Chapter 532 Chapter 531: The Words Only Wolves Know One Month Before The battle ended quickly. The smell of blood hung thick in the air. Their bodies lay scattered on the floor. Barry’s eyes were still open; he had died in shock. Blood had soaked into the dirt beneath him,
Chapter 531 Chapter 530: Tainted Remains One Month Before The old woman hunched over the table, her thin fingers moving slowly as she crushed dried leaves inside a stone bowl. Her long grey hair hung loosely around her shoulders, partially hiding the deep wrinkles carved into her face. She did
Chapter 530 Chapter 529: The Witch Beneath the Hill One Month Before Tobias’s lips twitched at that. Her voice was calm and perhaps to some she would appear inviting, but her stance was nothing of the sort. “We’ve been sent by the Luna,” Barry said to her. The woman stared
Chapter 529 Chapter 528: The Pack in the Hills One Month Before Victoria spoke without turning around. “As I told you, I have many enemies. And some of them blame me for the plague p> Tobias frowned slightly. “They believe you caused it p> Victoria gave a quiet laugh. “Yes
Chapter 528 Chapter 527: The Luna’s Burden One Month Before Rows of iron cages lined the walls, and inside were dozens of people, men, women, and children. Some were slumped against the bars, barely moving. Others stared blankly into the darkness. Their bodies were thin, like the child the warriors
Chapter 527 Chapter 526: Beneath the Luna’s Shadow One Month Before The next morning arrived grey and quiet. A cold mist clung to the stone buildings of the western stronghold, curling lazily through the courtyard. Warriors and guards moved through the early light with the dull exhaustion of men who
Chapter 526 Chapter 525: The Price of Ambition One Month Before The courtyard fell silent after Victoria’s question. Tobias only nodded at her question. A sharp intake of breath rippled through the warriors standing behind him. Several of them exchanged stunned looks, while others muttered beneath their breath. “Is he
Chapter 525 Chapter 524: The Woman on the Hill One Month Before The order Craig had given still hung in the air as Tobias and the others resumed walking. The warriors moved on as if nothing had happened. As if a child had not just died in the dirt behind
Chapter 524 Chapter 523: The Streets of Luna One Month Before The streets of Luna’s pack were alive in a grotesque sort of way. Children darted between buildings like shadows, their thin limbs barely clearing the dirt streets, faces smudged with ash and grime. Adults shuffled with bent backs, heads
Chapter 523 Chapter 522: Through the Western Packs One Month Before The laughter began before Tobias even realized it. Craig, Anderson, and the other warriors strode ahead, their boots loud against the dirt path. Tobias’s eyes scanned everything—the layout of the pack, the people, the expressions of fear and obedience
Chapter 522 Chapter 521: Border of Submission Content Warning: This Chapter contains references to sexual violence, rape, and exploitation of minors. Reader discretion is advised. One Month Before Anderson paused and then laughed loudly. “You nasty wolves. I’ll take one and also a boy too, preferably even younger than the
Chapter 521 Chapter 520: The West Gate Content Warning: This Chapter contains references to sexual violence, rape, and exploitation of minors. Reader discretion is advised. One Month Before The men were laughing. Their voices carried easily through the thinning forest as they made their way west. Branches cracked beneath boots.
Chapter 520 Chapter 519: The Message That Came Running The gravel crunched beneath Orion’s boots as he walked down the pathway that led toward the office. The compound had settled into its usual rhythm. A few pack members moved in the distance, their voices faint against the rustling of leaves
Chapter 519 Chapter 518: The Truth He Left Behind Silence settled in the room after Orion spoke. The fire crackled softly in the hearth, the only sound that filled the space. Its warm glow flickered across the walls, across the bed, across Orion’s bowed head where he sat at the
Chapter 518 Chapter 517: The Things He Did Not Say Orion did not speak as he carried Sophia through the doorway of his bedroom. The door closed behind them with a quiet click, shutting out the faint sounds of the compound outside. The room was warm, the fire in the
Chapter 517 Chapter 516: Fires and Decisions Ethan didn’t even let the door close before he asked his question. He didn’t knock either; he just stepped inside Rhea’s home, boots sharp against the wooden floor, eyes bright with tension and barely-contained frustration. The air in the room shifted immediately, thick
Chapter 517 Chapter 516: Fires and Decisions Ethan didn’t even let the door close before he asked his question. He didn’t knock either; he just stepped inside Rhea’s home, boots sharp against the wooden floor, eyes bright with tension and barely-contained frustration. The air in the room shifted immediately, thick
Chapter 516 Chapter 515: Steps and Questions Sophia looked crestfallen. The hope she had carried in her chest wavered and dimmed. “I may not have an idea, but that doesn’t mean I’ll give up easily,” Lysander told her. “I’ll make sure to experiment with everything we have. It may be
Chapter 515 Chapter 514: The Taste That Would Not Leave Brynhild adjusted her clothes and leaned back on the chair after Raina finished eating. Raina made a soft noise of contentment, her eyes halfway closed. Lysander stepped forward almost immediately and took Raina from Brynhild’s hands. His large hands looked
Chapter 514 Chapter 513: Laughter by the Hearth Orion did not knock. He hardly ever did when he was visiting Brynhild and Lysander. He placed his hands on the knob and twisted it immediately he reached the door, the wood shifting inward with a familiar groan of its hinges. Cold