Kian's POV I had heard the rumour only a few days after I had promised everything that I owned just to obtain the deeds to the f*****g villa that I had been chasing for weeks. Then, the rumour cut through the upper social circles within Moonspire's ranked families in less than a day. It was first whispered in council halls, then repeated in clubs thick with smoke, then spat out by underlings who enjoyed watching bloodlines stumble. The villa that loomed above the bay like a damn fortress was not unsold, as I had believed. It was claimed and if the rumours were to be believed then the true owner would soon return. I was furious. Every offer that I had made, had been rejected and not a single person would, or even could, tell me who owned that f*****g property. My wolf's

