LOGINStephanie’s POV:The world outside the window blurred into long, smeared strokes of color—greens melting into soft grays, buildings and trees stretching and snapping back into place as we passed. I watched it all without really seeing it, my eyes fixed but my mind somewhere far from the moving car. It felt like I had slipped just slightly out of myself, like I was sitting beside my own body rather than inside it.The hum of the engine droned on, steady and almost hypnotic. Normally, I would have filled the silence but this afternoon, words felt heavy in my throat, like they would come out wrong no matter how carefully I chose them.Everything replayed in fragments. The way I felt staring realizing they were my mates. It was the best feeling in the world but I couldn't allow myself to experience it or feel good about it. It doesn't change the fact that they lied to me. It only means one thing. They didn't want me. I could help but wonder if their kindness to me was all an act because
Tyler’s POV:“Stephanie, wait,” I called after her, my voice catching somewhere between urgency and regret. She didn’t slow down, didn’t even turn her head. It was as if the sound of my voice had been carefully shut out, like a door she had no intention of opening again.I quickened my pace, my steps growing uneven against the pavement. At first, it was just a brisk walk, then something more desperate. Before I fully realized it, I had broken into a run, my chest tightening as I tried to close the distance between us. There was a time when reaching her had been the easiest thing in the world. Now, every step felt like I was chasing something already lost.“Stephanie!” I called again, louder this time, hoping, maybe foolishly, that she would stop, that she would turn around and give me something, anything, to hold on to.She didn’t.Just as I stretched my hand forward, my fingers inches away from brushing her arm, someone stepped in front of her. Stephanie came to an abrupt halt, her m
Nicholas’s POV:She knew.She already knew.The certainty of it settled in my chest before I could even make sense of why. It was written all over her face, in the way she stood across the field, still as a statue yet somehow commanding everything around her. The way she was staring at us said more than words ever could.She knew we were her mates.For a moment, just a moment that felt stretched thin and endless, everything seemed to stop. The noise of the crowd dulled into nothing, the wind softened, and even the tension that had filled the arena seemed to pause, suspended in that fragile space between realization and reaction.Her eyes locked onto ours, and something unspoken passed between us. Recognition. Shock. Maybe even something deeper, something that might have been fragile enough to break if either of us moved too quickly.I almost did.I almost stepped forward.But before I could take even a single step toward her, before I could test whatever invisible thread had just form
Stephanie’s POV:At first, there was nothing.There was no pain, no sound, no weight. Just… stillness.Then something shifted.It started as a faint warmth at my forehead, right where the light had touched me. It spread slowly, like liquid sunlight seeping beneath my skin, except it wasn’t warm like the sun.It was cooler, softer, but far more powerful.The feeling deepened, flowing through me, wrapping around every part of my body. It was overwhelming, but not in a way that hurt. It felt… right. Like something that had always belonged to me had finally found its way back.The world around me returned in fragments.The distant echo of voices.The hum of something vast and ancient.The awareness of thousands of eyes locked onto me.Everything tried to reach me at once, but something within me held it all back. Like an invisible barrier had formed, filtering everything, allowing only what mattered to pass through.I could feel it all, but it couldn’t touch me. Not completely. Not anymor
Seraphina’s POV:I froze.Not because of the fight, not because of the blood on the field, but because of the sky.My breath caught in my throat as I stared upward, my body going still in a way I couldn’t control. Around me, the stadium had shifted from tension to confusion, from noise to something uncertain and uneasy.This was it.The first sign.The beginning.The prophecy.A cold realization settled deep in my chest, heavy and undeniable.It had begun.Which meant, Lilac had returned.My fingers curled slightly at my sides as I kept my gaze fixed on the sky, watching as the unnatural scene unfolded before thousands of witnesses who had no idea what they were truly looking at.The sun was still there.But it was losing.Its golden light flickered, dimming in a way that didn’t make sense. There were no clouds, no storm, nothing to block it, yet the brightness kept fading, like something was draining it from existence.And then there was the moon.Wrong.Completely wrong.It shouldn’
Aiden’s POV:Murmurs erupted across the stadium the moment Akira shifted.They weren’t just whispers anymore, they were loud, restless, almost panicked. The kind of noise that spreads fast when something unexpected happens right in front of thousands of people.“Why isn’t she shifting?”“Is she crazy?”“How could she ask for a reduel when she hasn’t found her wolf yet?”“She’s clearly asking for death…”The words came from every direction, overlapping, sharp, unforgiving.I heard them.Every single one of them.But I didn’t care.My entire focus was on Stephanie.On the field.On the way she stood, still human, still unshifted, facing a massive brown wolf that could tear her apart in seconds.Akira’s wolf was enormous, bigger than most.Her fur was a deep, dark brown, thick and bristling as she lowered her body slightly, circling Stephanie like prey. Her eyes gleamed with something dangerous, something wild, no longer just anger, but instinct.Predator.Stephanie didn’t move back.She
Nicholas's POV:There was something about the way she said it that sent shivers down my spine. She meant every single word. The last time we left her in the dark about the locator spell, she ended up in danger while trying to find answers on her own. In the short time I've known her, I’ve learned a
Caden’s POV:I have been away for a while because my brothers who said they won't snitch on me to Tyler ended up telling him and he sent me to westvale pack to help the Alphas to fight off the rogues who were bothering the pack. Westvale was quite far from moonsdale. It would take two days by car i
Aiden's POV:When Stephanie went missing, I was about to run crazy. My wolf also didn't help matters at all either. It was restless, trying to break free but I held it all in. I needed to be sane in order to find Stephanie. I had this feeling that something was wrong. My wolf’s instincts have nev
Stephanie's POV:After what felt like an eternity, the clock finally struck 10 a.m. I changed into my outfit: black joggers, a white crop top, black sandals, and a matching black face cap. Just something simple. Grabbing my bag, I stepped out of the room quietly.Luckily, the hallway was empty as I







