Chapter: Chapter 7LyraWe found ourselves struggling to drag Kael down the corridor toward his quarters.“You’re heavier than you look,” Jaxen grunted, shifting his grip as Kael’s weight sagged more fully onto him.“Authority adds weight boy,” Kael mumbled, words slurring together as his boots scuffed uselessly against the floor.I snorted. “That explains a lot.”We managed to maneuver him through the doorway and onto the bed, the mattress dipping under his solid frame. His coat was discarded somewhere between the door and dignity, boots kicked off with more enthusiasm than precision.Jaxen straightened with a grunt, pressing a hand to his lower back and rolling his shoulders. “I am officially too young for this,” he muttered, already turning toward the door.Within seconds of hitting the pillow, Kael’s breathing evened out.As I turned to leave, he stirred. His hand came out of nowhere, clumsy but determined, fingers closing around my wrist.“Lyra,” he murmured, eyes barely open. “You showing up here…
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Chapter: chapter 6LyraKael’s shadow merged with mine as he caught up. “Try not to get us all killed,” he said lightly, nudging my shoulder with his own."We’re not all going to die. Not on my watch.”He chuckled softly. “That’s the spirit, Luna.”Jaxen darted past us again, snickering. “Seriously Kael, tough alpha?”Kael stopped, fixed the boy with a look sharp enough to make him flinch, voice low and deliberate. “One more word, boy, and I’ll make you carry twelve crates for twelve hours.”He squealed in mock horror and bolted off, disappearing behind a stack of pallets.I couldn’t help laughing this time, shaking my head at the boy.Years ago, this would have been impossible—now it was… normal.I made it to my room and headed straight for the shower.The day still clung to me—dust in my hair, the echo of voices, the quiet weight of decisions that never really stopped pressing in. By the time I shut the water off, steam had swallowed the small space whole, turning it hazy and quiet, the kind of silenc
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Chapter: Chapter 5***THREE YEARS LATER***Lyra The recoil settled cleanly into my shoulder, absorbed by muscle and memory alike. Once, it had bruised me. Now, it obeyed.I exhaled slowly and fired again.The target downrange jolted, metal ringing sharp through the open space as the round punched dead center. Dust shook loose from the beams overhead, drifting in thin lines that cut through the range’s half-open ceiling.Kyra, my wolf, stirred beneath my skin, her instincts coiling tight around Aegyris like a held breath—alert, listening, ready in ways I wasn’t. The power settled through her first, then me.It wasn’t strength in the usual sense. It didn’t need effort or intention. It simply pressed outward, a quiet authority that made the space around me feel tighter—like everything was waiting for a choice I didn’t know how to make yet.The hum stayed low, unfinished. I could hold it back, but I couldn’t shape it yet.A low whistle sounded behind me.“You’re still not beating my record,” a voice said,
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Chapter: Chapter 4Cassian I’d felt it while still in the Dead Zones. A sudden pressure in my chest as if the world had shifted her without asking me. I’d tried to reach her, nothing but static. By the time Thorneveil’s borders came into view at dawn, the pull had become a vice. The first thing I noticed was the silence. Thorneveil was never silent. Even at first light, the mountain breathed: patrol boots against stone, engines cycling in the lower yards, comms murmuring like distant insects. Today, it held its breath. The transport doors hissed open, and cold air rushed in—sharp with smoke and something far worse. I stepped onto the landing platform before ranks could form. “Cassian,” my beta, Rowan, fell into step beside me, armor still dusted with ash from the industrial frontiers. His jaw was tight, his scent rigid with restraint. “We came straight from the Dead Zones,” he said quietly. “You should prepare…” “I know,” I cut in. The bond yanked hard then—sharp, directional—while my wolf
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Chapter: Chapter 3Lyra The world had gone dark. Or maybe I had. I woke to the sound of my own breathing. Ragged and too loud in the silence pressing in around me. My eyes snapped open, and immediately regret followed. Pain flared behind my eyes, sharp and disorienting, the world tilting violently as the hum inside me surged again. This time, a roar like a storm trapped beneath my skin. I sucked in a breath and squeezed my eyes shut. Not again. The ceiling above me was unfamiliar—smooth metal beams crossed with old concrete, a narrow strip of reinforced glass letting in pale daylight. For a moment, panic clawed up my throat. I pushed myself upright too fast and hissed as pain lanced through my ribs. My body protested, stiff and sore in places I didn’t remember injuring. Bandages wrapped my forearm, clean and secure. Smaller dressings covered raw patches along my feet and calves, the dull ache beneath them unmistakable. I glanced down and froze. Gone were the torn remnants I’d fled Thorneveil in
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Chapter: Chapter 2Lyra “Let go of me,” I hissed, fingers clawing at her wrist. “You’re hurting me.” Miranda’s grip tightened instead. Pain exploded across my scalp as she yanked my hair back, forcing my head up so I had no choice but to meet her eyes. Her expression was no longer mockery—it was triumph, sharp and shining. “Good,” she said softly. “Maybe pain will teach you your place.” Gasps rippled through the square. I staggered, nails scraping against her skin as I tried to pull free. My vision blurred, heat roaring through my veins, the hum inside me surging into something wild and furious. “Stop,” I said, my voice shaking. “Stop it!” She leaned closer, breath hot against my ear. “You should be punished for daring to touch what doesn’t belong to you.” Something snapped inside me, a violent pressure expanding outward, as if my bones could no longer contain it. Miranda was ripped away from me and thrown backward like a rag doll, slamming into the stone steps with a bone-jarring crack. She c
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