Episode 10 Continue the Story
The ballroom remained silent.
Every wolf present could feel it.
Something had changed.
Something important.
Selene stood between two Alphas.
On one side was Jackson Richford.
The Alpha who had controlled every aspect of her life for fifteen years.
On the other side stood Alexander Kane.
The most powerful Alpha in the country.
And somehow, both of them were staring at her.
The attention made her want to disappear.
Unfortunately, fate had other plans.
Inside her mind, Lyla paced restlessly.
“Selene…”
“I know.”
“No, you don’t.”
Selene swallowed.
Her wolf sounded nervous.
Worried.
And Lyla rarely sounded worried.
“What is it?”
“The bond is unstable.”
That got her attention.
“What does that mean?”
Before Lyla could answer, a sharp pain exploded through Selene’s chest.
She gasped.
The room spun.
Her knees nearly buckled.
Immediately, both Alphas moved.
Jackson caught her arm.
Alexander stepped forward.
The entire ballroom froze.
Nobody missed what happened next.
The moment Jackson touched her—
A silver pulse flashed beneath Selene’s skin.
The mate bond.
Visible.
Real.
Undeniable.
Gasps spread through the crowd.
Jackson immediately released her.
Too late.
Everyone had seen it.
Every wolf in the room understood exactly what it meant.
Mate.
The servant girl was someone’s mate.
The question was whose.
Across the ballroom, Tiffany’s face drained of color.
“No.”
Her voice was barely audible.
“No.”
Her eyes locked onto Selene.
Then Jackson.
Then back to Selene.
Pieces she had ignored for years suddenly snapped together.
Jackson protecting Selene.
Jackson watching Selene.
Jackson never allowing anyone to seriously harm Selene.
Jackson refusing every serious mating proposal.
The truth hit her like a dagger.
“She’s his mate.”
The realization nearly made her sick.
Meanwhile, Jackson’s wolf was losing patience.
Mine.
The possessive growl echoed through his mind.
Mine.
Mine.
Mine.
Jackson clenched his jaw.
Not now.
Not here.
Not in front of Alexander.
Especially not in front of Alexander.
Because the Nightwind Alpha was staring directly at Selene.
And he wasn’t hiding it.
Alexander took another step forward.
His wolf had already recognized her.
The scent.
The connection.
The impossible pull.
Everything pointed toward one conclusion.
Selene mattered.
Far more than she understood.
“Are you alright?”
His voice softened.
The change surprised everyone.
Alexander Kane was many things.
Merciless.
Dominant.
Dangerous.
Gentle was not one of them.
Selene looked up.
Their eyes met.
The effect was immediate.
Warmth spread through her body.
Comfort.
Safety.
Recognition.
For a brief moment, all the fear disappeared.
And Alexander felt it too.
The bond surged violently.
His wolf nearly howled.
Mate.
Not a possibility.
Not a suspicion.
A certainty.
Before he could speak again, Jackson stepped between them.
The room temperature seemed to drop instantly.
“She’s fine.”
Alexander’s eyes narrowed.
“Is she?”
The challenge was subtle.
But everyone heard it.
Two Alphas.
One woman.
One secret.
And a growing storm.
Tiffany suddenly slammed her glass onto a nearby table.
The crash shattered the silence.
All eyes turned toward her.
Her smile looked forced.
Unstable.
Dangerous.
“Why don’t we all relax?”
Nobody believed her.
Least of all Selene.
Because Tiffany was staring at her the way predators stared at prey.
And Selene suddenly realized something terrifying.
The moment Tiffany learned the truth…
Everything would change.
Across the ballroom, Beta Luke quietly approached Jackson.
“Alpha.”
“What?”
Luke lowered his voice.
“We have another problem.”
Jackson already had enough problems.
“What now?”
“The Bloodwind delegation just arrived.”
Jackson frowned.
Then Luke delivered the final blow.
“Alpha Ethel is here.”
The words hit Alexander immediately.
His attention snapped toward the entrance.
Alpha Ethel.
The grieving father.
The Alpha searching for his lost daughter.
The man who had brought Alexander into this conflict.
And only a few feet away stood Selene.
Completely unaware.
The missing girl Ethel had spent fifteen years searching for.
Fate had finally gathered every piece onto the same board.
Now it only needed one person to recognize the truth.
And once that happened—
Blood Moon would never be the same again.
At the far end of the ballroom doors, a tall Alpha stepped inside.
His eyes swept across the crowd.
Searching.
Always searching.
And for the first time in fifteen years…
His gaze paused on Selene.
