LOGINStephanie’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
Stephanie’s POV:The sound of the crowd’s gasp hadn’t even faded when Akira hit the ground.For a split second, everything froze.Her body had landed hard, her balance completely thrown off from the kick. Dust rose slightly around her where she fell, and the impact echoed just enough to make the moment feel bigger than it was.But it didn’t last.Akira wasn’t someone who stayed down.She glared at me, her eyes blazing with something far more intense than before, anger. Not the controlled, composed irritation she had earlier, but something raw. Something personal.Slowly, she pushed herself up.I straightened too, my chest rising and falling a little faster now, but my stance steady. My muscles were beginning to feel the strain, the constant movement, the hits I had blocked, the ones I barely avoided.Still, I didn’t let it show.We circled each other again.But this time, it was different.The air between us had changed.“Nice kick,” she said, her voice tighter now.There was no calm
Nicholas’s POV:“I’ve been thinking,” I said quietly, my voice cutting through the noise around us in a way I didn’t expect. “After what happened to Stephanie… I realized something.”The words felt heavier than they should have.Like they carried more than just meaning.“...I realized that I don’t want to lose her.”Silence followed.Not the kind filled with confusion or distraction, but the kind that settled deep, pressing down on everyone in it. I could feel their gazes shift toward me without even looking. It was almost physical, the weight of their attention.I lifted my head slightly.They were all looking at me.Tyler. Aiden. Caden. Alex.“What are you saying, brother?” Tyler asked, his brows knitting together, confusion and something else, unease, flickering in his eyes.I let out a slow breath.“What are we even doing?” I asked instead.“We decided to let go of the one person we want to be with… just because of some stupid prophecy,” I continued, my voice tightening despite my
Stephanie’s POV:The moment she lunged, everything else disappeared.The noise of the crowd faded into a distant blur, like it no longer belonged to this moment. My focus sharpened, narrowing down to just one thing—Akira.Her movement was fast.Faster than I remembered.She came straight at me, her steps light but powerful, her body leaning forward with precision as she closed the distance between us in seconds. There was no hesitation in her attack, no testing the waters.She was serious.Good.I shifted my weight just in time, stepping to the side as her fist cut through the air where my face had been a second ago. I felt the rush of wind from the force of it, close enough to remind me that if I had been even slightly slower, that would have connected.I didn’t give her time to recover.I pivoted, swinging my arm toward her side, aiming for her ribs. She blocked it instantly, her forearm meeting mine with a sharp impact that sent a slight sting through my skin.She didn’t waste a se
Caden’s POV:Seeing the way Stephanie trembled, I knew something wasn’t right. Her expression screamed fear, and her hands wouldn’t stop shaking. I couldn’t help but wonder what had shaken her so deeply. There was no way she could have known about Alpha Oleg. It wasn’t possible. Maybe it was just t
Stephanie's POV:We left the library room in silence, the air still heavy with unspoken thoughts. I followed Caden down the winding corridor, our footsteps echoing against the marble floor as we made our way to the helipad. The cool evening air greeted us when we stepped outside, and moments later
Tyler's POV: The audacity she had to play this kind of game with me. Where did she even buy her audacity from? I would genuinely love to know. Maybe I should ask her sometime. My wolf, Zuko, growled internally, unhappy with the way she had spoken to me. Sure, she was my mate, but that didn’t giv
Stephanie’s POV:When I finished eating, I went back to my room since there was nothing else to occupy my time. I grabbed a book from the small stack on my desk and settled onto my bed, allowing myself to sink into the soft mattress. My body sprawled across the bed as I began to read. At least, I t







