Elora's POV. The second I got into my room, I forced myself to sit on my bed, a scoff escaping my lips as I stared at the nightstand. The room was dimly lit, casting shadows that seemed to mock my raging heart. “Come to fight alongside them? What a joke! Just so he could take over my pack? What does he think of me? A fool?” I muttered to myself, running my fingers through my hair in frustration. The tangled strands seemed to mirror the chaos in my mind.I had claimed that I was coming into the room to think about something different, something unrelated, to clear my head. But who was I kidding? The thoughts of Killian wanting my help were inescapable, clinging to my mind like a relentless shadow.The memory of Luke holding onto my hand and begging me to come fight with the pack replayed vividly in my mind. His earnest eyes, the desperation in his voice; it all came rushing back. For that split second, I felt a wave of pity wash over me, not just for him but for myself as well.I w
Elora's POV.“I’m sorry, Killian, but you have to fight alone. No matter what it is!” I said, my voice cold and resolute before abruptly ending the call.The phone rang again almost immediately. His persistence made my heart ache, but I steeled myself, ignoring the call. He called again and again, each ring echoing through the room like a haunting reminder of my own struggle. Every time, I either ignored it or ended the call, my hands trembling with each rejection.It got to a point where I couldn't take it anymore. My emotions were a tangled mess of guilt, anger, and sorrow. With a frustrated growl, I turned my phone off and tossed it away, not caring where it landed."That's enough!" I shouted into the empty room, my voice cracking under the strain. The phone clattered against the wall, the sound sharp and final in the oppressive silence.“How could you ignore your mate that way? This is my last warning, Elora… go help him, or watch me take full control over you!” Kyla's voice was
Elora's POV“Stop this madness, Kyla! Stop it!” I growled as I tried to stop her, but just as we kept struggling, a sharp pang struck my back, electrocuting me and making me fall to the ground immediately in pain and intense fear.“Ahh!” I winced in pain as I clutched my chest that burned with nothing but pain too.“Elora, what is wrong this time?” Bryce rushed to me as I lay on the ground grieving.“Ahhh!” I cried out again, tightening my eyes shut as I tried to stop the pain, but it wasn't happening. It wasn't stopping.“Come on, let me help you up!” He suggested as he got a grip of my hand. Kyla had stopped struggling to take over me, not because she didn't want to, but because she was obviously weak at this moment.I felt it too, and I was certain that she felt it more. It felt like someone had slashed me from behind. It felt so real that I thought for a second that someone else was in the room with me other than Bryce, but I wasn't bleeding.As Bryce helped me to my feet, my eyes
Elora's POV.The second we got to the pack, I wasted no time climbing out of the car and rushing into the pack's mansion to meet Chief Grayson, who was still there.As soon as I pushed the door open with Gamma Luke following behind, the first sight that caught my attention was Chief Grayson, who had a confused and shocked look on his face.“Elora?” he called at the first sight of me standing in the Ocean Pack's mansion.“Chief!” I gasped as I rushed toward him. With my eyes all moist, I embraced him tightly, sniffling softly as I needed him to make me feel at ease for a split second.“Elora, are you okay? What are you doing at the Ocean Pack at this time of night?” he asked as he placed his hand on my hair and caressed it gently.“I…” I pulled out from his embrace, wiping the tears that trickled down my cheeks. I was in pain at this moment.“There's no time to explain, but I promise to do so when I get back safely!” I let out, making him more confused as he stared at me.“Safely? Is t
Elora's POV.“Alpha Killian!” Dayton's voice pierced through the silence and the stench of blood, making me recall my reason for coming to the Blackwood pack to fight.Without hesitation, I ran towards where they were. Seeing Alpha Killian in Dayton's grip, all covered with blood, I felt an intense pang grip my heart immediately.“Killian!” I gasped as I fell to the ground on my knees, my eyes bulging out in both fear and confusion.“How did this happen?” Tears began to trickle from my eyes at his sight. Crawling closer to him, I placed one hand beneath his head and the other on his back.The blood that kept gushing out of his body stained it so much that I feared what was going to happen next to Alpha Killian. Was he going to survive the hit from the rogues?He looked so pale and, above all, so weak. It didn't look like he could self-heal too. Just as I kept trying to help him remain conscious, Scarlet came out from only the moon goddess knew where and pushed me aside.“Alpha Killian
Elora's POV“You don't scare me, Elora!” Scarlet declared, making me halt right in my tracks. With a smirk curling up across my lips, I turned halfway to look at her.“You were never expected to be afraid of me, Scarlet… at least not when you are dead and served to the rogues!” I snarled viciously.“Are you threatening me right now?” She scoffed as she took a step closer to where I was standing.“I'm not threatening you, Scarlet… threats are for weaklings. Just obey me, is that clear?” Before she could say another word to me, I walked out on her.I could hear her frustrated screams from inside the mansion, but I didn't care. I was glad she felt that way.I would have loved to make her pay for sending rogues to come rape me, but it was just best if I ignored her and went to save my Alpha.The second I got to the room, I swiftly pushed the door open and couldn't help but find Dayton and Luke trying to take Killian's shirt off.“Leave, I'll do it!” I commanded, and they immediately obeye
ELORA."Please, Father! Don't leave me like this! Please, stay!" I sobbed uncontrollably, clutching my father's weak, bloodied body in my arms.Tears streamed down my cheeks as my only desire was to somehow save him, to give him another chance at life."I'm... I'm too weak to go on, Elora," he rasped, his voice choked with pain. He paused, coughing up blood, and the sight shook me to my very core. My eyes widened in shock and fear, unable to comprehend the severity of the situation."Father, please!" I wailed with all my might, my heart pounding and tears streaming down my face."Listen to me," he struggled to speak, his voice weak and strained. "The Ocean pack... it's in your hands now. Keep it safe. And to do that, you must marry Alpha Killian."His words hit me like a tidal wave, and I froze in disbelief at the mention of marrying Alpha Killian."What? I... I can't do that!" I protested vehemently, shaking my head in refusal, tears still blurring my vision as I struggled to unders
ELORA."To claim what is rightfully mine, Chief Grayson!" Alpha Killian asserted with a deep, commanding voice that sent a shiver down my spine. The urge to shift into my wolf form and tear him apart surged within me, but I forced myself to maintain composure."That's never going to happen, Killian!" I snapped, my fists clenched at my sides as I locked eyes with him. The sight of him only fueled my rage further, and all I wanted was to escape his presence.He was my enemy, the Alpha I despised more than any other. His attempt to claim me filled me with disgust and irritation. I wanted nothing to do with him, regardless of my father's wishes. I had my own desires, and they did not include submitting to Alpha Killian."It's already happening, Elora. You can't change what has been marked by the moon goddess herself!" Killian snarled, his gaze intense as he locked eyes with me.Despite his handsome appearance, he was far from being my dream partner."The moon goddess would never pair m