Se connecterHansel’s POVWe had a very long and eventful week, but we're done now and it's time to leave, I looked back at the pack, they would be so peaceful and happy without demons and rogues attacking them.The journey back was going to be long, I knew that the moment we stepped out of the inn and looked toward the forest ahead of us. We still had to return to Elise and Eric's pack and reunite with Mila and the others and most importantly, we had to get all the artifacts together before the next full moon.I adjusted the strap of my bag over my shoulder and looked at the others."Everyone ready?"Caleb nodded. "Ready."Greta rolled her eyes. "I've been ready for the last twenty minutes. You're the one who keeps checking everything.""Because I don't want to discover halfway through the journey that someone forgot something important.""Like what?" she asked, folding her arms."Like the heart we're supposed to deliver."Greta gave me an unimpressed look."It's in your bag, Hansel unless you'
Mila’s POVBastian was gone.The words kept repeating in my mind, but no matter how many times I tried to accept them, they didn't feel real.I stood beside Knox, staring at the place where Bastian had taken his last breath. The crown rested on the table beside us, its dark metal reflecting the faint light filtering through the windows.We had it.Knox stood beside me, his expression grim. He had been the one holding Bastian when his body went still, and I knew the weight of that moment would stay with him.I reached for his hand and he looked down at me, for a moment, neither of us spoke and then he squeezed my fingers and kissed my cheeks."We have to finish this," he said quietly.I nodded."We will."Now, everything was finally within our reach.The Veilborn blood, the heart of the pure magical wolf, the crown, the the weapon forged from the bones of the first Veilborn Queen and th bones.There was only one thing left, the blessing from the goddess and Hansel bringing the hobe, I c
Mila’s POVI was sitting beside Knox, trying to communicate with the other group, their signal has been so bad when I heard a whisper.Queen.I lifted my head and looked around, Knox noticed immediately “What is it?”I frowned, looking around the room “Did you hear that?”“Hear what?” didn't answer and the voice came again.The crown has been taken.My heart began to pound in my chest, I stood up so quickly that the chair scraped against the floor.“Who’s there?”Knox rose beside me “Mila?”I pressed a hand against my temple and the eerie voices were growing louder.They weren't the same as the Goddess's voice, they were different like multiple people speaking, it was strange and yet somehow familiar.The crown is yours now and the debt has been paid, the one who carries it is dying.My breath hitched “Bastian.”Knox's expression hardened “What happened to him?”“Bastian may be in danger, something's happened to him.”Before Knox could respond, the air in front of us began to shift.
Bastian’s POVI had the crown.But my celebration didn't last for long.“Run.”Supreme’s voice echoed through the chaos,he was still struggling with the king.I stood frozen for a moment, the crown clutched tightly in my hands. Its dark metal felt unnaturally cold against my palms, and the strange symbols carved into its surface seemed to shift beneath my fingers.We had done it.The crown was no longer on the Demon King's head.“Bastian!” Supreme shouted again. “Run!”I turned toward him and he stood between me and the Demon King, his expression tense and hiis eyes fixed on the figure advancing toward us.And the look on his face was something I had never seen before, it was rage,pure unrestrained rage.His eyes burned with a darkness that seemed to swallow the light around him. The air grew heavier with every step he took, and the ground beneath my feet trembled.Then he chuckled “So,” he said slowly, his voice echoing through the chamber. “This is what it has come to.”Supreme rai
Elliot’s POVThe moment we crossed into the pack’s territory, I felt a tension ease. We were safe.Or, at least, we were safer than we had been in the forest.I slowed my pace, glancing at Millie, who was still riding on my back. Her small hands rested against my shoulders, and her legs hung on either side of me. Henshaw ran beside me, occasionally looking over his shoulder to check the path behind us. Even though we had crossed into another pack’s territory, neither of us was foolish enough to assume that meant the danger had disappeared completely.“Are you tired?” I asked her.Millie shook her head against my shoulder.“No.”“Are you sure? We can walk slowly.”“I’m okay.”I exchanged a glance with Henshaw and he seemed to understand what I was thinking because he moved closer and gently patted Millie’s leg.“We’re almost there, little one,” he assured her. “You’ll get to see Elise and Eric soon.”“Will they let me stay?”The question made my chest tighten.“Of course they will,”
Elliot’s POVThe library was no longer safe.I hated admitting it, but there was no point pretending otherwise. The demon had found its way inside, and whatever protection Sun and Moon had left behind had not been enough to keep it out.We had escaped through a hidden passage, carrying Millie between us, but I couldn’t stop thinking about how close we had come to losing her.She was just a child, a child who had somehow become important enough for the Demon King to send his creatures after her and now she was hearing his voice inside her head.I glanced at Millie, who sat quietly on an old chair in the room where Henshaw and I had brought her after escaping the passage.Her little legs swung beneath the seat, but she wasn’t playing as she usually did, she had been unusually quiet since we left the library.Henshaw stood beside the door, watching the corridor outside, we hadn’t spoken much since escaping, we were both exhausted.I rubbed a hand over my face.“We can’t stay here.”He
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
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
Knox Mercer……. I didn’t want a Luna. That was the truth no one seemed willing to accept. The council chamber was quiet, and I sat in my chair while Conrad and Caleb watched me. Generations of Alphas were carved into the walls, staring down at me like judges waiting for me to fail or slip up.
7years later…..Mila's pov…The car was silent, as I sat at the back of Gamma Rodney's car, the car hummed along the highway, and every flickering streetlight that passed outside made my heart beat faster. My stomach twisted, and my hands were fisted so tightly that my nails dug into my palm, almo







