Chapter 255 Chapter 256 FAYE I was halfway down the corridor to Irene’s room when I heard voices. I hadn’t meant to listen. I was already turning the corner, already thinking about how I would knock, how Irene would probably be sitting on her bed with a book she wasn’t
Chapter 254 FAYE +25 Pors The moment Irene and I stepped into Helen’s room, the air felt charged–tight, like something had already shattered and we were walking in on the echo of it. Helen was standing near the dresser, her back half–turned to us, movements sharp and angry as she
Chapter 253 Chapter 254 ALEXANDER “You want the truth, Alexander?” my mother said quietly. “Here is the truth.” I took in a deep breath, waiting for her to speak. 30 “I wasn’t taken to Shadow Fang territory,” Helen continued. “Not even close. I was kept within Blood Crescent borders the
Chapter 252 Chapter 253 FAYE Helen and I had breakfast alone. The dining room was quiet in that early–morning way I’d grown used to since becoming Luna- sunlight filtering through the tall windows, the table set neatly, food still steaming faintly. It should have felt peaceful. Instead, there was a
Chapter 251 Chapter 252 ALEXANDER I knew the moment Helen was settled into her room that I wouldn’t be able to rest. Sleep had abandoned me anyway, chased away by too many thoughts and too much fear pressed tight against my chest. Helen was back–alive, unharmed, breathing–and that alone should
Chapter 250 Chapter 251 ALEXANDER By the time we got close to the main gates, I was already trying to make sense of things in my head, all to no avail. Kyle walked beside me calmly. He hadn’t said much since we started walking. The patrol post came into view,
Chapter 249 Chapter 250 FAYE I was overreacting. Not because what was happening wasn’t serious–it was. Helen was gone. Shadow Fang had made their move. War was looming like a storm cloud that refused to pass. But this… this argument, this sudden collapse into tears over being told no? That
Chapter 248 FAYE After briefing the warriors, Alexander returned to the chambers. I heard his footsteps before I saw him. I had been pacing the sitting room like a restless ghost, my bare feet tracing the same invisible path across the rug, my teeth worrying my bottom lip until it
Chapter 247 Chapter 248 ALEXANDER I released my grip on him just enough for him to breathe. Barely. He collapsed forward with a choked gasp, clutching his mangled arm to his chest as if that alone could keep him together. Bones had shifted where they weren’t meant to. I’d made
Chapter 246 Chapter 247 ALEXANDER +25 Points By the time Cole and I pulled up in front of my mother’s house, the sun was already going down. It was almost evening. That alone unsettled me. Helen was a creature of habit. If she planned to be out late, she would
Chapter 245 Chapter 246 ALEXANDER +25 Points I barely lowered the phone before Cole was already watching me, his earlier annoyance completely gone. “What’s going on?” he asked, serious now. “Irene,” I said. “She just landed. Mom was supposed to pick her up… but her phone is off.” Cole frowned.
Chapter 244 Chapter 245 ALEXANDER +25 Points The sharp thud of fist against padded glove echoed through the training room as Cole’s punch connected with my guard. I absorbed the impact easily, but my counter came a beat too late. Cole stepped back, eyes narrowing. “You’re distracted.” I exhaled, rolling
Chapter 243 Chapter 244 +25 Points Helen had returned from the pack house earlier, only to meet Brad waiting for her. He had complained about how she kept him waiting, and she had apologized. She didn’t really care about his feelings at this point, but she needed him to believe
Chapter 242 Chapter 243 FAYE 175 Points I walked into Alexander’s office, feeling a mix of curiosity and unease. The thought of Diana still lingered like a shadow I couldn’t quite shake. I found Alexander at his desk, calm and composed as always, though I could sense the faint tension
Chapter 241 Chapter 242 ALEXANDER $25 Points I couldn’t stop myself from thinking about the fact that Diana was coming to see me. I wondered what her reason was… or excuse. Cole came into the office. “Alpha, I was told Diana is here to see you. Do you want me
Chapter 240 FAYE I wasn’t insecure. I knew that about myself. I’d never been the type to spiral over shadows or imagined threats. Still, discomfort didn’t always come from insecurity. Sometimes it came from awareness–from knowing yourself well enough to recognize when something, if left unspoken, could quietly grow teeth.
Chapter 239 FAYE I knew I heard Alexander’s voice. +25 Points That realization came before I even reached the office door–before I consciously registered where I was headed. His voice had a way of anchoring itself in my awareness, calm and low and unmistakable, like a familiar thread I could
Chapter 238 I led my mother straight to my office, bypassing the common areas and guards with a single nod. The door closed behind us with a click. Helen took the chair across from my desk without being invited. I remained standing for a moment, watching her. She looked composed,
Chapter 237 ALEXANDER +25 Points I parked across the street from the salon the moment I saw my mother’s car tucked neatly into one of the slots near the entrance. Of course she was here. For a second, I considered going inside. Walking straight in. But something about this didn’t
Chapter 236 Chapter 237 ALEXANDER +25 Points My phone vibrated against the surface of the conference table for the second time in less than five minutes. I didn’t look down immediately. I was in the middle of a meeting, seated across from a man who had flown in that morning,