Killian's POV.“Alpha Killian, you called!” Beta Dayton's voice resonated through the room the second he entered, his head bowed slightly as he showed his respect to me.I paused for a second, my eyes still fixed outside the room as my back was turned to him. I tried my best to hide it, to hide my pain, but it wasn't working. It felt like I was forcing something that wasn't meant to be.Elora never wanted to return to the Blackwood pack, and I forced her to. This broke my heart so deeply, but who wouldn't want to run away after hearing their Mate is getting married to someone else?“Alpha Killian?” Beta Dayton called out again as he took a few steps closer to where I was standing. “Are you okay?” he asked, his tone tinged with concern and worry for me.Swiftly, I turned on my heels, our eyes meeting at that moment. Mine were already red because of the tears I had been holding back as much as I could.“Alpha…” he began, seeing my dead gaze fixed on him, but I cut him off. If there was
Elora's POV."I let you out of my sight before, and every day of my life was hell. I am not and never letting you out of my sight this time! Never!" Alpha Killian's words echoed in my mind as I sat on the wooden bed, my eyes welling with tears.What did he mean by that? Was he serious, or was this just another one of his manipulations? My thoughts spiraled into a chaotic mess as I bit my lower lip in frustration. I stood up, pacing around the room, my heart pounding with uncertainty. I had expected something different after his guards took me away—perhaps even my death. But instead, Killian seemed... attached, more so than ever before. Clinging to me and claiming me like I was still his."Could it be that what Bryce told me was a lie? No, there's no way Bryce would lie about something like this, right?" I muttered under my breath, feeling like I was going insane as I continued to pace.Just as I tried to make sense of it all, the door creaked open, and a maid entered, bowing slightl
Elora's POV.Watching Killian walk out of the room was one thing, but knowing that I was going to be locked up and monitored for eternity felt like a gnawing fury on my nerves.My fingers ran through each strand of my hair as I paced around the room. Frustration, depression, and anger gnawed at my insides.“His mate? Was I considered his mate when he agreed to marry Scarlet? What stupidity is this? What reality of pain is this?” I panicked, my lips clenched between my teeth.I wanted to leave. I wanted to run as far away as I could from this madness, away from the scary world, away from the Blackwood pack, away from Killian!As I kept pacing back and forth in the room, my mind consumed with nothing but pain and anger, the sudden loud ringing of the bells caught my attention, making me halt briefly.“It’s happening… they are about to take the oath!” At that moment, my heart felt so heavy, like a burden had fallen on me, and I couldn’t help but feel broken.A heavy gasp of disbelief lef
Killian's POVThe priest walked up to me where I stood right beside Scarlet. With an ancient dagger in his grip, he smiled at me. “Your thumb, Alpha Killian,” he requested, and I stretched my hand toward him.He did the same with Scarlet. It was the oath-taking, and we had to merge our bloods to be joined. But one thing Scarlet and Chief Han didn’t know was that if an Alpha’s mind or heart isn’t set on something, it doesn’t go as planned.Standing before everyone and Scarlet, my only desire was to be with Elora, who was in the room. I had a plan—a plan to ruin the oath-taking at the final phase just to be with my dearest Elora.“You may join hands now, Alpha Killian!” The priest commanded, and reluctantly, I turned to meet Scarlet’s gaze.She was definitely happy and excited to finally think she had me in her grip. She stretched out her hand, which was bleeding, and I did the same.But just as we were about to merge the blood, the doors to the hall burst open, drawing our attention im
Elora's POV.As soon as my eyes began to open, I was greeted by a thick, suffocating darkness and the sharp, metallic smell of blood filling the air.I was in a place that felt eerily familiar—where Master Kai had captured me before. But something was different now. Despite the shadows around me, I could still feel my mate nearby.“Where am I?” I whispered weakly. A sudden, sharp pain exploded at the back of my head, making me wince and jerk in agony. The memory came rushing back—how I had tried to return to the Blackwood pack, only to be struck in the head and knocked out.“Alpha Killian!” I gasped as the truth sank in. I tried to stand, but I was held back. I was tied to a chair again, unable to break free.“Who’s here now? Let me go! Please, let me go!” I begged, desperate to rescue Alpha Killian. I needed to save him from the rogues who had attacked our pack.No matter how hard I struggled, the ropes only tightened, and the pain in my head wouldn’t ease. I felt foolish, knowing m
Killian's POV.“It is over now, Alpha Killian…” Beta Dayton informed me as he walked closer to where I stood with blood splattered all over my body. I turned around and, seeing most of my pack members and guards on the ground, I couldn't help but feel bitter and angry.I was going to kill anyone who had planned this madness, no matter what. But first, I had to get my mate, Elora.“It isn't over yet, Dayton,” I declared, my voice resounding in the area. “My mate is still out there and close too. I can sense it!”“Luna Elora?” He gasped as he went down on one knee. “What should we do, Alpha Killian?” he asked, his tone urgent and filled with concern.“We find her now!” I commanded, and without hesitation, he nodded. It was just Dayton and me. Most guards were injured, so it was only right for them to stay back.We got into the car and sped away from the pack's mansion. We were heading toward the Ocean pack first when I sensed it—I sensed her inner wolf calling out to me.“Stop, Dayton!”
Killian's POVA month later...“You can't sit here all day when you know you can take back your pack today, Alpha Killian!” Beta Dayton's voice echoed in the room the second he walked in.I was facing the window with my back turned against him. It was best that way. After escaping death the night my mate was taken, I had felt nothing short of pain, regret, and anger.I wished, for a second, that I had left when Beta Dayton asked me to. Who knows, I might not have inhaled so much poison that could ruin me.Now, after a month of trying to heal myself and regain my abilities as an Alpha, I was met with the news that Elora was getting joined with Bryce at the Blackwood pack's mansion.“Alpha Killian, I know you can hear me. Don't back down today of all days like you used to. Don't make her sacrifice go in vain!” Beta Dayton said, making me furious, but I tried my best to stay calm.“Sacrifice?” I scoffed, trying to hold back tears. The memories of that night only brought back intense pain
Killian's POV.Without thinking twice, I scooped Elora into my arms and stormed out of the pack's mansion. The guards, seeing that Bryce was dead, now came to obey me as their Alpha.Getting into the car, I turned to Beta Dayton. “Drive faster!” I commanded, and he did so.We headed to the hospital, and after a few minutes on the road, we finally arrived. She was rushed into the emergency unit, and my heart raced as I chased after them.“We'd like you to wait here, Alpha Killian. We'll take over from here,” one of the nurses urged, and I had to stop. I paced around the hallway with Dayton.My mind was restless. I needed to know what was wrong; I needed to find out why she had suddenly collapsed.Seconds turned into minutes and minutes into hours as I paced around the hallway, yet there was nothing. I began to lose patience, but just as I was about to storm into the emergency room, the doors opened, and the doctor walked out with ease.I ran up to him, my heart racing as I stuttered,