LOGINLillian’s POVThe air inside the quiet medical room felt heavy and cold.I stood beside the high hospital bed, staring down at my husband's pale, quiet face. Dorian was lying completely still on the white sheets, his eyes closed, his chest rising and falling in slow, shallow breaths. He looked so small and broken lying there, completely stripped of his usual powerful, towering presence.Alanna stood on the other side of the bed, her face dark with sorrow as she adjusted the clear tubes running into his arm."He won't be able to walk if he doesn't heal pretty fast, Lillian," Alanna reported in a soft, trembling whisper, her voice full of tragic weight. "The bullet hit his lower spine directly and damaged his nerves badly. If his inner wolf does not wake up and repair the bone in the next few days, he will be crippled for the rest of his life."My heart broke into a million sharp pieces right there in my chest.A heavy, agonizing lump formed in my sore throat, and hot tears burst from m
Cassidy’s POV"You let her escape!"I screamed at the top of my lungs, my voice ringing through the cold stone hallway of the high fortress like a sharp blade. My whole body was shaking with uncontrollable, burning rage.I marched straight up to the three heavy guards standing before me, raising my hand and striking the first guard across his ugly face with all the strength in my body.SLAP!"You stupid, useless fools!" I growled right into his face, my dark eyes flashing with pure hatred. "How hard is it to watch a single, tied-up girl inside a locked room?! I gave you one simple job! One job! And you failed me completely!"I turned around and kicked the second guard squarely in the chest, making him stumble back against the cold wall. "You are completely incapable of getting anything done! You are worthless!"I turned my body around and sprinted into the dark, seamless metal room where Lillian had been kept as a prisoner. I ran straight to the center of the iron floor, my eyes searc
Lillian’s POVI blinked, staring at Aiden’s side profile in the dim light of the car dashboard."What uncle?" I asked, my voice flat and completely blank.I pulled my hands back into my lap, folding my arms across my chest as I glared at him. A sharp wave of annoyance flared up inside me despite how grateful I was to him for saving my life."You are calling him your uncle, Aiden, but you have never told me anything about your past," I called him out, my voice raspy and sharp. "You never share anything about yourself with anyone in the pack. And now that we are sitting in this car, you are dumping heavy questions on me like we are just two chatty friends hanging out on a sunny day. How am I supposed to answer you?"Aiden kept his eyes on the dark road ahead, but I saw his jaw tighten slightly. He took a long, quiet breath, letting out a heavy sigh before he spoke."I am sorry," Aiden said softly, his voice full of genuine regret. "You are completely right. I have kept my past a deep se
Lillian’s POVI sat on the cold dirt floor of the dark alleyway, holding my torn clothes tightly against my chest. My whole body was shaking with fear, cold, and pure relief.Aiden stepped closer to me, wiping his bloody knuckles on his heavy dark pants. He looked down at my wet, dirty clothes and my messy hair, and a small, soft smile touched his lips despite the scary situation we were in."Phew, Lillian," Aiden said, letting out a short, quiet laugh to cut through the heavy tension. "I am very glad to see you alive, but you really stink right now. You smell like an old sewer."I let out a shaky, wet breath that was half a laugh and half a sob."In all seriousness," Aiden added, his face going serious as he offered me his strong hand, "you did an incredible job. I cannot believe you actually managed to escape from the high fortress all by yourself. You are stronger than anyone gave you credit for."I grabbed his hand, and he gently pulled me up off the hard ground. The moment my fee
Lillian’s POVI bit my lip so hard I could taste blood in my mouth. I held myself back from crying out loud in pain, refusing to let any sound leave my throat that might bring the guards running back into the metal tomb. My left hand was throbbing violently, bleeding heavily where my fingernail had been completely ripped off.Looking down into the opened hatch, my stomach turned. The terrible smell floating up from the dark hole was completely heinous. It smelled like rotten eggs, old sewage, and dead bodies that had been left in the dark for years.Suddenly, small, fast movements made my skin crawl. Dark rats began to climb out of the hole, scampering all over my legs and my bleeding feet. Their tiny, cold feet and sharp claws scratched against my skin as they squeaked in the darkness. I wanted to scream, but I knew I had to escape right now. If I stayed in this room for another hour, the blood moon would rise, and the dark transfer would end my life forever.I looked down at the flo
Chapter 195Lillian’s POVPain shot through my fingers with every single pull, but I could not stop. I refused to stop.My fingernails were bleeding heavily now, leaving bright red streaks of fresh blood across the cold iron floor. The hidden hatch in the exact center of the room was disguised so well that nobody walking into the metal tomb would ever notice it. It looked just like another dark plate on the floor, perfectly seamless with the rest of the metal plates. But my hands had found the tiny, raised edge hidden right under the shadow of an ancient wolf drawing.I dug my sore fingers into the microscopic crack, pulling with all the strength left in my body.Suddenly, the heavy sound of metal sliding against metal echoed through the room.CLANG.My heart jumped into my throat. The lock on the invisible entrance was turning. Someone was coming inside right now.I reacted with crazy, desperate speed. I let go of the hatch, threw my body back against the wall, and tucked my bloody h
Lillian’s POVDorian and I both rushed out of his office at the sound of the alarm, my heart pounding with fear about what kind of emergency could be happening. We found Aiden in the main hallway, his expression tense and troubled in a way that made my anxiety spike even higher.“What’s going on?”
Lillian’s POVI woke up to my phone buzzing on the nightstand, the screen glowing in the pre-dawn darkness. My hand reached for it automatically, still half-asleep, and I squinted at the message that had just come through from an unknown number.“Two days left.”Just those three words, but they hit
Dorian’s POVI stared at Aiden in shock, my mind refusing to fully process what he’d just told me. Alpha Marcus? the same Alpha who’d pulled me aside at the council meetings, who’d given me advice about showing strength, who’d positioned himself as a concerned ally had orchestrated the attack on my
Dorian’s POVI spent hours in that dungeon, questioning the maid while she sat on the cold stone bench trembling with fear and guilt. The interrogation was methodical and relentless, I needed to know every detail of what had happened, who was behind it, and how deep this conspiracy went.“Tell me e







