoughts."Enter," I called, my voice steady despite the storm raging inside me.The door creaked open and Aric, my Beta, stepped inside.

Chapter 8: The Wolf’s WarningElara's POVLucian dragged me back towards the estate. His fingers around my arm were unyielding, hot as a brand, and each step he took echoed with controlled fury. My skin prickled at the intensity of his silence, each beat of it pressing down on me like weights. I'd failed, and he was letting me feel every bit of it.He didn't utter a word, tugging me down the hall and pushing me into the confines of my room. The heavy door slammed shut behind him as he followed me inside, the sharp sound making me flinch despite myself.His tall frame cast a long shadow in the dim room; his eyes, dark and smoldering with anger, locked onto mine. "Do you have any idea what you've just done?" His voice was low, steady-more dangerous than if he'd yelled.I didn't cower. "I tried to leave," I said simply, lifting my chin. My voice shook only a little, but I clung to the flicker of defiance sparking inside me. "That's all.Lucian laughed; the laughter was bitter and devoid

Chapter 7: A Desperate AttemptElara's POVI paced in my room, my heart hammering with every second that ticked by. Tonight was the only chance that I'd had since arriving here—a night when Lucian's attention would be split, his guard maybe a little down from the earlier gathering. And if I was careful, if I moved fast enough, I could make it past his guards and into the cover of the forest before anyone noticed I was gone.The whole idea was crazy, and all of Lucian's warnings now replayed in my mind, yet I just would not live this way, not as his prisoner and certainly not as a pawn of his. Whatever lay beyond those walls had to be no worse than remaining inside.I took a deep breath, checked my small pack one last time, then cracked my door open and peered out. The hall was empty, the shadows over the stone floor stretching in soft flickers from the wall sconces. Carefully, I slipped out, closing the door quietly behind me.Every step echoed in my ears like the beat of the heart, a

Chapter 6: Shadows of the GatheringElara's POVTime seemed to blur as the hours dragged by like slow-moving water before sundown. It was hard for me to pay attention to much of anything besides what was waiting for me later in the evening—Lucian's gathering. I had no idea what it would consist of, only that he seemed to want me to be present as the dutiful wife. My pulse began to race as I thought of my chance at slipping away in the darkness and chaos.I took a deep breath, steeling myself in front of the mirror. The dress they'd left for me was a deep, midnight blue, draping over me in an almost ethereal way. Surprisingly simple, the elegance made me look… different, as if the dress had been designed to give me some role in Lucian's cold, relentless world. Perhaps that was exactly why he'd chosen it.The door groaned open behind me. I jumped, turned to face the same guard from this morning. His eyes were firm, his expression unreadable."It's time," he said briefly, motioning for m