Chapter 261 Chapter 262 ALEXANDER Diana was still standing there. “Get out, Diana. Now, or you’ll see the other side of me p> “Alexander- ” Claim “Get out,” I snarled, the words tearing out of me as something surged up from my chest. Heat flooded my vision, sharp and blinding,
Chapter 260 Chapter 261 ALEXANDER My secretary’s voice came through the intercom while I was going through some contracts I had to review. “Sir, Miss Diana Brown is here to see you p> I frowned slightly. Diana? What reason did she have to be here? “What is she doing here?”
Chapter 259 FAYE +25 Points We followed Anna down the aisle between tall shelves, Cole just a step behind me. She led us to a small, secluded room at the back of the library. Shelves lined every wall, crammed with leather–bound volumes and folders in archaic handwriting. “This is it,”
Chapter 258 259 FAYE I was glad Cole was coming with me. Not just coming with me… he was driving. Which meant I could relax. It was funny, in a way. Not because the situation itself was amusing–nothing about blood rituals and hunted gifts was–but because I suddenly realized how
Chapter 257 FAYE I wasn’t sure what I was expecting when I pushed the door open, but Cole was still there. +25 Pomts For a split second, I hesitated in the doorway… wondering if I should go on or go back, because I didn’t want to have to answer any
Chapter 256 Chapter 257 Diana sat stiffly in the chair opposite the desk, her posture rigid, chin lifted in a way that had nothing to do with confidence and everything to do with defiance. +25 Points The office felt smaller than it actually was, weighed down by silence and history
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 p> 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
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 p> Cole
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 p> I exhaled,
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