LOGINIRIS POV:Aurelian slowly pushed himself up from the floor.Blood still stained the ground where he had been lying, but the wound in his chest was already gone.My hands were shaking, still covered in blood.Then something started happening.The students around us, one by one, became confused, like they had suddenly woken up from a sleepwalk and were shocked at how they had reached where they were.Serah, who had walked past me like I was a ghost earlier, suddenly stopped in the middle of the hallway. She turned around slowly, frowning.“I almost forgot what brought me here,” she muttered, rubbing her temple. She walked back toward me, her eyes landing on the bloodstain spreading across the floor. “Iris… what the hell happened?”More students gathered, whispering and pointing.Their eyes moved from the blood to Aurelian’s stained shirt, then to my bloody hands, and finally to the rod lying there like evidence of a crime.Mr. Richard, the principal, came rushing down the hallway, his f
AURELIAN POV:Everything was blurry.Pain throbbed through my chest with every weak breath I took.The metal rod was buried deep, its tip brushing dangerously close to my heart. One wrong movement and it would tear through completely.I could barely keep my eyes open. The world tilted and spun around me. Voices echoed distantly, but they sounded far away, like they were underwater.“Aurelian! Somebody help! Please!” Iris’s voice cut through the fog in my head.She was screaming, terrified. I tried to move, but moving would be a risk. Blood kept pouring from the wound.All the students in the hallway walked past like nothing was happening.Some even stepped around us without looking down. Their eyes were blank and empty.Serah appeared at the end of the hallway. Iris rushed to her desperately.“Serah! Help! He’s hurt!”But Serah just kept walking, passing right by us like Iris wasn’t even there. Like we were invisible.Iris looked around in confusion and panic. She pulled out her phone
IRIS POV:I kept staring at both of them, trying to understand what was happening in front of me. The entire class was asleep and it wasn't normal. One minute they were listening and whispering and laughing, and the next minute their heads were on their desks like somebody switched them off. And neither Aurelian nor Kael looked surprised by it. That was the worst part."You two aren't brothers," I said again, slowly.Kael looked at me for a moment before glancing sideways at Aurelian. There was amusement on his face. Then he sighed softly."Well… this is awkward.""Awkward?" I repeated. "You people are acting insane right now."Aurelian took a step toward me immediately."Iris…""No." I looked directly at Kael. "You answer me. Who are you really?"For the first time since he entered the classroom, Kael stopped smiling. He slid one hand into his pocket and looked around the room at the sleeping students before speaking."He's my brother now.""What does that even mean?"Kael laughed qu
AURELIAN POV:"Oh… so you met him."I kept my voice calm even though rage was slowly burning through me already."What did he tell you?"Iris stared at me like she couldn't believe my response."That's it?" she asked quietly. "That's all you have to say?"I frowned slightly."You didn't tell me you had a brother," she said.The students were still moving around the classroom noisily, but she still leaned closer and lowered her voice."You literally told me your wolf secret before telling me you had a brother."I tried not to smile."The only reason you know about my wolf is because you asked."Her eyes narrowed immediately."So because I didn't ask if you had siblings, you decided not to tell me?""No, it's not like that."I raised both hands slightly in surrender."Alright. I'm sorry."She folded her arms."From now on," I continued, "I'll start telling you random things you never asked about."Before she could reply, a student suddenly walked over carrying a stack of books carefully
IRIS POV:"It was this close."Serah nearly slammed the brakes."You're lying.""I'm serious!"Her eyes widened dramatically as she drove."No way."I covered my face immediately out of embarrassment."I don't even know what came over me."Serah gasped loudly."So you were actually about to kiss him?"I groaned."Please stop shouting.""And then what happened?""The doctor walked in."Serah slapped the steering wheel."Nah, that doctor is evil."I couldn't stop laughing despite how embarrassed I felt."It was so awkward."Serah glanced at me sideways immediately."Oh, he definitely likes you."I looked out the window quickly."We're not talking about that.""You almost kissed him.""That was just something that happened in like a moment.""Exactly… you don't get that moment with everyone."I sighed and leaned back into the seat. I didn't tell her about Aurelian's unbound wolf. I couldn't because he made me promise not to tell anyone."It's going to be so awkward seeing him today.""Wh
AURELIAN POV:I looked at her quietly for a few seconds before finally speaking."What is the first law every parent must obey the moment a pup is born?"Iris frowned slightly, confused by the sudden question."What?""The law," I repeated calmly. "The first law."Then realization crossed her face slowly."You bind their wolf."I nodded once."Yes."Silence filled the room briefly. Then her expression slowly changed. Her eyes lowered toward my body before lifting back to mine again."Your wolf isn't bound?" she asked quietly.I saw it immediately on her face, fear. She slowly stepped backward."Aurelian…""Stop," I said quickly. "That's exactly the problem."She stayed frozen near the table."That law was created by Virx himself," I continued. "But his own wolf was never bound."Her brows pulled together immediately."He's a Lycan," she argued. "You're just a normal wolf."Deep down, the irony almost made me laugh. If only she knew."But I can control it," I said calmly.Iris shook he
IRIS POV:A chill crawled down my spine.We were the only ones awake. All Aurelian's guards were lying lifeless on the ground.Aurelian unbuttoned his suit and wore it on me."Let's go," he said.Aurelian walked forward slowly.The sound of his shoes echoed through the mansion.I followed behind hi
IRIS POV:The celebration continued beautifully around us.Soft music filled the mansion while guests laughed, danced, and moved from table to table. Crystal lights reflected across the massive hall, making everything glow warmly.For a brief moment, it almost felt like the world had forgotten all
IRIS POV:The next day arrived faster than I expected.I stood in the middle of my room surrounded by mountains of beautiful dresses Aurelian had sent. The entire space looked like a luxury boutique had exploded inside it. Serah was on her knees going through another pile, her eyes wide with excite
IRIS POV:Aurelian walked out of the library shortly after.‘Do you think he's doing the right thing?’ my wolf asked inside me.“I don't know… I really don't,” I replied.They said the date and location Aurelian was supposed to stand before them would be inside the box. Aurelian hadn’t cared enough







