Astrid dedicated her life to Leon, believing in their love, their pack, their future. But the devastating return of her sister, Clara, as Leon's destined mate, shatters Astrid's carefully constructed world. Betrayal cuts deep, leaving Astrid stripped bare and forced to confront a horrifying truth: her loyalty was misplaced, her sacrifices meaningless.

Just as despair threatens to consume her, Kaeleen, a magnetic and rebellious Alpha from a rival pack, storms into her life, igniting a forbidden passion that challenges everything she thought she knew. He offers her a chance to escape the suffocating control of her past, to claim a life of her own, a life where she is the priority.

But Leon won't relinquish his prize so easily. Obsessed and dangerously possessive, he unleashes a storm of violence and manipulation, determined to drag Astrid back into the darkness. Now, Astrid must make a desperate choice: succumb to the chains of her past, or embrace the dangerous allure of a love that could save her... or ignite a war that will consume them all.

I paused as the words washed over me. Did he just call me baby? I turned to him and noticed that there was mirth in his eyes. Was he playing with me?


I blinked trying to comprehend what was going on. He could be messing with me but on second thought, Kaeleen wouldn't joke about things like this especially when I was so sensitive to affection even if I craved it from him. And the fact that he said it so casually, a simple statement of fact as he smiled down at me. 


Perhaps it wasn't a slip of the tongue; it was spoken with an easy confidence, as if he'd called me that a thousand times before. My heart, which had been pounding from the exertion of our spar, gave a completely different kind of beat if that was even possible. It was a hot, dizzying flip that sent warmth rushing through my veins, all the way to the tips of my fingers and toes.


Chapter 87 - Chapter 87