تسجيل الدخولThe memory of last night’s conversation with my roommates about Virel’s executioner stayed with me as I headed to my Healing & Poison Resistance class.
“Maybe he’s not my mate,” I muttered under my breath. “Yeah… maybe it’s nothing more than the fact that he’s devastatingly handsome.”
As if making it seem that simple could stop me from falling apart.
My phone suddenly vibrated. Dad’s name lit up on the screen.
The moment
The moon hung high above us, bathing the clearing in silver light. This date with Zev should have been perfect, so I forced myself to push every thought of Diana from my mind. I refused to let anything ruin tonight. “I’m really happy to see you,” Zev said, taking my hand. But almost immediately, his expression darkened. “Anyway, Lucian keeps investigating the security breach that happened during his mating ceremony. He suspects I’m a traitor, thinks I should never have allowed the Ravencrest pack to get inside our territory.” I didn’t know what to say. “He’s so focused on me when there are plenty of other members he should be investigating instead!” He exhaled heavily before shaking his head. “Forget it. I don’t want to talk about it anymore.” I managed a small smile. I didn’t want to think about Lucian either. Every time his name crossed my mind, Gwen’s face inevitably followed, stirring an ache I couldn’t quite bury. A cool breeze swept through the clearing, lifting the edge o
[Kira]A month had passed since Gwen fell into the ravine, yet no one knew what had truly happened. Everyone close to her could only cling to theories and fragments of what little evidence remained.It reminded me of those unsolved cases where the truth disappeared along with the victim, leaving behind nothing but questions.Amanda blamed herself for failing to save Gwen after the executioner attacked her behind the pack house. Then Lucian returned with devastating news: Gwen is dead!He had been unconscious for three days, and our grandfather explained that he had nearly lost his life trying to protect Gwen.Even then, too many things refused to make sense. Too many pieces were missing.Since that day, Lucianhadchanged. The calm, patient wolf who once listened to every pack member was gone, replaced by someone colder and far more dangerous. Challen
Quiet tears streamed down my face as the weight of my failures crashed over me.“Because Gwen was too tired, exhausted by my lies… she was no longer happy with me. Betrayal after betrayal…”A broken sob escaped me before I could continue.“All I ever saw in her eyes was disappointment… I saw it that day she asked me to leave everything behind and run away from our role in the pack… She wanted a simple life in the human world… just the two of us, away from everything. I should have said yes…” I swallowed hard. “But Icouldn’t. Icouldn’ttake her away from her friends, from everything she knewand end up tied to me.”My chest tightened painfully. My wolf stirred weakly inside me, already breaking, even though there was nothing left in me to split apart.“When she rejected the bond, all I thought was that s
Bernie was the only one who witnessed what happened next, and disbelief rooted him to the spot. His gaze flew to Enzo just as he raised the dagger and drove it toward his own heart.Acting on instinct, Bernie forced the blade off course with his power, but not quickly enough. The dagger still found its mark in Enzo’s shoulder, and blood immediately poured from the wound.Circe’s expression shifted to shock. She had been certain Virel still held complete control over Enzo.“What have you done?!” Bernie roared.His gaze swept over the jagged rocks below the cliff, where towering waves crashed against the shore with enough force to crush anyone who fell.“Gwen’s healing abilities are weak! How could you let this happen?” he demanded.“Gwen is the reason Enzo abandoned his responsibilities as executioner,” Circe snapped back. “I was only carrying out
Enzo’s fingers twitched, and his grip slowly loosened. He released me, then threw his head back with a tortured roar that tore through the air. It was raw with pain, and for a fleeting moment, I knew it wasn’t Virel behind that sound but Enzo himself.His eyes flashed back to their familiar emerald green before the violet darkness consumed them again, as if he were fighting Virel for control of his own body.“Gwen, I’m sorry…” he said, his voice breaking beneath Virel’s control. “This is all my fault!”A fierce howl ripped from his throat, as if something inside him was tearing him apart.“You must kill Gwen!” Circe shouted harshly. “Take her life now!”Enzo’s eyes shifted again, no trace of his humanity left. He lunged forward and seized my neck.But I didn’t resist. I was too tired… too drained to keep fighting not just
Enzo finally let go of Circe, and she crumpled to the ground, coughing violently as she struggled to catch her breath. The air around us shifted.A suffocating darkness settled over the clearing, and the temperature plummeted until the cold seeped into my bones.“Now, Virel is controlling him completely,” Circe said with a low chuckle. “Let’s see how you manage to escape this…”A chill raced down my spine as Enzo slowly turned to face me. My breath caught.His eyes had become pools of solid, dark violet, the irises consuming every trace of white until nothing human remained. The warmth and familiarity I had always known were gone.With terrifying calm, he took one deliberate step after another toward me. A sword materialized in his hand; the cold-blooded, evil intent behind that blade wasn’t aimed at just anyone.It was fixed entirely on me.“En
“I’m so crazy…” Enzo murmured as he lay on the grass beside me on the flat surface at the top of the mountain.The wind was cool against our skin, carrying the scent of pine trees and earth. His fingers lazily ran through my hair while my head rested on his a
It had already been two days since I returned to my classes, and so far, everything had gone smoothly. The scent of crushed herbs lingered heavily inside the academy’s alchemy chamber as Vada and I sorted through the ingredients laid out across the wooden table. The Academic Master had assigned us
I pulled my arm free from Soren’s tight grip. “If you really know me, you know I’m not like that!” I snapped. I couldn’t fathom how he’d arrived at the idea that I’d slept with High Chancellor Flint. “Then how do you explain why the other territories are refusing to speak with my pack?!” he shot
[Lucian] I recalled the conversation Flint and I had earlier. “We don’t have much of a choice but to give Gwen’s friend a chance,” I said quietly, holding Flint’s gaze while Gwen slept curled up on the couch. He slowly shook his head, as though he had already expected this outcome. “No wolf in t







