Chapter 42: GambitEliana’s POV:The whispers started as soon as dawn broke, spreading like wildfire through the pack. Everywhere I turned, I could see the sneers, hear the hushed conversations. Kael humiliated me in the worst possible way, and now I was a public disgrace. The very people I had once commanded with an iron fist now looked at me with a mix of pity and scorn. I sat in my chambers, my mind racing. Kael’s betrayal was a wound that cut deeper with every passing moment, but it also ignited a fire within me. I felt used, discarded, but I would not let him have the last laugh, nor would I let this smear the image I’ve worked hard to build. “Milady,” a timid voice called from the doorway. It was one of the younger maids, her eyes wide with fear. “The Alpha requests your presence in the Great Hall.”I stood, smoothing down my dress and composing myself. I would not give them the satisfaction of seeing me break. As I walked through the corridors, heads turned, and the whispers

Chapter 44: Allies and EnemiesLyraeus’ POV: I stood by the edge of the training grounds, watching Aria spar with Ryker. Each strike, each dodge, each maneuver was executed with a precision that spoke volumes of her determination and growing skills. I admired her resilience, her unwavering commitment to preparing for the battles ahead, but my heart ached at the growing distance between us.Since our argument that morning, Aria had been avoiding me. Every attempt I made to speak with her was met with cold indifference or outright dismissal. It was as if a chasm had opened up between us, one that I didn't know how to bridge. I turned away from the training session, my mind shifting to more pressing matters. The information I had received about the Blood Moon Pack’s enforcement was troubling. Kael was bolstering his forces, preparing for an all-out assault. We needed to be ready. I headed to the planning room, where I spread out a map of the territory on the table. I traced the routes

Chapter 46: Race against TimeLyraeus’ POV: Early the next morning Aria came knocking at my door, I was not in a good mood to engage in her story. “Lyraeus, please open up, we need to talk,” she said, knocking endlessly. I was quiet, my mind wavering from last night's event. Why was she so bent on believing Elder Ravenwood when he clearly was selling her out to the enemy? Was it a thing with the Blackwood family to trust blindly? “Elder Ravenwood is meeting with a spy from Blood Moon Pack tonight, we can follow him to know if he’s saying the truth or not,” she added, her voice breaking in tiredness. “We will follow him,” I finally replied. For the rest of the day I stayed up in my chambers ignoring everyone including Ryker. I needed my alone time to reflect on myself and my thoughts. Later that night the moon hung low in the sky, casting an eerie glow over the dense forest as I made my way to a secluded spot. Elder Ravenwood had insisted this was where we would find a spy from

Chapter 48: Primal Attraction Aria’s POV: I sat by Lyraeus’ bedside, the weight of guilt pressing down on me like a physical burden. His face, usually so full of life and strength, was now pale and drawn. The curse had taken its toll, leaving him in the deep, unyielding coma. I reached out, my fingers brushing against his, and felt a pang of regret. If only I had been more aware, more attentive to the signs. Minutes turned into hours as I stayed by his side, refusing to leave him alone to his suffering. I tended to his body, cleaned his face and whispered words of encouragement and reassurance, hoping against hope that he could hear me. The pack had grown concerned, but I couldn’t bring myself to leave him, not even for a moment.That evening, as the moon cast its silver light through the window, Lyraeus began to stir. His face contorted in pain, and he murmured incoherently. I leaned closer, my heart racing. “Lyraeus, it’s me, Aria. I’m here,” I whispered, hoping my voice would re

Chapter 50: Divided Loyalties Whispers began to spread all around the Blood Moon Pack, the tension crackling in the pack was like a static before a storm. Kael’s words were like a sting in their hearts: Aria, a traitor!!!“Alpha Kael is right on this one,” one of the pack members, a woman named Lenora, spoke up. “If Aria really allied with the one who killed her father, Our Alpha, then that makes her a traitor.”The rest of the pack members' eyes flashed with cunning. “Aria really turned her back on us, her own family. She has chosen to align herself with the monster who slaughtered our beloved Alpha.”Murmurs of anger and betrayal rippled through the rest of the pack members present at the Pack house that evening. Despite the hardships under Kael’s rule, the idea of siding with the enemy of their fallen Alpha was unthinkable.“Why should we trust her now?” Lenora added. “She betrayed us by siding with the Lycan. We must stand united against this threat.”Despite the famine and Kael’