Chapter 5
Joanne
The journey back to Silverstone was a battle itself, each step carrying me farther from the humilation at Gray Moon and closer to the that burned inside me.
Collins, thai muke Poppy, and their whole twisted pack would regret ever thinking they could cast me aside
I was no weak Luna, I was Joanne, the princess of the Silverstone Pack, and I would make sure they remembered in.
By the time I reached the towering stone walls of Silverstone. I felt half–dead
Hunger gnawed at me, and the bruises from the guards harsh grip reminded me of my fall.
But nothing could compare to the ache inside.
I left this mighty pack behind for the love of a man with barely a scrap of honour to his name, only to be discarded like I is worth nothing
As I reached the gates. I steeled myself. The guards, eyes wide as they recognized me, quickly averted their gaze, parting to let m word.
Whatever awaited me within those
I passed them in silence, every step a painful reminder of how far I’d fallen. But I kept my head high. Wi would face it as the woman Collins had been too blind to value
Inside, my family waited. My father, tall and imposing, had his arms crossed, his eyes cold and distan
My mother’s face softened, but there was no hiding the concern in her gaze
And Nathan my older brother, looked at me with a mix of anger and heartbreak. He had begged me not to leave all those years ago, to stay with the family that valued me. And 1, stubbornly in love, had turned my bark on them all.
“Joanne my mother began, taking a step forward as though to embrace me.
“Don’t.” My voice was barely above a whisper, yet firm. I didn’t deserve comfort. Not yet.
“Why have you come back?” My father’s voice was a quiet thunder as if he already knew what I would say.
“He cast me out. Collins Owens threw me out of his pack, father, like a nobody, because of some tramp! He got her pregnant, framed me and me out” I said, forcing myself to look him in the eyes. “But it’s not enough for him to throw me away. He needs to suffer for it
My father’s expression hardened, but I saw the faint flicker of satisfaction there.
He had warned me from the start, all those years ago Collins was a pauper, a man of no standing or strength, yet I had thrown myself at him. determined to build his weak little pack into something of worth. And this was my reward.
d, his tone neutral but sharp
“It’s good you’re back to your senses. I assume you’re ready to deal with him then?” he asked,
“Yes,” I replied, letting the anger I’d held in for days spill out. “I want to make him pay. I’ll bring him and Poppy y to their knees even if it’s the last …thing I do”
Nathan stepped forward, eyes blazing with a fire that matched my own. “You don’t have to do it alone,” he said fiercely “We warned you, but you’re still my sister. I won’t stand by and let that good–for–nothing fool get away with this.”
For the first time in days, I smiled. The Silverstone Pack wasn’t just any pack. It was a powerful family, feared and respected across the lands. If Collins and his pathetic followers thought they could discard me, a Silverstone princess, with no consequences, they were in for a big surprise.
“I’ll get her settled,” my mother said softly. “Have you had something to cal
g to cat, sweetheart!”
1 shook my head, fighting the tears brewing in my eyes. She pulled me into a hug, and this time. I accepted it.
“Everything will be fine. You’re home now,” she włuspered and the tears poured down in torrents.
When was the last time someone held me so tenderly and reassured me that everything would be okay?
She led me to my room and fixed a bath for me. As I stepped into the water, I shut my eyes and let it envelop me.
Five Days Later…..
I was fully recovered and ready to s
to set my plan in motion. I needed to crush Thomas but I needed somewhere I could be in al
absolute control
Chapter 3.
I couldn’t use my pack, no matter how tempting it was. My brother would be Alpha and I didn’t want to create problems for him even before he
the chance.
Thomas would call allies and frankly, my family has been enough because of me. I wasn’t going to drag them into this, so when I heard about the Lycan King’s tournament coming up in a few months; I knew it was the perfect shot
my fingertips.
All I had to do was enlist, climb the ranks, become his general or something, and then I would have everything I needed at my
“A tournament? Are you sure about that?” Nathan asked worriedly when I told him about it. “Isn’t it too risky? You could get hurt.”
“I am not just going to show up there. Nathan. I intend to train hard. Harder than anyone else and once my wolf is strong enough, I will enlist.” I told him
“Joanne, that is such a long process. All you need to do is say a word and we will crush him,” Nathan said,
La divorce is rather
“And what about his allies? Sure, we are powerful, and we have our own allies, but going to war and creating enemies because of a unnecessary, I will take care of this myself, 1 promise,” I told him.
“You know how powerful the Lycan King is. No wolf pack can dare stand in his way. Fam going to work my way to the top, and when I get there, Thomas will be nothing but an ant before me, the only thing will be that I will take my sweet time tearing him limb to limb,” I told him
He was still skeptical so I took his hand to
reassure him.
“Trust me, brother, I can do this.”
“Fine, but if it gets too dangerous, I’ll get
et into that arena and drag you home myself!” He stated and I laughed.
“I’m counting on that.”
