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Knox's POVI snarled in fury. A low growl erupted from my chest.Fenrir’s rage boiled inside me. His bloodlust was so strong that it clouded my thoughts completely. I could barely see Viktor, all I could see was red.Viktor's face was calm—too calm, like he wasn’t the reason my mate was gone, like he hadn’t taken her from me.I was going to kill him, but it wouldn't be fast, or easy. I will kill him slowly.I wanted to feel his bones shatter under my claws. I wanted to rip his skin open inch by inch, tear through him, break him, make him scream for mercy before I ended him.I released another snarl, and the walls shook. My muscles coiled and tensed, as I prepared to pounce.Viktor stood his ground.“I know what this looks like—” he began.“Don’t,” I growled. My voice shook with rage. “Don’t speak.”He raised both hands slowly. “Wolf king, listen—”Wrong move.I lunged at him, swiping my claws at him.He vanished just as my claws slashed through the air where his throat had been. I tur
Knox’s POVI hadn’t slept since the night Aria asked for two more days.Two days.She had asked and pleaded with that soft voice. She said she needed to do something important. She had asked me to trust her. I hated it. I hated that she chose to stay with those bloodsuckers, hated that I couldn’t see her, hated that I hadn't seen her in several days, and all I could do was watch and wait.We had tracked the vampire's den with the help of Hazel's map, but we had done everything stealthy. We didn't charge in, we just waited.Shawn and a few trusted wolves remained with me, hidden in the forest. We watched their den in complete silence. We made sure our scents were masked, and we moved in silence. No fires, no light, nothing that could alert the vampires.I had barely spoken since we got here.I couldn’t eat, and I couldn’t sleep.Every time I closed my eyes, I kept imagining Aria going through horrible things at the hands of those bloodsuckers, and maybe even dying.She said I should tr
Aria's POVI nodded, listening intently as Jade spoke.Viktor and Raven watched me in confusion, probably wondering what I was doing.When Jade was done speaking, I turned to both of them. “Jade said that—”“Who is Jade?” Raven asked again.“It’s a long story, I'm not sure what she is” I replied, waving my hands. “Now listen to me. Jade said that no matter what you see, no matter what you hear while I’m doing this… you cannot interrupt me.”Viktor furrowed his eyebrows. “What do you mean?”“She means if you interfere, we’ll die,” I said seriously. “Both me and Lilith. That’s how delicate this is.”Raven’s face turned pale. “You’re not serious.”“I am,” I retorted firmly. “If you interrupt, even for a second, whatever thread that is holding Lilith’s soul will snap. It will destroy her spirit… and it’ll pull me in with it. Both of us will die. Do you understand me?”“Really?” Viktor asked in shock.I nodded. “Every word. This has to be done without interruption. I don’t care what you se
Aria's POVRaven snorted in disbelief from behind me.Viktor stared at me like I was going crazy. “Aria…”“I’m not crazy,” I said quickly. “Just listen to me. I saw something. It was like a flash. But she’s alive, and not just as a ghost.”“That’s impossible,” Viktor snapped. “There’s no heartbeat, no blood flow. I would know. I’m not some fledgling vampire, Aria. I’ve existed for centuries.”I ran a hand through my hair as I began pacing. That buzzing hadn’t stopped yet. They both watched me with incredulous looks on their faces.“I know what I’m saying. There’s…there’s just something. I can feel it.” I mumbled almost to myself.Jade’s voice hissed in my mind. ‘Don’t do it, Aria. You’re playing with something ancient and dangerous. She’s been dead for years.’“She’s not dead,” I said aloud, to both them and Jade. “She’s in a trapped state. But I can bring her back. The stake is preserving her, tying her spirit down. If I can heal her body and reconnect her spirit, I know that I can—”
Aria’s POVRaven walked beside me in silence, while Viktor walked ahead of us, lost in thought. His shoulders were tense as he walked, and his fists were clenched. I couldn’t even begin to imagine how he was feeling at the moment.His guards who had come with him were disposing of Kale’s body. According to Raven, if Kale’s body wasn’t properly disposed of, there was a possibility he might come back to life. Killing vampires wasn’t easy, but it was even harder to keep them dead.As we descended the stairs leading to Lilith’s tomb, I swallowed hard as the memories of my last time here came flooding in.How I stumbled upon Viktor mourning for Lilith. That dark look in his eyes that had now faded. How he had stalked after me, and had bitten me.I would have died if not for—“What is going on with you?” Raven’s sharp voice pulled me out of my daze. I hadn’t even realized that I had stopped walking.Viktor turned back to look at us, his eyes flicking between Raven and me.“I’m fine,” I lied
Aria’s POV“She can’t defend herself,” Raven continued, completely unbothered by the dangerous look on Viktor’s face. “And keeping her locked up makes her a sitting duck. You’re putting her life, and your control, at risk by keeping her here.”Viktor was silent. He had an unreadable expression on his face.“Let her go,” Raven said. “If she dies here, you’ll have yourself to blame.”“I can protect her. Aria just has a day left here.” Viktor said tightly.Raven shook her head. “You have already failed. She would have died right now, if it weren’t for me.”Her words pierced through him, and he flinched. He clenched his jaw as his eyes blazed with fury, but he didn’t argue.I met his gaze, and I saw the man who had just lost his most trusted ally to betrayal. Kale’s betrayal had really hurt him, no matter how much he didn’t want to show it.I knew he was going to agree, but my mind flashed back to my promise to Lilith, and I groaned internally.If I decided to ignore my promise to Lilith,