LOGINLilyBy the time we returned to the pack, the sun had almost disappeared behind the mountains. I was exhausted, but my mind refused to slow down. The stranger's final words kept repeating inside my head, especially the warning about the temple.I walked beside Caspian through the hallway, still holding the silver crescent around my neck. He hadn't said much since we left the forest, and I could tell he was thinking about everything that had happened. But instead of taking me toward the study, he suddenly stopped outside the dining room.“What?” I asked, looking at him.“You haven't eaten properly today,” he said. I frowned. “You brought me back from a dangerous forest and your biggest concern is whether I've eaten?”“Yes,” he replied. “Because apparently you can face mysterious strangers, ancient symbols, and dangerous forests, but you forget to eat.” I couldn't stop myself from laughing.“You sound like an old married man,” I said.Caspian raised an eyebrow. “And you sound like som
LilyThe moment we entered the forest, I felt something change.The air became colder, and the familiar trees seemed to close around us as if they were hiding something. Caspian walked beside me with Damien and a few warriors behind us, but I barely noticed them because Maya had become unusually alert inside my head.“That voice came from here,” Maya said.“I know,” I whispered. Caspian glanced at me. “Did Maya say something?”“She says this place feels familiar,” I answered. He moved closer to me. “Do you remember coming here?” I shook my head. “Not exactly. It feels like I should remember, but every time I try, my mind goes blank.”We continued deeper into the forest until I suddenly stopped. My eyes landed on a large oak tree. Something about it made my chest tighten.“I've seen this tree before,” I said. Caspian looked at it and then back at me. “Are you sure?”“I don't know,” I admitted. “But I feel like my parents brought me here.”I walked toward the tree before Caspian cou
LilyThe next morning arrived much faster than I expected. I barely slept because every time I closed my eyes, pieces of my childhood came back to me, but they disappeared before I could understand them. My mother’s voice, my father’s worried expression, the silver crescent charm, and that strange feeling that something had been following my family for years kept playing inside my head.I sat near the window with the charm resting in my palm, staring at it while the morning sunlight touched its surface. It looked completely ordinary again, almost as if it had never glowed in my hands. I turned it over several times before Maya finally spoke inside my mind.“Stop staring at it,” Maya said quietly. “It is not going to explain itself.”“I wish it would,” I replied with a small sigh. “Everything would be easier if someone would simply tell me what is happening.” Maya remained silent for several seconds before she said, “Maybe tomorrow will.”Her words made my stomach tighten. Tomorrow w
LilyThe next morning arrived with an uneasy stillness that I couldn't explain. I had barely slept after the memory of my father returned, and every time I closed my eyes, I could see him kneeling in front of me and fastening the silver charm around my neck. His frightened expression had stayed with me throughout the night, especially the way he had told me that someone would eventually come looking for me.I sat at the edge of the bed and stared at the charm resting against my palm. I wanted to understand what it was, why my father had protected it so carefully, and why Maya seemed to know more than she was willing to tell me. The unanswered questions were beginning to feel like a weight inside my chest, but I also knew that forcing myself to remember everything at once could do more harm than good.A soft knock came from the door, and before I could answer, Athea entered carrying a tray of food. She gave me a long look before placing it on the table.“You look terrible,” she said, p
LilyThe journey back to Black Smoke felt different from the one that had brought us to the old Anderson property. I had spent most of the ride with my father's letter resting safely inside my bag, my fingers occasionally touching the fabric as if I needed to make sure it was still there. I had spent years believing that my parents had died without leaving anything behind for me, yet now I had their house, my father's handwriting, a photograph, and more questions than I could count. Every answer seemed to open another door, and behind every door waited something that made me question the life I thought I had lived.Caspian sat beside me, unusually quiet as he stared through the windshield. I could tell from the way his jaw tightened every few minutes that he was thinking about the man we had found near the house. He had died before telling us who had sent him, but his final words continued to echo in my mind. The girl was never supposed to survive. I didn't understand why anyone would
CaspianThe northern forest has always been one of the quietest parts of my territory. Even the animals seemed to avoid certain sections of it, and the deeper we travelled, the more uncomfortable the atmosphere became. I sat in the back of the SUV with Lily beside me, while Damien drove and Liam followed in another vehicle with six warriors.I had barely spoken since we left the mansion. Not because I didn't have anything to say, but because my mind was working through every possibility. The old Anderson property had been abandoned for years, yet someone had recently left a photograph of Lily near my eastern border. That meant the person responsible either knew about the house or wanted us to believe they did.Neither possibility made me comfortable. Lily sat beside the window, her fingers moving repeatedly over the silver charm around her neck. She had been quiet too, but every few minutes I noticed her staring into the forest as though she was trying to recognize something hidden be
LilyI opened my eyes hearing the soft beeping sound of a machine and tilted my head towards the sound only to see a monitor. But I was too tired to keep them open, so I closed my eyes with a soft sigh.“ She is awake,” a soft feminine voice said which made me open my eyes again.I looked towards t
Caspian “ I don't care,” I growled, opening my eyes as I looked at all of the members sitting around the table.“ You have to. You are the Alpha king and you are almost 30 yet you haven't found your mate yet,” Edward said, looking towards me expecting an answer from me.“ What do you suggest we sh
Lily“ Where am I?” I asked myself with a groan, blinking my lashes rapidly. I wasn't in the hospital anymore.The sheet under me felt soft and silky and comfortable, making me not want to get up unless I took a deep breath. The moment the familiar scent hit my nostrils my whole body went stiff. A
Lily‘Oh goddess no please’I had lost count of how many times I had pleaded with the moon goddess in my mind to not let them strike me more.“ Argh,” I screamed yet again when Veronica's feet made contact with my stomach.“ You pathetic piece of sh*t,” she snarled at me as she continuously hit me







