Arranged Marriage with the Alpha

andles flickered, casting shadows in every corner of the great hall. Elia had recently recovered from the events of the rival pack's attack, but her mind was still

An icy cold passed through the room, announcing Kael 's presence before he even appeared i

His voice was low, but ful

ntually. Kael was not one to ignore a new or intriguing presence. But his gaze pi

rying to stay calm. "Wh

ng. "I have been watching you, Elia. You're n

her shoulders. She had dreaded this question. She kn

she replied, her voice grow

erceptible smile touched his lips. "But there's s

ea of the answer. He moved closer, the shadow of his body dominating the space between them. "You have a stor

m, despite the rising anxiety that tightened her

end to let you go until I have the answers I seek. » He turned on his heel without another wo

Kael started watching her closely, she wouldn't be able to hide anymore. She knew she couldn't stay in ignorance. Her pa

with old leather-bound books. She wandered between the shelves, looking for clues, information that could explain what had happened with

ing the struggles between the different packs. Elia turned the pages slowly, his eyes scanning the lines written in black ink. Then, suddenly, a name caught his attention: " Drax . » She swallowed. The

lated of their role in the fall of several powerful clans, including his own. Elia's heart sank as she read the words. The truth she sought receded with each page, li

cting thoughts. Was it Kael who caused his family's downfall

went to the east wing, where lunar ceremonies took place, the place where elders gathered to commune with their spirits and ancestors. The r

deep functioning of this pack. At one point, when a particular incantation was spoken, a blurred vision appeared before her, like a mirage. An image of her family,

m the ceremony, her heart racing. What she had just seen was not a simple hallucination. It was a repressed memory, a vision of her past that she

Her hands trembled slightly as she took an old letter, yellowed with time, hidden between two old volumes. As sh

ce to be paid will be greater than expected. W

she had imagined was true: it was linked to the downfall of her family. But what had

ew that the truth, if she wanted to know it, woul