Chapter 250 Claire walked elegantly to the front of the hall, and the entire chamber fell silent. Every eye in the room followed her, Alphas, Betas, Lunas and Gammas alike, all of them watching her as if they were looking at a literal ghost. No one dared to breathe. The
Chapter 249 NOTE: These proceedings are part of the story’s worldbuilding and are not meant to reflect how a real court of law works. Please read them as fantasy. The Council Hall was fully packed. Elders and Alphas from every Eastern werewolf pack filled the tiered seats, chattering amongst themselves,
Chapter 248 At the Wolf Council in Aethelwulf Centralis p> Kira’s heart pounded against her ribs like a trapped bird as Kai’s car pulled into the Council grounds. She pressed her face slightly against the glass, her eyes scanning the sprawling car park. The lot was already crowded with dozens
Chapter 247 The next morning of the hearing, Kira woke to find herself tucked into her own bed, the covers drawn neatly up to her chest. She stared at the ceiling for a moment, blinking the sleep away, and last night in the study came drifting back to her. The
Chapter 246 After the meal, Derek set the empty tray aside and looked at the exhaustion lining her face. “So,” he murmured. “Now that you have eaten enough to feed a small army, tell me what you were doing before I walked in? You looked like you were trying to
Chapter 245 Derek finally wrapped up in his private study, feeling exhausted from a long day of political negotiations and his official speech to the werewolves. Desperate for a bit of hydration, he made his way down the stairs to the kitchen to take some water. He grabbed a cold
Chapter 244 Valerie nodded and sipped her wine, forcing her smile to stay firmly nailed in place. But somewhere between the word soulbond and the toast to the werewolf girl, her appetite had quietly packed its bags and left. Tan glanced at her. “Are you alright, Aunt Valerie? You look
Chapter 243 Valerie sat elegantly on the velvet sofa in her brightly lit living room, casually flipping through the glossy pages of a fashion magazine, when the front door burst open. Alicia walked in, her face twisted into a pout. Valerie looked up from her magazine, her eyebrows knitting together
Chapter 242 “Thank you, Viktor,” Kira said warmly, lifting the flowers to her nose again. “They’re lovely p> Viktor was her human tutor, and one of the quiet miracles of the past month. Braxton had hired him in secret during her time in hiding, arranging for him to come to
Chapter 241 Kira chuckled softly at Derek’s grumbled words, shaking her head as she reached for the glass of water. “Well, what can I say? Like minds think alike p> Derek scoffed, then let his eyes run over her outfit. “Why are you all dressed up, anyway p> Kira lowered
Chapter 240 The morning training session had concluded, and the boys were finally walking away from the training grounds, still damp with sweat, the morning sun climbing over Dravengard. Derek strode at the very front of the group, flanked closely by Declan, Kai, Connor, and a small handful of senior
Chapter 239 Kira stepped out of the mansion’s front door, freshly settled back into her former bedroom in the main mansion. Returning to her former bedroom felt surreal. The room was exactly the same, yet everything in her life had completely changed. She found Derek already waiting for her on
Chapter 238 Kira had just finished her clinic visit and was heading back to the packhouse, Gavin ambling along beside her, when a car pulled into the driveway. She stopped, blinking against the bright glare on the windscreen. When the driver’s side door swung open and Connor stepped out, a
Chapter 237 The dining room at the Crystal Moon Pack house was filled with the rich aroma of food, but the atmosphere at the table was thick enough to cut with a butter knife. Kira sat quietly, staring down at her plate. Her mind was a chaos of irritation and
Chapter 236 Kira wondered why she hadn’t caught his scent when he came. She let out a deep breath and glanced around, not in fear, but genuinely puzzled, trying to work out how on earth Derek had gotten into the Crystal Moon packhouse and found his way to her here
Chapter 235 Braxton sat in his study, buried under a small mountain of pack logistics and financial files. He was rubbing his temples, wondering if he had made a very bad decision, when the door opened. His Beta, Oliver, walked into the room, holding an envelope. “This just arrived, Alpha,”
Chapter 234 The driver opened the car door, and Derek stepped out, coughing gently into his fist. As he turned to climb the terrace stairs, he stopped short. Kai stood at the top of them, watching him. The two of them simply looked at one another for a long moment,
Chapter 233 Rolf brought his hand down hard on the table, causing the paperwork to flutter. He glared up at his Beta, his chest heaving with a mixture of confusion and boiling rage. “What do you mean?” he demanded, “Kira has signed a petition against us p> Jake, his Beta,
Chapter 232 Connor walked into Derek’s home study to find the King pacing the length of the room like a caged animal. Declan stood off to one side, saying something low and urgent, trying to talk him down. But the moment Derek’s eyes landed on Connor in the doorway, whatever
Chapter 231 The entire world seemed to grind to a halt in the middle of the Wolf Council hallway. Kira’s body went rigid. The moment her chest collided with his, the moment his scent flooded her nose—that sweet citrus she had come to love—her beast came roaring up from wherever