Two centuries after the Great War, peace between humans and werewolves was finally achieved, or so everyone believes. Werewolves reign like gods, and humans remain blissfully unaware of their true place in the new world order. 

To maintain this fragile balance, each year, a handful of "lucky" humans are selected from various districts to attend Lunaris Academy, a prestigious institution that promises glory, status, and a chance to mingle with the elite. Those chosen are hailed as the lucky few, destined to marry powerful alphas and rise as luna.

This year, Violet Purple is among the chosen, much to everyone's surprise. For an orphaned girl adopted by a disgraced prostitute, this is a golden ticket to a better life or so she's told. But Lunaris Academy isn’t the paradise it’s painted to be. 

Everything Violet and her fellow humans have been taught is a lie. Humans are far from equal; they're pawns in a much larger game. The academy is nothing but a gilded cage, and the students are lambs led to slaughter, playthings for the alphas to toy with in their ruthless games. 

To make matters worse, Violet catches the attention of the most dangerous players in this game, the Terror Four: the Alpha of the North, Alpha of the South, Alpha of the East, and Alpha of the West. Each one is more dangerous, more twisted, and more powerful than the last. But even among themselves, the alphas are divided, each with their own deadly ambitions. 

Yet, they all have their eyes on her.

They expect Violet to play along, to fall in line like the others who worship at their feet, to break under their games. But Violet isn’t like the others. She refuses to bow. She’ll defy them all.

Lauren sat upright the moment the door creaked open. Her sister Layla stood in the doorway of what used to be their room, her expression guarded and unreadable.


Lauren swallowed. Ever since the night everything had fallen apart—since Father had discovered the lie about Hannah—Layla had moved out. She slept elsewhere now, and lived as if this room no longer existed. 


Hence aside from the brief, stiff encounters in the halls or moments like this when she came to check on her, Layla practically treated her like a stranger now.


Lauren pushed herself higher against the headboard, the blanket slipping down her arms. "Hey."


Layla shifted her weight. "I-I came to check on you again. See how you're doing today."


"I'm fine," Lauren said quickly. The word came out automatically. "Really."


Layla didn't respond. Her gaze drifted slowly over Lauren's body.


Chapter 767 - Go To Lunaris