FAZER LOGINLyra’s POV - Three years later…The sound of childish laughter carried across the training grounds like a melody.I looked up from the stack of supply and trade paperwork in my hands and smiled at the sight.Nicholas came running across the grass, his dark hair a complete mess and his little sister,
No wonder the pack had been so excited when Kael told them there would be a ceremony—everything about it was amazing.Eventually, Kael and I slipped away from the crowd and found our own secluded spot—the small clearing that Kael had picked me a daisy from.We stood at the edge of the clearing, look
Lyra’s POVFor the first time in what felt like forever, there was only happiness all around us.And today, that happiness belonged to all of us.I stood in front of the mirror, staring at my reflection as I tried to take in everything that was finally happening.My white hair fell softly around my
“Kael?” I yelledI grabbed his shoulders and shook him with everything I had. He didn’t move or even react.“No, no, no! Kael!”Nothing. Something inside me broke as I felt the cracks of our mate bond start to splinter through my head.I started to sob uncontrollably and pulled his body against mine
Lyra’s POVI slowly opened my eyes. For a moment, I couldn’t see anything as they adjusted while the blinding light faded.I blinked several times, trying to make sense of what I was seeing as I steadied myself from feeling a bit dizzy. It didn’t feel real.I had shifted…I had a wolf.I looked down
The sweet melody that had hummed in my ears returned. It moved through my body, giving me energy and taking away my pain as every sound in the room seemed to silence.I snapped my eyes open and felt warmth surrounding me like a loving hug.This time when the voice spoke, it joined in a chorus of my
KAELHolt was still talking.He had been talking for fourteen minutes. I knew because I had been counting. He stood on the raised platform in his formal pack coat and delivered the kind of speech built entirely out of words that meant nothing.I was standing along the back wall because sitting felt
KAELShe turned back. Her hands were shaking. I could see it through the grip on the decanter, through every careful movement she made. But she found the glass without asking, tipped the bottle, and poured.Not a single drop spilled.Four servants had been assigned to this room in three days. The fi
LYRAI did not sleep.I sat in the doorway of the nursery all night, that was as close as they would let me, and I watched my son breathe. The nurses changed his swaddle twice. His color stayed good. By the time gray light came through the window, his fists were curling in sleep the way healthy babi
LYRA"Congratulations, Alpha Darius." The doctor extended the bundle to my husband. "A healthy male. Your heir."After eighteen hours, my son was born.He screamed. Just once — a furious, perfect sound, the most alive thing I had ever heard. I reached for him from where I lay — arms shaking, barely







