Chapter 289 Chapter 289 “She’s completely unhinged,” Kieran went on, rubbing a hand over his face. “Whatever she was before-this is worse. She’s not thinking strategically anymore. She’s obsessed p> My wolf stirred, a low, furious presence beneath my skin. “Where is she?” I asked. Kieran shook his head. “Gone.

Chapter 288 Chapter 288 Nolan POV Kieran arrived without an announcement. That alone told me everything. Security alerted me only after he was already inside the outer perimeter of the packhouse, his scent sharp with panic and exhaustion, his posture rigid in a way that spoke of a man who

Chapter 287 Chapter 287 “Because,” Alaric said softly, “this happened on your watch p> Kieran opened his mouth to protest. Alaric did not give him the chance. “You created a climate,” Alaric continued evenly. “You fed lies to people who were already desperate to believe them. You encouraged paranoia. You

Chapter 286 Chapter 286 +25 Bonus Chapter 286 Third Person POV Alaric did not return to Moonstone. That alone would have been enough to unsettle anyone who knew him well. He left Silver Fang without ceremony, declining the escort Nolan quietly offered, declining even to say goodbye properly to Ellie.

Chapter 285 Chapter 285 Nolan remained. Ellie took a breath and told her father what had happened. The attack. The panic. Nolan bleeding on the debate. stage. The withdrawal that followed. The rogue’s words. The goddess’s warning. It all came tumbling out in a rush. Connections seemed to click into

Chapter 284 Chapter 284 +25 Bonus Chapter 284 Third Person POV Alaric arrived like a force of nature. The moment he crossed the threshold of Silver Fang’s packhouse, the air changed. Conversations died mid-sentence. Servants froze where they stood. Warriors straightened instinctively, then stepped back, eyes lowered in reflexive deference.

Chapter 283 Chapter 283 +25 Bonus Chapter 283 “He spoke,” I said softly. August didn’t acknowledge our reactions at all, his wide, stormy eyes were fixed on the door, on his father. Nolan stepped inside, flanked briefly by Cassian and security before they peeled away to give us space. His

Chapter 282 Chapter 282 Ellie POV The television was still on as we settled into the silence that followed the chaos. The volume was low, but the dull roar of the panic still resonated. The boys were pressed against me on the narrow couch in the secure backstage room, August’s

Chapter 281 Chapter 281 Chapter 281 I knew that with absolute certainty. +25 Bonus Every instinct told me to spin it. To turn it into resolve, into defiance. To promise strength and vengeance and protection. To stand there, bleeding and unbowed, and let them crown me with their fear and

Chapter 280 Chapter 280 Nolan POV The room was unraveling. People surged toward the exits in blind panic, chairs scraping violently against the floor as bodies pressed together. Shouts overlapped-security commands, terrified cries, reporters shouting questions no one could hear. The sound system screeched as someone bumped a cable, feedback