Chapter: External BridgeDUAL POV(IVY & LYRA)IVYThe Bridge breathed.Not the old stone span that once divided wolf from witch, blood from blood, but the living arc of light and shadow rising from its bones, humming softly beneath the triple moons. It glowed now, not bright enough to blind, not dark enough to frighten. Balanced. Steady. Alive.I stood on the hill with Damon, our hands linked, our shoulders touching the way they always did when the world felt whole. Below us, the valley shimmered with lanterns and laughter. Wolves shared fire with witches. Hybrids moved freely between them, no flinching, no fear.And at the center of it all, our daughter walked the Bridge.Lyra Seren had grown into herself. Tall now. Calm. Her hair caught the moonlight, silver threaded with gold, shadow resting easily at its edges. She did not hurry. She never did anymore. Each step was chosen.“She carries it lightly,” Damon said, voice low.“She carries it honestly,” I replied.We watched as she paused at the Bridge’s midpo
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Chapter: The Dawn CouncilIvy’s POVThe weeks after the ritual passed like a held breath that never quite released.Golden Valley healed on the surface. The land greened again. The lake was still. The sky stopped tearing itself apart. Wolves returned to patrol without snarling at shadows. Witches rebuilt wards without glancing over their shoulders every few seconds.Peace came back.But it felt different this time. Thinner. Sharper. Like glass polished smooth enough to reflect the truth you weren’t ready to see.I stood at the edge of the council circle and watched them gather.Wolves first, heads high, shoulders squared. Witches next, staff grounded, eyes alert. Hybrids followed, some cautious, some openly curious, some still afraid they did not belong anywhere at all.And at the center of it all sat my daughter.Lyra Seren Draven.She looked older than she had weeks ago, not in body but in presence. She sat quietly, hands folded in her lap, dark-and-light hair braided down her back. When she lifted her gaze,
Last Updated: 2026-01-02
Chapter: The New Moon ChildDamon’s POVThe light vanished so fast it felt ripped away. One second the ritual circle was burning white, the next it was nothing but cold air and the sharp echo of Ivy’s scream fading into silence.I hit the ground beside her before anyone else could move.“Ivy,” I whispered, pulling her into my arms. Her skin was ice. Her lashes didn’t flutter. Her chest barely moved.“No, no, no, stay with me,” I pleaded, shaking.Gemma stumbled back, shielding her eyes. Kara dropped to her knees beside Lyra’s, no, Seren’s empty place in the circle. Sera pressed a hand over her own mouth, choking on panic.But all I saw was Ivy. My mate. My life. My entire damn world is barely breathing.“Damon,” Gemma said softly, but she sounded miles away.“Don’t touch me,” I growled, holding Ivy tighter. “Don’t take her from me.”The ritual markings on her wrists faded into faint silver scars. Her pulse flickered under my thumb, too weak, too thin, like a thread stretched past breaking.“She gave part of her
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Chapter: The Mother’s Offering Ivy’s POVThe moment the sky split open above the temple, everything inside me went rigid. The ritual circle tightened around my ankles, warm and cold at the same time, like the moons themselves were pulling me in opposite directions.Lyra trembled beside me, her small fingers locked in Seren’s. Seren’s shadows flickered all over her skin, crawling like restless veins trying to escape. The girls leaned into each other, both breathing fast, both terrified but refusing to let go.Damon’s hand hovered near my back as though he was scared touching me would break whatever thin thread kept this moment together.“Ivy,” he whispered. “Tell me what you need me to do.”I shook my head. “Just stay close. And don’t let go of them, no matter what happens.”Seren’s eyes darted up. “What do you mean, no matter what?”Her voice cracked, and it stabbed something deep in my chest. She had never learned how to be calm. She had only learned how to survive.The moonlight flashed again, red and white twist
Last Updated: 2025-11-29
Chapter: The Eclipse RisesDamon’s POVThe moons hadn’t stopped moving since dawn.By nightfall, the whole sky felt wrong, too bright, too dark, too silent. The kind of silence that comes when the world is holding its breath before something breaks.I stood at the entrance of the Bridge Temple, staring at the heavens as wolves gathered behind me, witches forming their circle on the other side. The air vibrated with storming energy, sharp and metallic, crawling under my skin like lightning with no place to strike.Ivy came up beside me, Lyra’s hand in hers. Our daughter’s eyes glowed gold and silver, shifting like water under light. She looked up at the sky without fear.“Papa,” she whispered, “it’s starting.”I took her free hand. “I know, starshine.”Ivy looked at me then. Her eyes were tired but steady, brave in that way only she could be. “She’ll come,” she said softly. “Seren won’t hide from this.”I wanted to believe her. I wanted to believe Seren wanted healing, not chaos. But the memory of her voice, sof
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Chapter: Two Hearts, One FateIvy’s POVSleep didn’t come that night.Not after Seren’s face. Not after her voice. Not after hearing her call herself daughter.I lay beside Damon, staring at the ceiling, Lyra curled between us with her tiny hand gripping my shirt like she feared the night itself. Damon kept his arm around both of us, but his breathing was tense, too controlled to be real sleep.“Damon,” I whispered.He didn’t open his eyes. “I know. I’m thinking about it too.”“Seren… she wasn’t lying.”His jaw clenched. “I hate that she looks like you.”“I know.”“And I hate what she said even more.”“I know.”Lyra stirred softly, mumbling in her sleep. “Mama… don’t let her fall…”Damon and I shared a look. We didn’t need the bond to tell us she wasn’t talking about a dream. Our daughter never dreamed normal dreams.He brushed a hand through her hair. “Get some rest,” he murmured. “I’ll stay awake.”But I couldn’t rest, not with the sigil glowing faintly on my palm and Seren’s last words echoing through my head.
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