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Sera POVThe moment I felt the disturbance in the pack bonds…the surge of triumph from Sylvester, the despair from the captured Blackthorn wolves…I knew we were out of time.We’d been preparing for this. Gathering what supplies we could. Planning our route. Looking for weaknesses in the security around Selene’s room.But we’d hoped to have more time. I hoped the rescue party would succeed.Now it was just us.“The guards change shifts at midnight,” Callum said. “That’s our window. Fifteen minutes when the new guards are still getting oriented. When there’s the most confusion.”“And the chains on Selene?”“I’ve been studying them. They’re powered by Sylvester’s magic. Connected to him directly.” Callum pulled out a small vial. “This is pure silver. Blessed by a priestess. If we can get it onto the chains, it might disrupt the magic long enough for Selene to break free.”“Might?”“It’s the best I cou

Marcus POVSomething was wrong.I felt it the moment we walked out from the tunnel into the old market district. A crawling sensation between my shoulder blades. The kind of instinct that had kept me alive through countless battles.This was too easy.The passage had been exactly where Keisha said it would be. It was clear and ungraded with no traps.We’d traveled nearly a mile underground without encountering a single obstacle. And now we stood in an abandoned district with empty buildings and a very silent street..Too silent.“This doesn’t feel right,” Lydia whispered beside me.I squeezed her hand, both to acknowledge her concern and to steady her. She was wound tight as a bowstring, every muscle tense, ready to fight or flee.“Stay alert,” I murmured back. “Keep your eyes open.”Kael was ahead of us, moving with single-minded determination despite his obvious weakness. His face

Selene POVI woke to the sound of chains. My eyes flew open in the darkness. The room was pitch black…Sylvester must have spelled the windows to block out even the moonlight.“Hello, my love.”His voice came from directly beside the bed.I jerked upright, my power instinctively flaring…But nothing happened. I reached for my magic again. Pulled deeper. And tried to summon even a spark of Keeper power.Nothing.“What did you do?” My voice came out hoarse. Panicked.“Just a precaution.” I heard him move. I heard something metallic scrape against stone. “You’ve been so defiant lately. So determined to fight me at every turn. I thought it was time we had more… honest conversation.”A light flared. A single candle on the nightstand.In its flickering glow, I saw Sylvester standing beside the bed, holding chains. But they were obviously not ordinary chains. These glowed with a sickly purple light. S

Marcus POV“There’s someone at the border asking for you,” the guard said through the mind link. “Her name is Keisha. And that she has urgent information about the Luna.”I dropped the papers I was holding.Keisha.We’d been searching for her for months. Ever since Kael had realized how much Selene missed her and started trying to track her down as a way to make amends.We’d hit dead ends everywhere. It was like she’d vanished off the face of the earth. Even after searching moonshade it was still futile.And now she was just… here?“Bring her to my office,” I said. “I’m on my way.”I found Lydia in the war room and quickly filled her in as we walked.“The friend Selene was separated from?” Lydia’s eyes widened. “The one Kael’s been trying to find?”“The same. He felt guilty about forcing Selene to cut ties with her rogue friends when she first became Luna, and he sold her for her sister Elena.

Sera POV The moment Sylvester dismissed us, I headed straight for the quarters I shared with callum. My face throbbed. The bruise was already turning darker. Purple-black spreading across my cheekbone. It wasn’t the first time Sylvester had struck me since his madness. And it wouldn’t be the last. But seeing Selene’s face…the guilt, the horror…had made it worse somehow. I pushed open the door to find callum pacing. The moment he saw me, he froze. “Sera.” His voice was strangled. “Your face.” “It’s fine.” “It’s not fucking fine.” He crossed to me in two strides, his hands hovering near my face but not quite touching. Afraid to hurt me more. “He hit you. Again.” “I knew the risk.” “That doesn’t make it okay!” His eyes blazed with fury. “You can’t keep doing this. Can’t keep putting yourself between Selene and his rage. You’re going to ge

Selene POV The food sat in front of me. Untouched. I didn’t even remember what day it was anymore. How long had I been in this room? Three days? Four? Time had lost all meaning in this beautiful cage. The plate was beautifully arranged. Roasted chicken.Vegetables. Fresh bread that still steamed slightly. My stomach growled. Betraying me. But I didn’t move, I didn’t reach for the fork. Didn’t acknowledge the food’s existence. If I ate, I was accepting this. Accepting him. Accepting that this was my life now. So I choose to starve instead. The door opened. I didn’t look up. “You haven’t touched your breakfast.” Sylvester’s voice. Controlled. Carefully pleasant. “Or your lunch yesterday. Or your dinner the night before.” I said nothing. “Selene.” The pleasantness was starting to crack. “You need to eat.” Still nothing.