ログインAURELIAN POV:“What you saw,” he said calmly as the invisible walls around us disappeared completely, “was what this kingdom looked like before they came.”The beautiful city was gone now. There were no glowing towers, no silver lights. Only ruin. It looked like a wasteland. Collapsed structures stretched endlessly beneath a dark sky while dust drifted through broken streets that looked abandoned for centuries. Massive cracks ran through entire buildings. Some parts of the kingdom looked melted. Others looked shattered.Beside me, Iris went completely silent. Even I didn't know what to say.“Your brothers did this?” I finally asked.He nodded once. “Yes.”He turned and started walking through the hallway slowly. We followed him. The transparent walls beside us showed more destruction the further we moved. Entire towers split in half. Statues buried beneath dust. Broken bridges. And somehow, none of the dust settled. It floated endlessly through the whole place.“My father,” he began q
AURELIAN POV:My eyes opened slowly.For a second, I forgot where I was.Sunlight filtered through the dark glass ceiling above me.I sat up slowly on the edge of the bed and immediately checked inside my jacket.The dagger was still there.I stood up and walked to the mirror, staring at my reflection when my breath caught.Close to the door, three men stood there silently, dressed in dark silver clothing.Their glowing gold eyes stayed fixed on me calmly in the mirror.I turned around and looked at them.“Our master wishes to see you,” one of them said.“I figured.”They led me out of the room without another word.Outside, the palace looked different during the day. Brighter. Larger somehow. Sunlight reflected across the glass floors and silver walls while distant structures glowed beyond the massive windows overlooking the city.People moved calmly everywhere below.As we moved through one of the hallways, another set of guards approached from the opposite direction.And Iris was w
NICHOLAS POV:"I'm here," I said into the phone quietly.I stood in the middle of the forest clearing while the cold night wind moved through the trees around us. Behind me, six armed pack guards stood alert in formation.The voice on the phone stayed silent for a second."I can see that."Something about the way he said it immediately made my skin tighten. My eyes narrowed slowly as I scanned the darkness around the trees."I wanted you to come alone," he said."Yes, I know that."I looked back briefly toward the men I brought with me."But safety first."A small chuckle came through the phone."Fair enough."Then the line went dead.Immediately, every instinct inside me sharpened.Then suddenly, one of the bushes ahead moved. All my guards instantly raised their weapons."Stop right there!" one of them barked.The figure slowly stepped out from the darkness.And every single one of us froze.What the fuck…His body looked destroyed. Burned. His skin looked melted in certain places l
IRIS POV:He walked beside me silently through the massive hallway while the city lights reflected against the glass walls around us."Before we go further, you can call me Kael," he said."Hm… Kael, that's a nice name."He smiled.I still couldn't process where I was.People moved below us far beneath the bridge we walked on, dressed in dark elegant clothing while silver lights glowed under the streets themselves.But then I noticed, there were females everywhere.He noticed my expression changed."What happened?""You said where you come from you don't have females.""I said that?""You did, you said you only see females through pictures.""That's true, my father never allowed me to go close to any of them nor did he allow them to come close to his son.""This is the closest I've ever been with a female. The closest."Somehow it didn't sound right but it made a little sense."How are people hiding this?" I asked quietly.Kael looked toward me. "Hiding what?"I gestured around wildly
AURELIAN POV:The closer the man came, the more I understood one thing very clearly. This wasn't normal power. Even among Lycans.I kept my expression calm, but every instinct inside me stayed alert. My hand rested casually inside my jacket near the black dagger hidden against my chest. Just in case.Beside me, Iris looked completely stunned by everything around her. Meanwhile, all I could think was: What exactly is this place? And why bring us here?The king stopped directly in front of us. Up close, he somehow looked even larger. Not just physically. His presence itself felt heavy.Then his eyes shifted toward Iris and softened slightly. He slowly reached for her hand.I moved slightly immediately without thinking. His glowing brown eyes flicked toward me briefly. Then amusement appeared faintly on his face."I see," he murmured quietly.I didn't answer.The king gently lifted Iris's hand slightly while studying her carefully."It still amazes me," he said calmly. "Your kind are ver
IRIS POV:The machine slowed gradually beneath the ice.At first, all I could see through the giant glass ahead was endless white. There was just ice, snow, and frozen mountains. It honestly looked like the edge of the world itself.Then suddenly, lights, far beyond the walls of ice, glowing beneath the dark sky like another universe hidden behind the earth. My eyes widened slowly.“No way…” I whispered.The machine moved forward carefully through a massive opening between the frozen cliffs, and the moment we passed through it completely, I forgot how to breathe.It was an entire world. Hidden behind the ice. Massive towers stretched high into the night sky, their surfaces glowing with silver and blue lights. Every building looked different from the next, like each one had been designed by someone trying to outdo the others. Some twisted upward like spirals. Some floated partially above the ground. Others looked carved from crystal and black stone. Bridges connected structures high in
IRIS POV:I thought about it.But before any words came out, my father's phone rang.The sound cut through the room like something sharp. Everyone went still. He pulled it from his pocket and looked at the screen.Something left his face the moment he saw the name.He answered it."Alpha Crest," he
IRIS POV:I folded his jacket carefully and tucked the card into the pocket of the sweatpants.I wasn't leaving it behind.Sarah stirred as I stood up, blinking slowly at the morning light."You're leaving?" she asked, her voice rough with sleep."I have to go home eventually," I said. "The longer
IRIS POV:Sarah's living room felt smaller with Aurelian in it.Not in a suffocating way. Just in the way a room feels when something large and powerful enters it. Like the space had to rearrange itself slightly to accommodate him.He stood just inside the doorway for a moment, taking in the throw
IRIS POV:I stood frozen on the porch for a moment longer than I should have.Sarah nudged me gently from behind."Iris," she whispered. "He came back for you."I stepped down from the porch slowly, my bare feet meeting the cool pavement of the path. I stopped a few feet from the gate where Aurelia







