"Tell me, Alpha Raven," the King's words dripped with disdain, "is this how you honor your responsibilities? By attending a banquet while your Luna is butchered?""Your Majesty, please," Astrid rushed forward, her face a mask of desperate innocence. "There's been a terrible misunderstanding. Sylvia
Sylvia's POVThe throbbing pain from my stomach wound was nothing compared to the ache in my heart as I watched the guards drag Astrid and Tommy away. Despite everything she'd done to me - the torture, the permanent scars, the attempt to destroy my future - I couldn't let the entire pack suffer for
Raven lowered his head and captured my lips, I clenched my teeth, but he sucked my lips forcefully, "Mmgh..." My lips were aching from the suction, and a low moan escaped my throat.Raven took the opportunity to press his tongue against my slightly parted lips, forcefully exploring my mouth, entangl
Sylvia's POVLucas's eyes met mine across the room, their golden depths swimming with a mixture of fury, pain, and something deeper that made my soul ache. I wanted to scream that this wasn't what I wanted, that my body's response to Raven was nothing but the cruel joke of our mate bond. But shame
I jerked away from his touch, anger overriding the mate bond's pull. "I belong to myself. What happened just now... that was biology, nothing more.""Biology?" His laugh was cruel. "Your body tells a different story. You can't deny how you responded to me.""Because of the mate bond!" I wrapped the
Sylvia's POVI fled down the corridor, my footsteps echoing off the stone walls as I ran from that scene, from my name spoken like a forbidden prayer, from the confusion and hurt that threatened to overwhelm me. I didn't stop until I reached an empty alcove, pressing my back against the cold stone
When I finally emerged, wrapped in a towel with water still dripping from my hair, I found Raven waiting in my room. My body tensed immediately, remembering his forceful treatment earlier."Sylvia," he began, taking a step toward me. "I need to apologize."I wrapped my robe tighter around myself, ma
Sylvia's POVThe silence stretched between us as I stood at the window, still processing the scent of Astrid's perfume on Raven's skin. My fingers gripped the windowsill until my knuckles turned white, trying to anchor myself against the storm of emotions threatening to overwhelm me."Sylvia," Raven