LOGINCaspian:One Year LaterThe breeze was warmer today.Softer.Gentler in a way I hadn’t felt in years.More peaceful and more contenting, More calm and even happier.I stood at the edge of the gardens, the same gardens where so much had been taken from us, and so much had been given back, watching Ad
Valerie:The sun was rising over the horizon, golden streaks splitting the sky wide open, like a promise finally fulfilled.I stood at the highest point of the estate grounds, the wind tugging at my hair, the scent of fresh earth and morning dew wrapping around me like a cloak.It was over.Giovanni
“Impressive,” Giovanni called, his voice carrying easily across the clearing. His smile was cold, razor sharp. “I knew there was more to you, Valerie. I knew it from the second I laid eyes on you. I did say that I had more respect to you than I had for others, but it seems to me that I did not expec
Valerie:The boy's cries ripped through me like claws.My heart raced with each passing moment and I did my best not to harm that child. I did my best not to dirty my hands with his blood, to save him out of this, to get him out of this before the man played the game that I was not willing to handle
Caspian:The air was too still.It was the kind of stillness that came after the fight, when the blood had dried and the bodies were cleared, but before the real danger revealed itself.I didn’t like it. Not one damn bit.Because I knew that stillness was one that only told me that more danger was
Valerie:The earth still smelled of blood.I smelled of blood. People's blood the blood of our enemies the people who had dared invade our territory.The ground beneath our feet was turned upside down. We were going to need to fix that later, but I knew that the vines that worked their way from the
Caspian:“You ran over to tell her, didn't you?” I said, looking at Elias, who raised an eyebrow at me.The man hadn't seen me. Seeing him, watching him head to Valerie's villa, I did not expect him to want to come with me, but when he did, I did not expect her to be welcoming him inside. That's all
Caspian:“What are you doing in my pack?” Elias asked, not even turning around to face me.I found him in the training grounds, his shirt soaked with sweat, muscles taut as he moved through a series of combat drills. The rhythmic thud of his fists against the punching bag filled the air, a steady be
She laughed, the sound brittle and sharp. “Your son? He’s nothing but a threat. An anomaly. Do you even know what he is? What he could become? He is nothing but an illegitimate child, no matter what you are going to try and do.”I stiffened, my pulse thundering in my ears. “What are you talking abou
Valerie:The morning air was sharp and biting as I stepped out of the villa. I needed to get some air this morning, and for the first time, I just found myself being at a complete loss of what I would be doing.It was as if the earth itself sensed the brewing storm, the quiet before chaos. My instin







