FERRIS' POV The moment the words left the guard’s lips, everything inside me froze. For a moment, I thought I had heard wrong. No... It can't be. The west wing was under attack. My mind immediately flashed to Elise—alone, vulnerable, and possibly in danger. I couldn’t let anything happen to her
ELISE'S POV My voice was raw from shouting into the phone, desperate for an answer. "Ferris! Ferris, can you hear me?" I screamed, pacing in circles. Nothing but silence greeted me. The only thing I could hear was the faint sound of his groaning from the other end, weak and pained. In that momen
ELISE'S POV I leaned against the stone walls of the cell, sliding down till I got to the floor. I pulled my knees up to my chest as I sat on the hard floor, lost in the endless loop of my own thoughts. It was hard to breathe, hard to focus on anything other than the fear pulling at me. But it wasn
FERRIS' POV The flames consumed everything. I could hear the crackling of fire, the sound as it devoured the walls, the furniture, and the very air around me. The heat was unbearable, yet the sight before me was worse. Elise stood in the center of the burning room. Her body was outlined by the bla
FERRIS' POV The moment I walked into the council chamber, I could feel the eyes of every council member turn to me in surprise. Obviously, they weren't expecting me to walk in at any moment. "Enough!" I screamed. My heart was pounding, not from the pain of my still-healing wound, but from the
ELISE'S POV As soon as I saw Angie crying knees in front of the board room, I felt sorry for her. Sure, she was at fault as well. This was her fault in the first place. She tried to set me up and everything blew out of proportion. Even at that, I couldn't bring myself to be happy at her demise. I
ELISE'S POV My breath caught in my throat at the sight of him. For a moment, neither of us said a word. We just stood there, staring at each other. The sight of him here made me feel relieved. He was okay. Now, here he was, in my room, looking at me with an intensity that made my heart race. I t
FERRIS' POV I felt content as I held Elise tightly in my arms. The world outside the room seemed distant, irrelevant. My focus was solely on her—her soft skin pressed against mine, the rhythm of her breathing, the way her curly hair tangled around us. We were both naked, tangled in the sheets wit
ELISE’S POV“She actually tried to do it? I knew she was unstable, but I never thought she’d stoop this low.”Another voice sounded again “I don’t know why the Alpha still keeps her around. If she doesn’t want the baby, why not just leave and let him be with someone who actually loves him?”A sharp,
FERRIS’ POVI stood in the corridor as the doctor hesitated before me. He reeked of fear—good. He should be afraid. My Lycan was barely restrained. My claws itched to tear him apart for the words he had dared to speak."Say that again," I ordered. My voice was low and dangerous.The doctor swallowed
ELISE'S POVThe strong bitter scent of blood filled my nose. I couldn't tear my eyes away from the crimson stain spreading across the floor. My own breath came in short, uneven gasps. My body felt detached, like I was floating, and then, all at once, the pain shot through my abdomen again.The world
“I’ll explain everything later,” I said quickly, glancing toward the infirmary doors. “Right now, she’s fighting for her life.”Ferris’s joy dimmed, replaced by concern. “What happened to her?”Before I could answer, the infirmary doors swung open, and the doctor stepped out. My heart lodged itself
ELISE’S POVSophia dropped to the floor so suddenly that for a moment, I didn’t even register what had happened. One second, she was staring at me with desperation in her eyes, pleading for help. The next, she collapsed.“Sophia!” I gasped, falling to my knees beside her.Eden was already there, sha
A sharp breath escaped me. “Dead?” My voice was barely above a whisper “Is he—?”“I don’t know,” Sophia admitted, her face crumbling again. “She never let me speak to him. She only showed me a picture once, and he looked so scared… so weak.”I couldn’t believe this. Every time I thought Gina’s cruel
ELISE’S POVOne day, Eden had been walking past the grand hallway when he heard voices coming from a corner. He paused, recognizing one of them as Gina’s. The other was Sophia’s. He inched closer, staying hidden behind the doorway as he listened intently.“I don’t care how you do it, Sophia,” Gina’s
Tears gathered in her eyes, but she didn’t let them fall.“I don’t care what’s happening or who’s hurting you,” I vowed. “If you need protection, I will give it. If you need someone to stand by your side, I will be there. Always.”She sucked in a sharp breath, her eyes shimmering. “Eden…”I lifted m
EDEN’S POVSophia haunted my thoughts.It had been days since I’d last seen her break down in the corridor, her shoulders shaking, her soft sobs barely audible as she tried to hold herself together. The image wouldn’t leave me. The pain in her eyes, the way she tried to shrink into herself—it wasn’t