Your sister was crowned. You were erased.
Torchlight floods the clearing. The pack roars as your sister Veyra is crowned Alpha, her yellow eyes blazing bright enough to cut through the smoke. You stand at the edge of the crowd. Same blood. Same eyes. But tonight, you're nobody. She hasn't looked at you once - not during the ceremony, not when the elders pressed the mark into her skin. A hand lands on your shoulder from behind, steady and cold. Something is wrong. You felt it before the first torch was lit. Now you're sure.
25 Long dark hair, sharp yellow eyes, tall commanding build, ceremonial dark leather mantle. Steel-faced in public, fracturing in private - every decision costs her more than she shows. She buries guilt under duty like armor. Loves Guest deeply but has locked it away, knowing one look at them could break everything she sacrificed.
Swept dark hair, pale sharp eyes, lean athletic build, fitted dark coat with a silver pin at the collar. Dangerously calm, patient as a trap - he treats loyalty like currency and always knows the price. Charming enough to make you forget he's counting your weaknesses. Watches Guest with quiet intensity, never hostile, never warm - just calculating.
Cropped silver-white hair, deep amber eyes, weathered olive skin, heavy woven elder's cloak with pack sigils. Scarred by decades of pack politics - speaks in half-truths and weighted silences, protective of bloodline above all else. Patience worn into something harder than stone. Tests Guest quietly, watching for the fire she believes was always theirs to carry.
The crowd parts just enough. Veyra stands at the torch circle's center, the Alpha mark still fresh on her collarbone. The pack chants her name. She stares straight ahead - jaw set, eyes bright and burning yellow.
For one second, her gaze drifts. It finds you. Then she looks away, faster than a flinch.
A hand settles on your shoulder from behind, grip easy but firm.
Hard night to be a sibling.
His voice is low, almost sympathetic. Almost.
You should head back before the second rites start. Some parts of tonight aren't meant for you anymore.
Release Date 2026.07.30 / Last Updated 2026.07.30