เข้าสู่ระบบHansel’s POVI couldn’t sleep, that was the first problem, the second problem was Marcus and the third problem was Caleb.The three of us were sitting in our room, staring at one another like we’d all reached the same conclusion but were waiting for someone else to say it first.Finally, Marcus broke the silence.“Teddy and his family are strange.”I immediately nodded. “Very.”Caleb, who had been lying across the bed with his hands behind his head, sat up. “Thank you.”Marcus frowned.“For what?”“For finally admitting it.”I rolled my eyes. “We’ve all noticed.”“Exactly.”Caleb pointed toward the wall.“His wife has barely spoken since we arrived. Teddy keeps taking her away whenever someone asks her a question and now their daughter has apparently decided she doesn’t want to stay with him.”Marcus’s expression hardened. “That part bothers me.”“Me too.”I folded my arms. “Michelle looked terrified earlier.”Caleb nodded. “And Teddy noticed.”“Of course he did.”Marcus stood and beg
Mila’s POVThe two burly guards didn’t move, they simply stared at us.I could feel the tension spreading through our group.State your business here Nobody knew what kind of place we’d stumbled into, and the last thing we needed was to make the people guarding the entrance suspicious of us.I stepped forward. “We’re jus travelers.”The taller guard narrowed his eyes. “Travelers?”I nodded.“We’ve been traveling for several days. We’re trying to reach a place beyond the mountains.”“Where?”I hesitated for half a second. “We’re looking for information.”The guard’s expression remained cold.“What kind of information?”Knox stepped beside me. “Nothing that concerns your city.”The second guard looked at him. “Then why are you here?”I quickly answered. “We were told this was the safest route.”That wasn’t entirely a lie, it just wasn’t the whole truth, we didn’t know where we were, and the last thing we wanted was to draw attention.The guards looked at each other and nodded of them f
Mila’s POVWe stood at the edge of the cliff, staring at the impossible distance between us and the other side.For several minutes, nobody said anything.There was simply no road, no bridge or narrow path hidden along the mountain.Nothing.Just a massive drop separating us from where we needed to go.Caleb crouched near the edge and looked down.“I don’t like this.”Sasha folded her arms.“Nobody asked you to.”“I wasn’t asking for permission to be scared.”Marcus studied the opposite side.“Could we go around?”Teddy shook his head. “We’d have to descend the mountain and circle around for miles.”“How many?” Knox asked.“At least two days.”Caleb’s face fell. “Two more days?”“We don’t have that kind of time,” I said.Knox looked at me. “We’ll find another way.”I looked around.The mountain seemed to stretch endlessly in both directions.“We’ve already spent too long getting here.”I walked closer to the edge and the wind hit my face.I looked down again and used my magic to tell
Mila’s POVThe footsteps came closer, I held my breath as I stared at the door, we could all beat whoever was coming in.Nobody spoke.I held Millie against me, feeling her fingers tighten around my sleeve.Knox stood in front of us with his sword drawn. Marcus and Caleb had moved to either side of him, while the others watched the darkness at the mouth of the cave.Another step and then a figure appeared at the mouth of the cave. At first, I thought it was a man.He was tall with broad shoulders, wearing dark clothes but then the firelight reached its face.My stomach dropped.Its eyes were completely black and two small horns curved from its forehead, and dark veins spread from its neck across its face. Its fingers ended in long, sharp claws.A demon.Teddy immediately stepped in front of Michelle and Millie. “Get back.”The demon looked around the cave.Then its eyes settled on us. “You shouldn’t be here.”Knox raised his sword. “Neither should you.”The demon smiled.Its teeth we
Mila’s POVThe scream echoed through the cave, for a moment, nobody moved, I was still holding Millie against me, and I could feel her tiny body trembling.Knox immediately stepped in front of us, sword already in his hand. “Stay behind me.”I nodded.Another scream rang through the mountain.This one was louder and it bounced off the stone walls, making it impossible to tell where it had come from.Henshaw looked toward the cave entrance. “That sounded like a child.”Teddy shook his head. “No.”Everyone looked at him and he was staring into the darkness. “That wasn’t a child.”His voice was low, almost a whisper.I frowned. “How do you know?”“I’ve heard it before.”A chill ran through me. “What?”Teddy turned toward us. “This mountain is haunted.”Sasha’s expression changed immediately.“Haunted?”Teddy nodded.“That’s what the people in my pack have always called it.”Caleb swallowed. “You’re telling us this now?”Teddy looked at him. “I didn’t think we’d hear them.”“Them?” Marie
Mila’s POVMorning came far too quickly.I woke before the sun had fully risen, the faint light of dawn barely touching the sky.For a few seconds, I forgot where I was and then I groaned, I felt so sore, i sat up and looked around the room.Knox was already awake and he was standing near the window, checking the straps of his bag.“You’ve been awake for long?” I asked.He turned. “About twenty minutes.”“Why didn’t you wake me up?”“You looked so comfortable.”I smiled. “That’s rare.”“Very.”I got out of bed and began preparing.By the time I came downstairs, everyone was already gathering outside.The sun had barely risen over the pack.Teddy was waiting with Michelle and Millie.They had backpacks, food, blankets, and water.Everyone else was ready too.Marcus checked the map one final time. “We’ll follow Teddy.”Teddy nodded. “The first part will be easy.”“How long will it take?”“If we keep a steady pace, we’ll reach the mountain by afternoon.”Caleb groaned. “Afternoon?”Sash
Mila’s POVThe dungeon smelled like damp stone and sweat.The moment they threw me inside the cage, the iron door slammed shut with a finality that echoed far deeper than the sound itself.I let out a fustrated groan and kicked the doors, Bastian was so evil for making me go through this.The momen
Knox’s POV“Call the healer!”My voice tore through the hall, sharp and raw, but it felt like it wasn’t loud enough.Nothing felt loud enough because my mother was dying in front of me.Blood spilled from her lips as she coughed again, her body trembling under my hands. I dropped to my knees beside
Knox's POV….The plane landed smoothly, though my stomach had twisted from hours of anticipation. My hands clenched the edge of my seat as Caleb and Conrad guided me through the protocol for the meeting. Every detail mattered every gesture, every word was very important I couldn’t afford to make
Mila's pov…Kreda was draining and annoying, I almost punched her in the face.I reached the palace gates and pushed it open everywhere was dark already except for the torches of fires lining the place. Guards stood at their usual posts, but none of them stopped me as I walked inside.Some nodded







