---Kael stood like stone, unwavering in the face of Seraphina’s pain. His eyes, dark and intense, didn’t falter. His jaw was tight, muscles coiled with the tension of someone who had long buried their emotions beneath layers of duty and resolve. He didn’t care about the glances or the murmurs; all that mattered was the truth. The truth.“This isn’t about the pack, Seraphina,” Kael said, his voice low, rough. “This is about Cora. About what happened to her. You deserve to know the truth. We both do.”Seraphina’s heart hammered in her chest, and for a moment, she couldn’t breathe. The words sank in slowly, like heavy stones in the pit of her stomach. The truth.Her lips trembled as she whispered, barely above a breath, “The truth?” She laughed softly, a sound filled with pain and regret. “The truth is that I couldn’t protect her. The truth is that I’m not good enough. I’ve never been good enough.”Her eyes were wild, frantically seeking answers she feared she’d never find. She wanted t
Seraphina’s blood ran cold. Elara. Of course. She had been waiting for this. The storm that had been simmering beneath the surface was now erupting, and it was as expected—Elara wasn’t going to let this go quietly.Kael took a step back, his posture stiffening as he broke their moment of connection. He didn’t look at Seraphina; his eyes were fixed firmly on Elara, though there was something in his gaze that betrayed his frustration.Seraphina wiped at the tears that had threatened to fall, forcing them back with a huff. The last thing she wanted was Elara’s interference. She’d had enough of it. Enough of the insults, the dismissals, the coldness from someone who clearly couldn’t understand.But Elara was relentless. She hadn’t changed. Her expression was one of disdain, as if she could barely tolerate the sight of them together.“Kael, you’re making a fool of yourself,” Elara continued, her voice sharp and unforgiving. “You told the entire pack that Seraphina would never be your mate.
As the car began to move, the rain pelting against the windows like gunfire, she finally found the strength to speak again.“Where are you taking me?” Her voice was shaky, but she fought to control it, to demand answers.The man, seated across from her, finally looked at her—his piercing eyes meeting hers through the shadows of the car. She had never seen eyes like his. They were dark, but not just dark. They seemed endless, like a storm rolling in from far across the horizon.He was handsome—breathtakingly so. His jawline was sharp, his lips thin but perfectly sculpted, and his hair, dark and damp from the rain, fell around his face in a way that made him look both feral and regal.But there was something else. Something about him that stirred her, something that demanded both fear and awe.He spoke then, his voice calm but laced with an undeniable authority. “I’m taking you somewhere safe.”Safe? She scoffed, a bitter laugh escaping her lips. Safe from what? She didn’t know who he w
–Luca was already getting tired, he doesn't know how he could convince Seraphina to go back with him, he knew no one would believe anything just like that.“I will go back and deal with my problems alone and in my own way, do not meddle in anything, I don't need you. I never asked for you to come into my life, you are just a man who wants to control everything around you, arent you? But I am sorry, I am not the perfect woman who would fit in that position that you want” Seraphina spat in anger, with tears streaming down her face.The silence that followed with thick tension. Luca didnt react, not even a flicker in his eyes. he simply kept driving, the storm outside and the storm inside her both swirling with equal force, it was a night to remember, tough and sad. Seraphina couldn't stay silent any longer. She twisted in her seat, her eyes burning with fury. “You think you know everything? You think you can just walk in and tell me what to do? Who are you really? I am different, I am
The cold rain battered against Seraphina’s skin as she walked away from the car. Each drop felt like a needle, sharp and unforgiving. She didn’t care. The storm inside her was far more violent than anything the sky could throw at her. She could still hear Luca’s voice, but she ignored it, stepping into the darkness of the night.Her feet slipped on the muddy ground, but she steadied herself, her mind clouded with rage, confusion, and a deep, gnawing hurt. She’d come to this place, this forsaken pack, seeking solace, seeking love, seeking some kind of understanding. But all she had found was betrayal, rejection, and the harsh, bitter sting of her own misjudgments.She didn't care about the rain, the mud, or the cold. She only cared about one thing: Kael. Her Alpha. The man who had promised her the world, only to rip it away without a second thought.Her breath came in sharp bursts, each step taking her closer to the pack. Her body shuddered, not from the cold, but from the storm of emo
The rain pounded relentlessly against Seraphina’s skin, each drop a sharp reminder of the torment in her chest. Her steps faltered, the weight of her shattered world pressing down on her as she trudged through the mud-soaked forest. She had nowhere to go, no safe place to seek refuge. Her heart bled for Kael, but it was a wound that had long been festering. Now, with his cold words echoing in her mind, she realized that there would never be a place for her in his world. She had been nothing but a passing moment, a brief distraction in the life of an Alpha too consumed by his own ambition to see the truth of their bond.She didn’t know where she was heading. It didn’t matter. She had no home to return to. No one would ever accept her now, not after what Kael had done. She couldn’t go back to her pack. They would see her as weak, as broken. And as much as she hated herself for it, she couldn’t face their judgment.A cold gust of wind whipped through the trees, causing Seraphina to shive
The large and well furnished building was warm compared to the storm outside, and the moment Seraphina stepped inside, a soft breath of relief escaped her lips. She had been running on empty for so long,physically, emotionally, and mentally,and now, she was finally in a place where she could relax, even if just for a moment. Nova led her down a narrow corridor, her steady steps echoing in the silence. They reached a small room with a simple bed and a wooden chair. The stone walls were adorned with tapestries of wolves, and a fire crackled softly in a corner. It wasn’t much, but it felt like a sanctuary. Seraphina’s eyes fluttered closed for a moment, taking in the quiet warmth that surrounded her."Here," Nova said, her voice gentle as she placed a bowl of warm stew on the small table by the bed. "Eat. You’ll feel better."Seraphina didn’t argue. She was starving, both from the physical exhaustion of the storm and the emotional hunger gnawing at her heart. She sat down slowly, taking
Seraphina lay still, her eyes drifting between the warmth of the fire and the chill outside the window. The silence was thick, almost suffocating, but she wasn’t sure if it was the solitude of the room or the turbulence inside her own mind that weighed on her.Her thoughts raced—memories of Kael, the rejection, the pain, the betrayal. She thought about her sister, the way her heart had shattered in that moment. That was the reason she was here, wasn’t it? To escape the ghosts of her past.But the knock on the door startled her, pulling her from her thoughts. Seraphina sat up quickly, the sensation of being vulnerable creeping in. She glanced at Nova, who had just entered, her expression unreadable. Seraphina opened her mouth to speak, but the words stuck. Nova didn’t say anything either, simply turning to the door.The handle turned with a soft click, and the door creaked open. A man stepped into the room, his silhouette dark against the soft glow of the firelight. Seraphina’s heart l
The whispers began to die down as Luca stepped forward, his voice booming through the hall.“I choose Nova…” he said, the words hanging in the air.The crowd’s murmurs grew louder, their voices swelling with approval. The pack had been waiting for this moment. It was what they expected. Nova had been loyal, strong, and supportive. She had stood by Luca through thick and thin, and the choice seemed like a foregone conclusion.“I said it,” one of the pack members muttered under his breath, voice barely louder than a whisper. “Nova will be Luna.”But Luca wasn’t finished.The room fell completely silent as he raised his hand, signaling for the crowd to listen closely.“I choose Nova as my Beta,” Luca continued, his voice steady, but his gaze now flicking toward Seraphina. “But, I choose Seraphina as my Luna.”A collective gasp rippled through the crowd. The sudden shift in his words sent shockwaves through the room. The tension that had been building for weeks reached its peak, and for a
Luca didn’t answer immediately. He didn’t need to. His silence was the answer, and Seraphina could see the truth of it in his eyes.She set the contract down on the table before her, folding her arms across her chest. There was something more she needed to say. Something he needed to know.“I accept,” she said, her words cutting through the tense silence between them.Luca blinked in surprise. “You… you accept? You accept to be the Luna of this pack”“Yes,” Seraphina said firmly. “But on one condition.”Luca’s brow furrowed, and he took a step forward. “What condition?”“I want to take revenge,” she said, her voice low, almost menacing. “Someone killed my sister back at my former pack. I’ve been hunting for the ones responsible ever since, and I need your help to get it done,I want to take revenge on the killer and I also want to take revenge on Kael too for the pain he had caused me and for how he humiliated me.”Luca regarded her for a long moment, his face unreadable. Then, without
The day when Luca would choose his mate had arrived, he had offered Seraphina a contract and she accepted, and the reason she accepted wasn't because she loved Luca, it was because she wanted to take revenge on those who killed her sister, turned out that Cora wasn't her real sister but they loved each other since they were both orphans.The grand hall nuzzled with anticipation. The scent of fresh meat roasting on the fire, the sound of laughter and chatter filling the air, it was the kind of celebration the pack needed after weeks of tense silence from Luca. The air was thick with excitement as the members of the osck gathered, dressed in their finest attire, ready to toast to whatever Luca was about to announce.There were whispers, ofcourse. Whispers about the throne, whispers about Seraphina. For months, speculation had run rampant about who Luca would choose as his mate, the Luna who would rule by his side. Some believed it would be Nova, Luca's right hand, the beta who had stood
The weight of the conversation with Seraphina lingered in the air, thick and suffocating. Luca stood alone in the center of his room, his hands clenched into fists at his sides, his heart racing with a mixture of fear and uncertainty. Every moment felt like it was leading him toward something he couldn't control anymore, a precise of where the future of everything he cared about is going to an edge if he makes any little mistake.But there was no time to dwell on that. The war for the throne has already begun, and Luca knew it, his brother, Leo, had been biding his time, waiting for the right moment to strike. The moment he did, Luca's world, everything he had fought for would shatter.The sound of a knock at the door snapped Luca's from his own thoughts. He straightened, wiping a hand across his face in frustration. He didn't need this. He didn't need to face anyone else, not now, not when his mind was clouded. But he knew, deep down, that he couldn't run from the Truth. Not anymore.
The door creaked softly behind Luca as he stepped away from the tense scene in the room. His mind was a whirlpool of confusion, swirling with Martha’s warning and Seraphina’s chilling words. His thoughts clashed against each other like storms. A child born from destruction, and yet somehow, the world’s only hope? How could he reconcile the two? How could he accept that the woman he had come to love, the one who had given him hope and joy, was destined to tear everything apart?The weight of it all felt suffocating, like an iron shackle clamping down on his chest. He needed air. He needed space. He needed to think.As he walked briskly down the hall, each step felt heavier than the last, his heartbeat thudding in his ears. He passed through the silent corridors, the quiet of the mansion almost mocking him. Every corner he turned, every shadow he passed, seemed to whisper the same question: What now?His quarters loomed ahead, a refuge he had once found peace in, now tainted with the sh
As they saw Seraphina they stopped talking. Seraphina walked there and Martha held her and she checked her pause, Martha could see if any danger was coming in the nearest future.She saw it and she stepped back, Luca asked her what was wrong she lied that she wasn’t feeling well that Luca should escort her to the room. And she also gave orders that Theo mustn’t know she is now back.When they entered the room Martha grabbed Luca’a hand and warned him that Seraphina would cause disaster to the whole world, she would be fueled by rage and destroy the whole world. The room fell into an unnatural silence, the weight of Martha’s words sinking into the air like an unbearable fog. Luca stood frozen, his hand still in Martha’s grip, his mind reeling. The tension was thick, pressing against his chest with the force of a hundred storms.Seraphina, the one who had haunted his thoughts for so long, had just stepped into the room, and Martha’s warning echoed in his ears. The quiet, unsettling powe
Just as Luca was done and Seraphina became only even though she didn't remember a thing that happened at that spot. She was just silent.“And who are you?” Luca asked Why does she smell like some kind of spell?“I am just a member of the pack who seems to care nothing else, I need to leave” Martha said Luca paused and he touched her then he knew it was a spell, Martha's real face appeared immediately.The air was still in the room, thick with the weight of revelation as Martha tried to pull away from Luca’s touch. His fingers burned with recognition, and when his eyes widened, she knew he’d seen through the illusion. His voice cracked the silence.“My sister!” Luca’s breath hitched in disbelief.Martha’s real face, once concealed by the magic of a spell, was now fully revealed. Her features were sharper than Luca remembered, her eyes colder, like distant stars in the night sky.She didn’t respond to his outburst, only turned her gaze toward the window as if searching for something b
The moonlight bathed the garden in a silver glow, casting eerie shadows over the silent figures standing in a tense standoff. The air was thick with hostility, crackling with unspoken challenges, as Nova’s dark eyes locked onto the mysterious woman who had emerged from the shadows. She was no ordinary wolf, Luca could sense that—her power rippled through the air like an electric current, and her presence was as commanding as any alpha's. She was not someone to be underestimated.“Who are you?” Nova’s voice was silky, but the sharp edge beneath her words was unmistakable. Her gaze slid over the woman, sizing her up with predatory precision. “You seem to think you can stop me.”The woman stood unmoving, her posture regal and unwavering, as though she were the very earth beneath their feet, unshakable. Her eyes, too, were like molten silver, glowing faintly in the moonlight, an unnatural intensity hidden within them.“I don’t think,” the woman replied calmly, her voice low but strong. “I
–“What is wrong with Seraphina?” Luca murmured to himself as he watched as Seraphina struggled alone at the garden, he was up at his window glaring at everywhere until he laid eyes on Seraphina and he noticed Seraphina was strange.He walked downstairs and tapped her “Hey….” He whispered to her ears and Seraphina paused, she then collapsed.“Hey, Seraphina, you are burning up” Luca said, while Nova watched from afar, she didn't know Luca would be the one to see her, she clenched her fist on the wall and the smell she drank fell, she didn't notice, she was too angry to make sure to clean her mess properly to avoid been caught.Unbeknownst to Nova, someone from the pack was watching, she was a female wolf, powerful wolf and not known in the pack, she is known for her ruthless acts and she only goes to war for the pack and doesn't interfere, she loves standing on top of the tree just as much as Luca loves doing that too. Just when Nova left the scene where she committed such a thing, th