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.

Surrender was a strange and hollow peace. The moment the words "I'll give up" left my soul, the cacophony ceased. The hammering in my skull stopped. The thousand accusing faces of my sister dissolved back into the oily darkness. The crushing pressure lessened, replaced by a gentle, inexorable pull downwards. I was sinking into the cold, viscous liquid, and for the first time, I didn't fight it. There was no point. The battle was over. I had lost.


The darkness was a comfort now, a final blanket over a soul that was too weary to fight anymore. It promised an end to the pain, an end to the guilt, an end to the struggle. I closed my spiritual eyes, ready for the nothingness, ready for the silence to become absolute. I let the tar-like substance of Leon's will cover my legs, my torso, and my arms. It was cold, but it was a quiet cold. A final cold.


Chapter 119 - chapter 119