KaylaI wasn’t sure if I’d read it correctly. Why would Nicholas want me, the ex of his half-brother, to attend his Alpha ceremony, especially after what had happened between us earlier today? Was it to humiliate me?Still, I owed him a favor. So I decided to go and endure it for now, if only so I w
KaylaI was stunned, unable to say a word.What the hell? Why was Nicholas calling me his Luna?The room seemed to blur around me as whispers and gasps erupted from the crowd. Looking at everyone’s expressions, it was clear that they all felt fooled by me and Nicholas. Accusing eyes bore into me fro
KaylaI could feel Nicholas’s body stiffen for a moment. His amber eyes flickered with golden flames, and an intense Alpha aura began to radiate from him. The air around us grew heavy, charged with his power. He was furious.I had to admit that the pressure was unsettling. My fingers involuntarily t
A murmur of agreement rippled through the hall.Nicholas turned back to me, a hint of admiration in his eyes. He lifted my hand gently and pressed his lips to my knuckles. “I’m honored to have you as my Luna,” he said softly. “You’ve helped me expose Isabella’s false image in front of everyone. Than
Kayla“How dare you make all these decisions without my consent?” I snarled, furious.Nicholas simply chuckled and approached me, lifting his hand as if to tilt my chin upward, but I dodged him, stepping back just enough to evade his touch. “Answer me.”He paused, clearly surprised, but then shrugge
Dammit, I thought as I felt my knees begin to quake. He knew exactly what he was doing, the effect it had on me. I felt powerless with his warm body towering over me.Still, I somehow managed to maintain a composed front, even forcing a mocking smile. “You think you can bully me into leaving my home
KaylaWhen I finally collected myself and walked out of the room, Ava was waiting for me, her eyes filled with concern. She immediately noticed that something was off, just like she always did.“Kayla, is everything alright?” she asked gently.I forced a smile, trying to mask the whirlwind of emotio
My legs felt unsteady, a familiar warmth spreading through me as unbidden images flashed through my mind. I hated that a part of me wondered what it would be like if there was any truth to those fabricated stories.Ava caught up with me as I reached the exit. “Are you okay?” she asked, grabbing my s
I ripped the compass bracelet from my wrist, holding it high. “Is this what you want?!” I shouted. “Come take it!”The attack paused. Even Isabella halted, looking to her cohorts for guidance. The compass dangled from my fingers, swinging enticingly.“No, Kayla! Don’t give it to them!” Nicholas mana
My hand moved instinctively to my wrist, feeling the cold metal of the bracelet against my skin.“And of course,” my father added, his gaze hardening as it settled on Nicholas, “you’ll be free of this… playboy. No more confusion, no more manipulation. You’ll be where you belong—with your real family
KaylaIt wasn’t William’s presence that shook me to my core, but my father’s.Two years. For two years, I’d sat by his bedside, holding his limp hand, begging him to wake up, to move, to give me any sign he was still there. And now he walked in as if the bodily damage he’d suffered from his coma had
Once we were safely beyond earshot, I filled Nicholas in on Henry’s message as we made our way toward the old barn at the edge of the estate. Henry was waiting for us outside as we approached, and his face was grim.“He’s inside,” he said without preamble. “You’re going to want to see this for yours
KaylaNicholas stayed for dinner that night, although not for no reason. Henry was still out there somewhere, searching for the person who knocked me unconscious and took my mother’s journal, and we needed to be close in case he captured the fucker.Furthermore, we couldn’t leave my father. Not when
“A journal?” Nicholas’s expression sharpened with interest.I nodded. “I only read a few entries before… before I was knocked out. But Nicholas, she knew about Luporath. She knew where it was.”His breath caught. “Are you sure?”“Positive.” I held my wrist up, exposing the compass charm bracelet I’d
KaylaOnce Nicholas and I were alone, truly alone—we’d ensured that the basement was empty, Mindlinked Henry to quietly check the estate grounds for intruders without alerting my father, then hurried upstairs to my bedroom and closed and locked the door—I turned to him. My head was still throbbing f
And yet, somehow, I knew… It was hers.I followed the scent down the hallway, down the grand staircase, through the foyer. The scent grew stronger as I approached a door I hadn’t noticed before, partially hidden in the shadow of the stairwell.The basement.I wrenched the door open and descended the
NicholasI straightened my tie one final time as I approached the podium. The guild hall was packed with members from various packs, all eager to hear what the candidates for chairman had to say. The position William had left vacant in the wake of his timely escape—from which he had still not return