Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Riley’s POV I looked at Scarlett calmly. She hadn’t even touched me, but she shrank back like she’d seen a ghost, trembling as she whispered, “Sister, please don’t look at me like that. You’re scaring me p> Kael’s hand suddenly shoved me hard. “What are you
Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Third Per POV The door slammed open. Alpha Alaric His worde stormed in, already shouting. “Kael Vale, get up right now! Why the hell did you unilaterally terminate p> caught in his throat. Lying in the center of Kael’s massive bed was Riley. Pale. sleep. groggy,
Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Third Person’s POV After ending the call, Kael Vale sat stiffly in the high–backed leather chair in his study. The lights were dim, but his thoughts were darker. He had just learned what truly happened to Riley during her five years in the rogue prison. And
Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Third Person’s POV The room was barely a room at all. Cramped. Damp. Mold clung to the walls like parasites. A single folding cot occupied the far corner, surrounded by a scatter of worn clothes and lifeless daily necessities. The sour scent of mildew hung in
Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Kael’s POV The moment the footage ended, I couldn’t breathe. Fifteen minutes. That was how long it took to drive Riley home from the prison. Fifteen minutes of her sitting motionless, her hands resting on her lap, body pressed against the window like she wanted to
Chapter 10 Riley’s POV I let my eyes sweep across their faces–one by one. Alaric. Zara. Scarlett, Kael. Each of them flinched beneath my stare, unable to meet my gaze. Even Kael, all fire and fury a second first. ago, broke eye contact I knew what they were doing. What
Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Riley’s POV The moment Kael opened his mouth, rage shot through me like wildfire. I pushed myself off the ground, hands stinging from the marble floor. Pain flared in my knee, nearly knocking me off balance. I steadied myself with a breath and met his gaze.
Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Riley’s POV My life had already been destroyed, and now he suddenly cared about my education? How ironic. I had spent my entire youth chasing the light–ten years of studying until my fingers bled, just to rewrite the fate I had been handed. I dreamed of
Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Riley’s POV The crowd was growing around us. Everyone had heard the voice coming from the speakerphone. Stunned silence followed. Even the music in the distance felt like it had dulled to a whisper. The Ebonclaw Pack might not be the most powerful in the South,
Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Riley’s POV Scarlett’s elegance was paid for—in full—by wealth, privilege, and attention. Me? I had nothing. The Ebonclaw Pack never gave me their love, nor their resources. Yet somehow, it was still my fault I didn’t turn out “graceful” enough. They brought me back into their
Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Riley’s POV The car ride was silent, but the silence wasn’t empty. It was loud with everything Kael wasn’t saying. Everything he refused to acknowledge. I sat in the back seat, the worn denim of my prison jeans rough against my skin. My gaze drifted over
Chapter 4 hapter 4 Riley’s POV The prison gates groaned open like the jaws of some ancient beast. Light hit my face for the first time in five years. It should have felt warm. It didn’t. The clothes I wore when I entered—now sagged off my body, hanging loose over
Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Riley’s POV Time dissolved in that cell—hours bled into days, days into the endless gray of existence. I lost track of seasons, of the moon’s cycle, even of my own reflection in the polished metal sink. My knuckles scraped concrete as Harper’s boot slammed into my
Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Riley’s POV The chains around my wrists were cold and tight. Each step I took toward the courtroom echoed louder than the last, like the world was announcing my humiliation. Two guards walked beside me—one on each side, hands firm on my arms, like I was
Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Riley’s POV “You gave Blackmaw Pack’s Alpha daughter Tessa false information. You lured her into the Black Forest, and now she lies in a coma after being mauled by Rogues. You deserve to die p> I froze. Maddox—my mate—stood in front of me, his voice like
Chapter 217 EPILOGUE FIVE YEARS LATER RYAN’S POV Anna’s giggles lit up our cozy living room, her joy wrapping around my heart in a way that still left me breathless after all these years. She darted around the coffee table, her robe fluttering open just enough to tease me with
Chapter 216 CHAPTER 108 ANNA’S POV I still can’t believe you’re really getting married, Anna,” Sasha said, standing beside me in the dressing room, already looking emotional like she was about to cry. She kept fiddling with her fingers and blinking too fast. “It just feels like everything’s happening so
Chapter 215 107 CHAPTER 107 ANNA’S POV “Will you marry me, Anna p> “Ryan…” I gasped, my voice catching a little. I blinked at him, caught completely off guard. My heart stuttered in my chest, my eyes wide as they dropped to the little velvet box in his hand and
Chapter 214 CHAPTER 106 RYAN’S POV “Get the body out. And cover her face properly,” I muttered, my voice low and firm, watching as they carried Sophie’s lifeless body out of the storeroom. The white sheet covered most of her, but not enough, blood still soaked through the corners, trailing
Chapter 213 CHAPTER 105 ANNA’S POV “I smell sex,” Sasha said with a teasing grin as I walked back to our table, settling into my seat like I hadn’t just gotten absolutely ruined in the restricted section of the college library minutes ago. “Shut up,” I muttered, shooting her a