FERRIS’ POVI wanted nothing more than to yank the door open and tell Joan off myself, but Elise’s gentle hand on my arm stopped me. Her touch alone had the power to take me down, to make me listen when all I wanted was to act.“I’ll handle this,” she said.My Lycan growled in displeasure, but I tru
She leaned into my touch, closing her eyes for a moment before opening them again. “You better be right.”I smiled, lowering my lips to hers. “I am.”I kissed her, slow and deep, pouring everything I felt into that kiss—my love, my devotion, my need for her. She melted into me, her hands sliding up
FERRIS’ POVI couldn’t believe what I had just heard.The words echoed in my head. The council was telling me to marry Joan? I clenched my jaw so tightly I thought my teeth might crack.“No,” I said. My voice was cold, firm. “I’m not marrying her.”Silence filled the council chamber. The elders sat
But how?“Luna Elise, can I speak?.” Harrin asked.Elise had been arguing for me for what felt like hours, standing between me and the council like a shield. But the elders weren’t having it. “The council has made its decision,”Mirea said. “You have twenty days, Your Majesty.”I narrowed my eyes. “
EDEN’S POVSophia haunted my thoughts.It had been days since I’d last seen her break down in the corridor, her shoulders shaking, her soft sobs barely audible as she tried to hold herself together. The image wouldn’t leave me. The pain in her eyes, the way she tried to shrink into herself—it wasn’t
Tears gathered in her eyes, but she didn’t let them fall.“I don’t care what’s happening or who’s hurting you,” I vowed. “If you need protection, I will give it. If you need someone to stand by your side, I will be there. Always.”She sucked in a sharp breath, her eyes shimmering. “Eden…”I lifted m
ELISE’S POVOne day, Eden had been walking past the grand hallway when he heard voices coming from a corner. He paused, recognizing one of them as Gina’s. The other was Sophia’s. He inched closer, staying hidden behind the doorway as he listened intently.“I don’t care how you do it, Sophia,” Gina’s
A sharp breath escaped me. “Dead?” My voice was barely above a whisper “Is he—?”“I don’t know,” Sophia admitted, her face crumbling again. “She never let me speak to him. She only showed me a picture once, and he looked so scared… so weak.”I couldn’t believe this. Every time I thought Gina’s cruel
ELISE’S POVFarrell took me and the tied-up assassin through a forest. His grip was firm as he dragged the struggling man behind him. The assassin kept ranting "You think you can scare me? You think dragging me through the woods like some animal will make me talk? You're wasting your time!"I sighed
FERRIS’ POVJoan entered the roomShe bowed her head at me. “You summoned me, Alpha?”Before I could respond, an elder spoke up “You were seen with Elder Marcus late at night. In your room. Alpha Ferris himself bore witness to this.”The other council members murmured among themselves. Joan’s eyes w
ELISE’S POVI stared at the man before us. His body was restrained. His face was bruised and swollen due to the beating Farrell and Henry had given him, yet I could see a hint of arrogance in his eyes. He looked at us like he had already won. He sat in the chair, bound with thick chains. His pants
ELISE'S POVThe air turned to ice in my lungs as I faced him. Assassin. No question about it. Every muscle locked up—fight or flight short-circuited into pure freeze-frame terror.Then he flicked his wrist.Fire bloomed in his palm."Oh, come on!" I dove behind an upturned table as flames roared past. Heat seared my back through the wood. "Since when do assassins do magic tricks?"No answer. Just another fireball forming in his scarred hands. I rolled right as it shattered the table behind me. Splinters peppered my jacket.I stayed low, gripping the knives in my pockets. "Look, buddy, I don't even know who you—"Another fireblast cut me off. My sleeve caught flame. I slapped it out, coughing. "Rude."The bastard still hadn't spoken. Just kept advancing, fingers crackling with fresh heat. My wolf bristled under my skin, all fangs and fury.Bad news: I was five months pregnant. Worse news: This guy didn't care."Fine." I surged upright as his next fireball left his fingertips. "Let's da
FERRIS’ POVAt the council chamber, I sat at the head of the table, tapping my fingers on it to distract myself. My expression was carefully neutral. Around me, the council members sat, looking at each other with uneasy expressions on their faces.Elder Marcus stood at the far end. His hands were fo
ELISE'S POVI couldn't believe the sight in front of me. I had to stop myself frim throwing up. My pregnancy hormones mixed with the horrible sight in front of me made me nauseous. Who could have done this? There was definitely something bigger at play here. The image before me burned itself into
ELISE’S POVI sat on the edge of my bed, staring blankly at the wall, lost in though.Farrell sat beside me. Nayla nuzzled against my leg. The cub had grown attached to me. she looked up at with those wide eyes of hers as if she knew something was wrong.“Are you okay?” Farrell asked.“I’m fine,” I
FERRIS’ POVWith anger in my veins, I walked toward Joan’s room. I was seething due to everything the maids had told me. The audacity of that woman—making new rules about removing Elise’s things, as if she had the authority to erase Elise from the palace, from my life. My teeth ground together. Joan
FERRIS’ POVThe doors to the palace crashed open as I stormed inside. My blood was boiling, and my fists were clenched so tightly my knuckles cracked. Farrell. That bastard.How dare he speak about Elise that way?The words still rang in my ears, taunting me. Mocking me. I should’ve ripped his throa