Kieran’s POV
Kyra had been giving the cold shoulder, and it had worsened after our confrontation last night. The mont I threatened her father, sothing in her green wolf eyes had shattered—and I knew I’d crossed a line even my Alpha dominance couldn’t fix.
I took a long drag from my cigarette, the smoke curling around like the fading scent of our broken bond. I was sitting alone on the single couch in the study. The place was a ss—files torn apart, papers scattered like prey after a hunt. Kyra’s doing, no doubt. She’d uncovered everything: Amanda’s sches, my plans for revenge... all of it.
I gritted my teeth as I rembered the way she looked at —with nothing but hatred and disappointnt.
She had already fallen for . She loved , but her anger was so intense that she’d forgotten all about it.
I couldn’t bla her. It was all my fault. I did this to us.
My wolf, Ronan, snarled in frustration. "She was ours. You drove her away."
I hadn’t ant to hurt her. Moon Goddess knew I didn’t. I loved her—fiercely, desperately, like an Alpha clings to his fated mate. But how could I ever forgive her father? That bastard had taken my mother from .
The mory of Kyra’s face—her eyes blazing with joy, her delicate floral scent, orange blossoms—made my heart ache. She’d loved once. I’d felt it in the way her body lted against mine, in the way her wolf, Sylvia, responded to my touch. Now? Nothing but ice.
Was this really my fault? Was I really the one to bla? I just wanted to avenge my mother’s cruel death. Her father killed her. I only wanted to give my mother the justice she deserved.
Taking a deep breath, I grabbed my phone when it buzzed. A report from my Beta, Felix: Kyra had stopped contacting the pack lawyers. Good. But that only ant she was planning sothing else—sothing I wouldn’t like.
She was planning a counterattack, but I wouldn’t let it happen. Once her plan succeeded—
If she succeeded, she’d leave. And that... that I couldn’t allow. I didn’t want her to leave . I wanted her to stay by my side.
My fingers brushed the promise ring she’d thrown at —a band engraved with both our nas, a vow I’d ant with every fiber of my being.
The first ti my heart shattered was when I found my mother’s lifeless body. The second? When Kyra rejected this ring—rejected .
The promise ring I gave her symbolizes my genuine love for her. I’d do anything to protect her, but I can’t do that if she leaves .
Why couldn’t she understand? I needed her. Not as a pawn in my revenge, but as my Luna, my equal.
Why wouldn’t she forgive ?
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Kyra’s POV
Kieran leaned against the kitchen counter while I sat in the dining hall, eating my lunch. His Alpha presence was a suffocating weight, even as I pretended he didn’t exist. His gaze burned into , hot enough to make my skin prickle with unwanted awareness.
Sylvia growled. "Ignore him. He doesn’t deserve your attention."
If I hadn’t learned the truth, I might have blushed under his stare. Now? All I felt was the bitter taste of betrayal.
After eating, I carried my utensils to the sink.
"I’ll do that." Kieran’s voice was rough, laced with that damn Alpha command that used to make my knees weak.
I ignored him.
I started washing the dishes, then flinched when I felt his hand on mine, stopping .
What he did made bristle with irritation, my blood boiling almost imdiately.
His hand closed over mine, his touch sending a spark through my veins.
"Let do this, Kyra."
I jerked away, throwing the sponge into the sink with a splash.
"Don’t touch ," I hissed, storming out before he could see the way my hands trembled from the contact, aware of his eyes burning into my back as I went.
Upstairs, I encountered Amanda walking down.
Amanda blocked my path on the stairs, her smirk sharp as a snake.
"Kieran must be so annoyed with your little tantrum, huh?" she purred, her scent—overpowering roses and venom—making my nose wrinkle. "Still Daddy’s spoiled girl, aren’t you?"
Sylvia tried to lunge, begging to put this she-wolf in her place. But I clenched my fists and stepped around her. Fighting wasn’t worth it. Not when the real enemy was the Alpha who’d broken my trust—and my heart.
My fists clenched so tightly my claws threatened to break through as I stared Amanda down. "Why don’t you go throw yourself at him now that he’s free? The Alpha’s bed is all yours."
Her wolf eyes flashed amber with irritation. "You think so highly of yourself, huh?"
"I know my worth," I shot back, my wolf senses catching the sour tinge of jealousy in her scent.
Amanda’s smirk widened as she raked her gaze over , her nose wrinkling at the combined scent of my pregnancy and Kieran’s lingering musk. "You really think the Alpha loves you?" She let out a cruel laugh. "He just wants your body, Kyra, like he does with all his bedmates. You’re nothing special—just another conquest."
Pain lanced through my chest. Despite everything, part of still loved Kieran—the way his strong arms had felt around , how his wolf had called to mine. But I forced the mories down. Better to see his true nature now than after we’d completed the mating bond.
"You think I care? I’m done with him, so you can have him again," I said, trying my best not to show any emotion, because after everything, pride was all I had left.
I forced a cold laugh. "I’m done with him. Enjoy your prize."
Amanda rolled her eyes. The irritation was clear, but when her gaze dropped to my swollen belly—the pup growing inside —she let out a mocking chuckle and stepped closer.
"Let tell you a secret, Kyra. But don’t be so shocked," she purred, her voice lowering to a vicious whisper. "Kieran has plans for that bastard child of yours. Did you really think an Alpha would raise another wolf’s pup?"
My vision tinged red at the edges. "What the hell are you talking about?"
She crossed her arms, her hands tapping against her biceps. "Open your eyes! Kieran Carver is a monster wearing an Alpha’s skin. He’s a devil filled with all seven deadly sins. That pup is a threat to his plans—you really think he’ll let it live?"
"Shut your filthy mouth!" I snarled at her, but she remained unfazed.
Amanda only laughed, the sound like nails on slate to my sensitive wolf ears. "Don’t believe ? Fine. But don’t co crying to when you lose that pup."
Sylvia was frantic now, pacing and snarling. "She’s trying to manipulate us. But... what if it’s true?"
I forced myself to breathe. "You’re desperate, Amanda. You want gone so you can have Kieran and my father’s fortune. Pathetic."
She shrugged, already starting down the stairs. "It’s up to you, then. Just make sure you can bear to lose a pup—and don’t say I didn’t warn you. Just rember—I warned you."
As she disappeared downstairs, I pressed a hand to my pup’s restless kicks. Amanda was lying. She had to be.
But... what if she wasn’t?
Kieran had betrayed once. He’d lied to because he wanted his plans to succeed perfectly. Without those cruel plans, he would never have accepted the pup inside . He was self-centered, greedy, and evil.
What was stopping him from doing it again?
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