로그인AURELIAN POV:Another knock echoed through the mansion. Nobody moved.Serah looked toward the door nervously."That's probably them."I stood up slowly."I'll get it."Iris's mother immediately frowned."No, it's alright. I'll go."I shook my head once."It might not be safe," I said calmly. "We were being followed."Then I walked toward the door. Another knock came. The closer I got, the more familiar the scent outside became.Stephen and Rowe.I unlocked the door slightly before stepping outside just enough to block their view. Stephen stood there in a black coat while Rowe stayed behind him looking tense. The second Stephen saw me, his eyes widened slightly."Boss…"My eyes flashed gold briefly."You don't know me, and you better have a good reason for coming here," I whispered quietly.Stephen immediately shut his mouth. Rowe straightened quickly too."What do you want?" I asked loudly so Iris could hear."We were sent to deliver a message to this house."I stared at both of them
AURELIAN POV:Rain hammered heavily against the road as Serah drove slowly. I sat quietly in the back seat while water dripped from my coat. But my attention was outside.We had barely passed the next intersection after picking me up when I saw my Rolls-Royce near the corner beneath the rain exactly where Rowe always waited for me. The headlights were dim. I almost closed my eyes in frustration.That was where I was supposed to stop and enter the car before they offered to give me a lift. Now Rowe would think something had gone wrong.Serah kept talking while driving carefully through the rain. But my eyes stayed on the car as we passed it. Right on cue, the car slowly pulled away from the corner behind us.Of course. Rowe definitely thought I was in danger now. How many times does he need to hear that I can handle my own problems and do not require his interference?"So where exactly are we dropping you?" Serah asked."Blackthorn Avenue."Serah almost swerved."That's far.""There's
IRIS POV:By the time I reached my classroom, my blood was still boiling. I pushed the door open harder than I intended and it slammed against the wall loudly. A few students looked up immediately in surprise.Then I stopped.Aurelian stood near the board with a marker still in his hand while students packed their bags around him noisily. Apparently he had just finished teaching them during the free period before lunch break.For a second, I forgot why I was angry. He looked up at me calmly, and those gray eyes landed on mine again. Something inside my chest shifted strangely.The students started rushing out laughing and talking while he placed the marker down slowly. I quickly walked past him toward my desk."Hi," I muttered awkwardly."Hello," he answered softly.I dropped the projector onto the table a little too hard. He noticed immediately. His brows pulled together slightly as he stepped closer."Is everything alright?""Yes."The answer came too fast.He leaned slightly agains
IRIS POV:“I’m telling you, the department head specifically asked for it,” I said into the phone while pulling open one of the cabinet drawers in the staff room. “But nobody even knows where they kept the thing.”Serah laughed from the other end of the call.“What exactly are you looking for again?”“An old overhead projector,” I muttered. “Or whatever ancient device teachers used before technology discovered electricity.”“That thing?” she said. “I think they dumped it in the school junk room.”“The what?”“The storage room in the basement,” Serah answered casually. “That’s where they keep all the outdated equipment and broken furniture.”I stared at the ceiling, already annoyed.“Why does this school even have a basement?”“Because horror movies need locations.”“Very funny.”“I’m serious though,” Serah continued. “Be careful down there. I went there once and nearly died from spider webs.”“You’re exaggerating.”“Iris, I saw a spider the size of a puppy.”I snorted softly and grabb
AURELIAN POV:"A college teacher?" Rowe finally said after several minutes of silence inside the car. His brows were still furrowed like he genuinely could not process what was happening.The black SUV moved through the narrow road leading toward the mountains. Stephen drove quietly from the front seat while I stared outside watching the city slowly disappear behind us.Rowe glanced at me again carefully."With all due respect, boss… why? I mean… all this because of one girl?"My eyes moved toward him slowly. He immediately raised both hands slightly."Sorry, boss, but I don't understand."Stephen smirked faintly from the driver's seat. "You should probably stop talking now.""No, let him speak," I said calmly.Rowe took a breath."I checked her records."The atmosphere inside the car changed instantly. My eyes narrowed slightly."I never ordered you to check her records.""I had to," he admitted. "I just needed to understand why her."He gestured helplessly."There are daughters of p
IRIS POV:I sat up slowly in bed, still trying to shake off the strange dream. My chest felt oddly tight, and for a few seconds I just stayed there staring at the wall, remembering the faceless man stepping out of the black car in my dream. Even without seeing him clearly, something about him had felt familiar enough to leave me unsettled.My phone rested beside me on the bed. I picked it up and dialed Serah's number."Hello?""Can you pass by my mom's place and pick me up for school?"She was silent for a brief moment."Wait," Serah said slowly, "I thought you said you got fired yesterday."I rubbed my forehead tiredly before leaning back against the bed frame."About that… the principal called me last night.""And?""He gave me my job back."Suddenly Serah burst out laughing."You're joking.""I'm serious.""What happened?""I honestly don't know. He literally begged me to return."Serah laughed harder. "No way.""I'm serious, Serah. He even offered to triple my salary."She stopped
IRIS POV:Caius looked down the table."The first matter," he said. "Edran."Edran straightened in his seat. He was three chairs down from Caius on the left side, and when he spoke, his voice sounded a bit furious, but he hid it."The northern coastal boundary," he said. "The Virex holdings have be
IRIS POV:We walked through the door.The weight of the room hit me before I saw the faces.It wasn't like before in the corridor. That had been one Lycan from a distance. This was a room full of them, closed in.The air was thick with something that pressed against my skin from every direction at
IRIS POV:From afar I spotted a young man near the entrance of the room.He had his back to us so I couldn't see his face, but the moment he turned to respond to someone beside him, my whole body started shaking.I hadn't even seen his face clearly and yet something inside me collapsed.My wolf wen
IRIS POV:We landed smoothly.The island was massive, trees and light and a strip of private tarmac that ended maybe fifty meters from the water.I looked out as we slowed.My heart was already going faster than it should have been.I hadn't paid much attention to it on the jet, but now that we wer







