Chapter 429\u00a0<\/p>\n
The driver stood at the mouth of the alley, unmoved by the lingering stench of blood or the echo of broken bones behind him. He lit a cigarette, his eyes cold, his heartbeat steady-as if scenes like this were nothing more than routine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
By the time the cigarette burned down to the filter, the screaming had stopped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The head of the Silverfang\u2019s security unit approached cautiously, bloodstained and breathless, his hand trembling slightly as he tossed away the bloodied steel rod he\u2019d used.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s done,\u201d he murmured.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The driver nodded once, calmly flicked the butt of his cigarette to the ground, and ground it beneath his boot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood,\u201d he said, clapping the man on the shoulder. \u201cThen I\u2019ll pretend you never let two traitors from the Ebonclaw Pack into the Matriarch\u2019s birthday gala.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The security captain forced out a shaky laugh. \u201cWon\u2019t happen again. I\u2019ll double-check every guest list from\u00a0<\/p>\n
now on.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The driver didn\u2019t smile. He just stared-cold and sharp, like a blade held to the throat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know Lucien Duskgrave hates having loose ends,\u201d he said quietly. \u201cOr letting anyone hold leverage over his bloodline.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The captain\u2019s face paled instantly. \u201cY-yes. I\u2019ll erase every recording. Surveillance, street cams, alley feeds-I\u2019ll wipe the blood, too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Satisfied, the driver waved him off. \u201cDo it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Moments later, two broken bodies were dragged out of the shadows-Alaric and Zara Vale. The so-called patriarch and Luna of the disgraced Ebonclaw Pack. Blood stained the stone beneath them, trailing behind. their limp forms like a red river.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The driver watched with a thin smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For what you did to Riley Vale-her broken legs, her broken heart-this is only the beginning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a luxury wolf-hide-lined car glided toward Mooncrest. Inside sat two women of striking\u00a0<\/p>\n
contrast.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The first wore blood-red silk and carried herself like a queen. Her figure was sensual and her beauty sharp as a blade. Years hadn\u2019t dulled her appeal-instead, she wore age like armor. One glance was enough to mark her as a Luna of influence and wealth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Beside her sat Scarlett Vale. Her white dress clung delicately to her figure, her dark hair styled into an elegant knot. She radiated a false innocence-like a poisonous flower hiding beneath snowy petals.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had spent the last month embedded in Northhaven, gathering intel. Her target: Lucien Duskgrave, the\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
10:02 Fri, Jan 9 B\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 429\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alpha Prince of the Stormridge Pack.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The rumors were wild. That he was cursed. That no woman could please him. That he was dangerous beyond reason.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett had her doubts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the truth was far more complicated-and infinitely more dangerous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucien Duskgrave wasn\u2019t some broken heir. He was divine, in the terrifying way only Alpha royalty could be. Cursed, yes-but not crippled. His fate was tied to an ancient bloodline hex:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Until his fated mate loved him first, he would remain forever unbonded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was a cruel twist. One that prevented him from claiming by dominance or lust. Love had to come from the other side first.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucien had learned to weaponize the curse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Long ago, a she-wolf-his childhood friend-spread whispers that he was\u2026 lacking. That he was impotent. That no woman survived his bed unscathed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucien didn\u2019t correct the rumors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He let them spread like wildfire, because for the first time in his life, the obsessive flocks stopped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But when she crossed a line-when the rumors touched his name too deeply-he ended her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Within weeks, her family\u2019s empire crumbled. Their ancestral lands were sold. She was cast out of the Northern packs and sent into exile, forced to live among rogues in the eastern desolation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last anyone heard, she was living on scraps. Depressed. Forgotten.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And now?\u00a0<\/p>\n
No wolf dared mention her name.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett licked her lips at the thought. She wasn\u2019t afraid of Lucien, No, she wanted him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That other she-wolf was a fool.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucien didn\u2019t need resistance. He needed submission.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She would be the perfect Luna-not because she\u2019d challenge him, but because she\u2019d give him what he wanted:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Obedience. Softness. Control.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett smiled, leaning into the leather seat of the car, the wind from the Mooncrest highway whispering\u00a0<\/p>\n
past.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucien Duskgrave was a weapon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And she?\u00a0<\/p>\n
10:02 Fri, Jan 9 DRA\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 429\u00a0<\/p>\n
She planned to sheath him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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