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.

"Come on, don't think about it too much. I'm sure it's nothing." Rebecca said to me.


"Now, tell me all about this plan you have for my idiot brother's birthday." She said with a smile on her face.


I returned her smile and launched into the plans for everything and how everyone is willing to keep it a secret from Kaeleen even Lila. I was just realising that Lila loved surprises. And she was a good ally to have when you wanted to do a surprise.


"Awwn, I love this. Kaeleen doesn't like doing big celebrations for his birthday. He'd rather do something else but he's not going to know what hit him the time and there is no way he is going to be mad at you for doing this." She tells me.


"Yup. And besides if he tries anything just know I have your back. Serena also." 


I give her a smile and pick up my apple. We eat in silence for a while before she speaks up again.


Chapter 81 - Chapter 81