Chapter 243 Chapter 243 Just this morning, he’d taken both of the boys out for a walk around the courtyard before breakfast, fed them. during a meeting he was supposed to be focused on, and spent the afternoon in the nursery playing with them. I could see the tension in

Chapter 242 Chapter 242 Ellie POV I had thought I was prepared for this. I had imagined Nolan being present, attentive, perhaps even affectionate in a careful, measured way. I had expected him to be protective, serious, focused on logistics and security and the weight of everything waiting outside the

Chapter 241 Chapter 241 When the call finally came-they’re at the gate-I was already on my feet. The front hall filled quickly. Staff lined the walls, trying and failing to appear unobtrusive. I barely noticed them. Ellie entered first. She looked tired, her hair pulled back simply, her eyes cautious

Chapter 240 Chapter 240 Nolan POV I returned to Silver Fang ahead of Ellie, my shoulder still stiff, my side aching when I moved too quickly. I ignored both. Lance was ready for the return, I’d called and given him the news as soon as I could. He’d already prepared

Chapter 239 Chapter 239 Healing. Slowly, but healing. The door opened. “I thought you’d be asleep,” Ellie said, her voice soft enough to blend with the sunlight. I turned toward her, and the ache in my chest – the one no wound had caused – eased instantly. She held one

Chapter 238 Chapter 238 Third person POV +25 Bonus Lance hadn’t realized how heavy the Alpha’s crown truly was until it sat on his head even temporarily. He’d laughed about it once, teased Nolan relentlessly about the constant meetings and the political headaches. He used to say Nolan enjoyed the

Chapter 237 Chapter 237 I didn’t push. I couldn’t. Not when she was clearly struggling to keep her emotions from unraveling completely. Instead, I shifted my fingers until they brushed hers barely there, just enough. Her breath hitched, but she didn’t pull away. I forced myself up a little straighter

Chapter 236 Chapter 236 Nolan POV The world drifted back to me in pieces. Sound came first – soft, rhythmic, almost like waves rolling in against a distant shore. A steady beeping followed, too familiar to be comforting. Machines. Hospital machines. Then came scent – sharp antiseptic layered over something

Chapter 235 Chapter 235 But I wasn’t fine. +25 Bonus My heart was racing, my pulse drumming too loud to ignore. Something in me — something tied to the bond I was desperately trying not to think about was pulling me toward the emergency bay like a magnet. Before I

Chapter 234 Chapter 234 Ellie POV The hospital had settled into its usual afternoon rhythmhe kind of steady, predictable hurn that made the whole place feel like it existed in its own pocket of time. Machines beeped in soft intervals. The faint scent of antiseptic mixed with burnt coffee clung

Chapter 233 Chapter 233 Cassian fought just behind me, twin daggers flashing silver He was quick, precise, ruthless everything an alpha was trained to be. For a moment, we moved in perfect sync, a rhythm built by years of battle and training, Cassian shifted as he downed one rogue and

Chapter 232 Chapter 232 Nolan POV By the time I reached Moonstone, dusk had already begun to settle-made darker by the storm that was beating overhead, threatening rain at any moment. Every shadow between the trees felt like it might move. Even the birds had quieted, their silence threading into

Chapter 231 Chapter 231 “You aren’t going to hurt August and lan.” It wasn’t a question; it was an order. Felicity made a dismissive hand motion. “Of course not! Why in the hells would I harm Nolan’s heirs p> Kieran relaxed just a fraction. “So, you use the boys to

Chapter 230 Chapter 230 Third person POV The wine glass shattered against the far wall, crimson liquid splattering like blood across the faded wallpaper. Felicity’s breath came in short, uneven bursts, her chest rising and falling as she stared at the mess – the jagged shards catching the light like

Chapter 229 Chapter 229 “Not yet,” he said over his shoulder, and left before she could respond. For a long moment after the door shut, Rae just stood there in the quiet, her heart fluttering, like it hadn’t in years. Ellie POV I had spent the afternoon unpacking what little

Chapter 228 Chapter 228 Third person POV Rae hadn’t realized how much she’d missed the sound of laughter until Cassian showed up at her new apartment with two cups of coffee and a grin that made it impossible not to smile back. “You know,” she said, leaning on the doorframe

Chapter 227 Chapter 227 As Alaric adjusted one of the cribs, I sank onto the edge of the bed, my thoughts turning inevitably toward Nolan. I hadn’t seen him since the night of the celebration. Part of me had expected him to reach out, to ask when he could see

Chapter 226 Chapter 226 Ellie POV The Moonstone packhouse had always felt grand to me – towering windows, stone walls that caught the light, the soft scent of pine from the forest pressing close around it. But today, standing at the threshold with two sleepy boys balanced on my hips,

Chapter 225 Chapter 225 I reached one of the border pack towns just before midnight a wom-down place of timber and brick built along the river. Lanterns glowed outside the tavern near the docks, casting long streaks of light across the cobblestones. Familiar. Almost comforting. It took me a moment

Chapter 224 Chapter 224 Nolan POV The borderlands had changed since the last time I crossed them. The roads were narrower now, the trees thick with fog, and the air carried that strange metallic tang that always clung to rogue territory not quite danger, not quite decay, but the uneasy