Elara Grace’s words snapped something inside of me. I was exhausted. Tired of being walked all over. And after last night, I wasn’t about to let her just saunter away after she said such awful things to me. I moved before Grace could walk away, planting myself squarely in her path in the doo
My heart sank as I stared at the headline on the screen: “Alaric Donovan Spotted Driving Socialite Emily Harrington Home… Where is Omega Wife?” Beneath it was a photo, taken through the windshield of Alaric’s car. Emily was in the passenger seat, smiling radiantly as she looked at him. He wasn
Elara The girls clung to my legs, sobbing when they discovered we would be going to a fancy party without them. Zoe’s face was buried against my thigh, her muffled cries pulling at my heartstrings. Ella wasn’t much better, her wide eyes brimming with tears as she stared up at me, her hands c
stomach twisted as I glanced toward the group of women huddled nearby, their eyes darting toward me before quickly looking away. “Did you see what Emily posted?” another murmured. “Pouring tea in her dressing gown? How embarrassing.” “She’s an Omega. What do you expect?” The words hit me lik
Elara Mason’s eyes locked onto mine before I had a chance to slip away. When he looked at me, I froze. The faint hum of conversation around me faded to a dull roar in the back of my mind, and every instinct screamed at me to turn around, to get away. But I couldn’t move. I felt as frozen as a de
I shoved backward, elbowing him hard in the ribs, and his hold loosened just as a low, guttural growl echoed from the far end of the corridor. I didn’t need to turn around to know who it was. Alaric moved like a shadow, crossing the distance between us in seconds. His eyes glowed crimson beneath
Elara The room felt suffocating as I stood there on that stage with Alaric. Every eye was turned to us, every voice had gone silent, every mouth was now hanging open in shock. I didn’t know what Alaric was planning when he led me to that stage, but I wasn’t expecting him to pull my hair aside an
It was so much more and so much less at the same time. My love. I knew he didn’t mean those words. I knew, in the bottom of my heart, that he was just saying these things as a part of our act—that it was the only way for either of us to find some reprieve from the gossip and the backlash that wa
The school was bustling when we arrived, the parking lot teeming with parents and kids, all hurrying toward the bright red doors at the front of the building. Alex’s grip on my hand tightened as we approached, his eyes wide as he took in the sea of unfamiliar faces.“It’s okay,” I whispered, crouchi
ElaraThe house was alive with the all-too-familiar chaos of a school morning. Somewhere down the hall, Ella was shouting at Zoe about taking too long in the bathroom, and Zoe’s shrill rebuttal wasn’t far behind. The smell of toast lingered in the air, mingling with the faint bite of fall that crept
ElaraThe air that night was quiet—quieter than it had been in weeks. The house had settled into the kind of stillness that only came with exhaustion, the last embers in the fireplace flickering softly behind the glass. Even the wind outside had gone still, barely rustling the edges of the curtains
ElaraThe lanterns flickered softly against the night sky, their warm glow swaying in time with the breeze that danced through the courtyard. Even from this distance, I could still hear the faint music from the reception, the low murmur of conversation punctuated by bursts of laughter.But out here,
ElaraThe music was soft and sweet, drifting lazily over the twinkling lights strung across the open-air pavilion. Everything felt golden—the warm glow of lanterns, the hum of conversation over glasses of bubbly champagne, the faint crackle of the bonfire flickering in the distance.But none of it c
“Thank you,” he murmured, his voice cracking ever so slightly. “Thank you for giving me this.”I ran my fingers through his hair, gently pushing it back from his forehead. “You don’t have to thank me for anything, Alaric. This baby… it’s part of both of us.”His hands remained on my stomach as he li
ElaraThe house felt different as we stepped inside, the soft click of the door behind us sealing out the world beyond. It wasn’t just the warmth that greeted me, or the faint glow of the early morning sun filtering through the windows—it was something deeper. A stillness. A kind of quiet I hadn’t r
I wanted to tell her she was wrong—that this wasn’t some grand destiny I had been walking toward all my life. But I couldn’t. Not when I had felt it myself. That surge of power that wasn’t entirely my own. The way it had shattered the chains and driven Sarah back like she was nothing more than air.
ElaraThe sunlight hit harder than I expected, even though it had only been hours since I’d been trapped in that cavern. I squinted against the sudden golden rays of the morning sun, blinking rapidly as my eyes adjusted. But the others—the moonwolves—weren’t as fortunate.They stumbled as they emerg