LOGINLYRA’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
LYRA’S POVAlan and I arrived at the academy, and just like Alan said, we saw Cara sitting in front of the school gate, with her arms crossed.Alan sighed “She has been like that for a while”I got out of the car and walked towards her, and called out her name. “Cara.”Her head whipped towards my direction, and when she saw me, she smiled.“Lyra” she jumped and ran towards me. “You came” she said excitedly“Of course I did.”“Megan told me you weren't going to come,” she pouted.“I promised you, didn't I” I asked and she nodded.“You’ve seen Lyra, now you can go to your classes” Alan stated as we walked towards us.Then Cara grabbed my hand excitedly “Come”Before she could pull me, Alan stopped her.“Cara, she can't follow you” Alan tried to tell her.“Yes, she can” Cara retorted “we have a sports competition today, and Lyra is my partner”“Partner” Alan and I said at the same time.“But I have always been your partner every year” Alan complained. “And why did you not tell me today w
ZURIEN’S POV Walking back from the forest with my hands in my pockets, the air was cool and quiet, which was strangely calming. The forest at this hour was the best time to clear my head. The oak tree was my favorite spot in this school, because it was the one thing that still connected me to my
I raised my hands as I stretched, turning my body from side to side, Ivy was beside me doing the same. “Since when did they start coming for training classes?” Ivy whispered to me. I knew she was referring to Kael and Zurien, who were sitting on the side benches and boring holes at my back. “Beat
I tried to focus on the class but it was almost impossible, not when I was sitting between Kael and Zurien who cared the least about what was happening in class.The corner of my eyes kept on darting between them, wanting to see what they would do, but there was no reaction from them.Regardless of
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







