LOGINLYRA’S POVThe moment my lips touched his, everything stopped and Noctis froze instantly.For a split second, I thought it did not work.Then, I felt his arms tighten around meMy breath hitched, but before I could react, the energy in the room shifted.The air felt so different then, then I felt Noctis go completely still, and I pulled back slowly.I looked up at him and noticed immediately that Noctis had long gone, his eyes were no longer dark, which means it was Zurien.“Zurien” I called out his name.He blinked as though clarity returned to his gaze, then he looked at me.Zurien was back.A smile broke across my face before realizing that it worked “I did it,” I whispered, as relief flooded through me, it worked, it actually worked.Zurien stared at me for a moment, then his lips curved slightly.“So……” he said slowly, his voice back to normal. “If you just wanted to kiss me, you could have said so.”My smile vanished instantly. “What!”He smirked.“That was your plan, wasn’t it
LYRA’S POV“Take them off!” My voice echoed sharply across the room, my heart pounding as I watched him struggle.The ravage wolf thrashed violently against the chains, a deep, guttural growl ripping from his throat. His entire body was tense, and his muscles were straining, his veins visible beneath his skin as the chains dug into him.And then I saw it, it was faint but I did not miss the smoke around his wrist, the chains were really burning him.“Jonathan” I snapped, turning to him. “Take them off now”Jonathan did not move, his jaw tightened as he stared at the ravage wolf.“Jonathan” I called out his name again“They stay on,” he said firmly.I stared at him in disbelief. “Are you serious right now, He’s in pain”“They are orders from Zurien,” he replied, his tone steady, as if there was nothing that was going to change his mind.Another loud growl tore through the room, and I flinched as the ravage wolf jerked forward again, the chains clanking loudly as they restrained him.“T
LYRA’S POV“Why do you need new chains” I asked again even though I had a feeling it was going to be used to chain Zurien.“For Zurien’s training,” he replied as he walked towards the broken chains on the floor.“Training?” I asked confused.“Everything that is being done in this room is to help Zurien train” Jonathan explained further.I frowned. “You call all this training?” I gestured around the room. “You hit him with a whip, that’s abuse”“That’s the only way”“I don’t know what your reason is but it has to stop” I told him, already pissed that he was still trying to justify his action.“You saw what happened last night, four pack warriors died, and it was your fault” When he said that I was immediately hit with guilt.“That’s enough Jonathan” Zurien finally stepped in. “I take full responsibility for their deaths” he said then turned to me.“Lyra, I need the training,” he admitted, and I was shocked by his response.“What do you mean, it’s clearly hurting you” I was trying to un
LYRA’S POVMy eyes fluttered open, and I squinted, adjusting to the light peeping from the curtains.I had never felt so peaceful in a long time, I yawned lazily with my head still on my pillow.That was strange. My pillow was hard.I poked at it, then lazily turned to look at it, and any hint of sleepiness disappeared immediately.Someone was shirtless on my bed.I suddenly moved away from the person, just to see that it was Zurien.“Now I have a feeling you actually wanted me to spend the night here” he was awake and had been staring at me as I panicked.Which made me wonder how long he had been awake.“Zu… Zurien” I stuttered.He raised his brow “Don't tell me you are surprised to see me here”“No I…” I was really feeling embarrassed right now because I had been literally lying on top of him.“Where is Noctis?” I immediately asked trying to change the topic.He groaned as he held the bridge of his nose “You even have him a name”“I did”Zurien then sat up on the bed, his tone becom
LYRA’S POVHis uncle struggled to break free from his grip, I realized that if I didn’t do anything, he was going to die, and when Zurien regained his consciousness, he was going to regret it.“Zurien, stop” I finally called out to him “please”Everything stilled, It was subtle, but I saw it. His head tilted slightly, really slow, as though something deep inside him had heard me.My heart pounded wildly as his glowing, feral eyes shifted, then locked onto me, and for a second, I forgot how to breathe.“Zurien…” I whispered again, softer this time. “It’s me.”There was a flicker of something in his eyes, then his grip loosened, and just like that, he released his uncle.Jonathan dropped to the floor immediately, coughing harshly as he struggled to breathe.I let out a breath I didn’t realize I was holding, but Zurien, however, did not look at him again, instead, he turned and started walking toward me.He walked closer to me, but I did not move.“Lyra, be careful!” Jonathan rasped from
LYRA’S POVAnother sleepless night. I turned in bed, yet I could not sleep.I closed my eyes tightly hoping I would be able to sleep, but nothing helped.I groaned and sat up on my bed, then I decided to take a walk.Without thinking too much about it, I got off the bed and walked toward the door.As I stepped into the hallway, it was quiet and the only sound that could be heard was the faint echo of my footsteps as I walked.I do not have a destination in mind, so I just walked mindlessly with the aim of clearing my head, so I tried not to think too much as I walked.I walked down the hallways, then made a turn into another hallway and another turn, as I walked the place became familiar.Then I suddenly halted, I had been walking mindlessly, and I had not noticed that I was going back to this place.My gaze scanned the door, of course I was not mistaken, it was the same one that I had seen during the hide and seek game with Cara.I remembered that it was guarded, but now it was empty
Ivy turned to me surprised, and we both had the same reaction written on our faces. I squatted down to the girl who was still kneeling “What happened” She gave me a handwritten letter. “She wanted me to give this to you” “Who?” I asked, staring at the letter. “Lucy,” the girl said, now getting
We waited for Lucy’s friend who was yet to show up, but there was no trace of her. “Do you think she will show up?” Ivy asks after emptying the bag of macarons. She was lying on the grass, with her back. Her hands were behind her head and her eyes were slightly closed. “I hope so,” I replied. Sta
“My muscles are sore” Ivy groaned out as she rolled her arm, holding her shoulder. “I just want to have a cold shower” my voice was weak. We were both tired after the strenuous time we had. Instructor Jose had us train for hours with no rest. If I had complained about Professor Lennox's training,
I grunted as the ropes dug deep into my wrist, every time I moved, the rough vines scraped my skin, making me grit my teeth in pain. I twisted, tugged, and pulled, but nothing, everything I tried was futile, it was as though whoever had tied this clearly had experience. “Great,” I muttered under







