~SAPPHIRE~The king’s birthday finally came, and I couldn’t wait to see the look on Dane’s face after he was demoted from his post as the alpha of his pack. I wondered how he would take the news. The anticipation swirled in my thoughts, but that was not what I was looking forward to that night.Ther
Dane.A smile spread across my face when I saw the misery in his eyes—the dark bags under his eyes, the continuous chewing of his nails, and the scratching of his hair every few seconds. He was in great trouble. If there was one thing that Dane loved the most, it was his position, and I knew that it
He smiled back at me, lowered his head, and walked away.Just as I was about to take one sip, I heard a throat clear behind me. I put on a smile, wondering who it could be, and turned, but the smile faded from my eyes when I saw him.Fucking Dane.I should have been able to smell him, but amid every
ZEPHYRThe plan was going quite well until he suddenly appeared and started cutting down elders, including their partners. This was different from the plan Cypher and I had spent days crafting. He was supposed to fake his death after dealing with the elders, but I never imagined he would attack thei
"It shouldn't have to come to this, Legora!"He responded by pressing the sword deeper into Sapphire’s neck, and she let out an agonizing scream. That was my cue to attack him. In the blink of an eye, I was at his back, slashing him on the shoulder. He released Sapphire, pushing her into my arms. "A
ZEPHYRI watched as the bodies of the elders who had died that night were carried out of the hall. Bile rose in my throat when I saw the woman who had unjustly killed me because of my brother’s actions. If I had known this was how he would act, I wouldn't have bothered to talk him into attending the
“Stop this bullshit,” I grabbed him again, this time by the collar of his shirt. “This was what you intended to do to do when you showed me your face, right?”Cypher shrugged his shoulders. “Answer me, dammit!”He answered not with words but with his fist. My face turned, and I let go of his collar.
~Zephyr~I couldn’t stop thinking about my brother. The way he had walked out made me wonder if he was ever coming back or going to go after the alpha king. That night, as I lay on my bed with Sapphire in my arms, sleep didn’t come. Early in the morning, before Sapphire woke up, I headed to the king