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.

She circled it once, then looked at me, her expression a mixture of shock and glee. "This is… wow. It's actually more handsome than the real thing. Don't tell him I said that."


My cheeks flushed, a nervous flutter starting in my stomach. "Do you… do you think he'll like it?"


Rebecca broke into a peal of laughter. "Like it? Astrid, my brother is so completely, ridiculously smitten with you that you could hand him a rock you found on the ground and he would declare it the most precious treasure in the world. He is going to lose his mind over this."


Serena stepped forward, her gaze soft and full of emotion as she looked from the painting to me. "He will love it because you made it. It's beautiful, Astrid. You captured him perfectly."


Her words were a balm to my frayed nerves. Just then, Rebecca glanced at her watch, and her eyes widened. "Speaking of my brother, it's almost time! You need to go get ready. Now!"


Chapter 95 - Chapter 95