LOGINChapter 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
Chapter 194Dorian’s POVThe room went completely quiet. Nobody moved. Nobody said a single word.Alanna stood by the bedside with her hand covering her mouth, her eyes wide with shock. Aiden stood near the entrance, watching me with a serious face. They were both completely silent as they watched me drag my heavy feet across the floor. I took one small, painful step forward. My legs felt like giant sacks of heavy sand. My lower back burned with a sharp, terrible fire, but I kept my chin up. I forced my weak knees to stay straight. I was the Alpha of Fangshade, and I refused to look like a helpless man in front of my Beta and my doctor. I was going to walk out of this door, get into my car, and go save my wife.I dragged my feet across the cold floor until I finally reached the heavy wooden door. I let out a long, shaky breath and reached my right hand out to grab the shiny metal door knob.TOUCH.Before my fingers could even turn the knob, a sharp, sudden pressure slammed straight i
Dorian’s POVMy eyes snapped open, and a wave of pure, unadulterated agony crashed over my whole body.Every single nerve in my back was on fire. The pain was so sharp and intense that I could not even breathe properly. I let out a low, painful groan, my hands clutching the white bedsheets tightly as sweat poured down my forehead."Alpha! Please, do not move!" Alanna’s frantic voice filled the quiet medical room. She rushed over to my bedside, her hands hovering above my chest with deep worry. "You need to rest right now! Your body is in terrible shape!""Get away from me!" I growled out through my clenched teeth.I ignored her warning completely. I grabbed the edge of the bed frame and tried to shove her hands away, using all my strength to sit up. I needed to get out of this bed. I needed to find my wife right now.But the moment I tried to lift my upper body and swing my legs over the edge, a blinding bolt of lightning seemed to strike straight down my backbone. My legs went comple
Dorian’s POVI spent a whole day in dark, painful grief. My chest hurt so much that I could barely breathe. I sat in my quiet room, staring at the wall, thinking that I had lost my wife forever. I felt like a broken man who had failed to protect the person he loved most.But then, the universe finally answered my desperate prayer.A messenger ran into my office with big news from the border. Someone had spotted Aaron. He was hiding inside his old pack territory, the Moonstone pack. But he was not walking around like a proud Alpha anymore. His people looked at him like a dirty traitor who had brought ruin to their land.While Aaron was away doing his evil work with the Blackthorn pack, terrible things had happened to his people. Alpha Crimson’s brother had taken full power over Crimson’s pack after Crimson was arrested by the council guards. Seeking revenge for all the recent trouble, Crimson's brother had brought a giant army and stormed straight into the Moonstone pack. They invaded
Lillian’s POV"Help! Somebody help me! She is crazy! Get this mad woman away from me!"I screamed at the top of my lungs, my raspy voice echoing off the cold stone walls of the large room. My whole body was shaking with wild terror. The heavy iron cuffs dug painfully into my wrists, and the thick leather ropes cut into my legs as I thrashed violently against the heavy wooden chair.My mind was spinning in complete chaos. What on earth was this crazy woman talking about? What rare, ancient power? What bloodline? What dark ritual? None of it made any sense to me. I was just a normal woman who loved her family. I did not have any special magic inside my body."Shut up!" Cassidy barked, her dark eyes flashing with pure rage.Before I could draw another breath to scream, Cassidy pulled a sharp, silver hunting knife from inside the folds of her long black dress. The long blade caught the dim light of the room, shining with a cold, deadly glare."What are you doing?!" I shrieked, pressing my
Lillian’s POVMy head was pounding with a terrible, sharp pain. The skin on my face burned from the hard hits, and my breath came in short, raspy gasps. The tight ropes around my legs and the heavy iron cuffs around my wrists were biting deep into my skin. I could hardly breathe right. Every breath I took felt like heavy stones resting on my chest.Cassidy stood right in front of me, her icy platinum hair shining under the bright lights. Her dark eyes were fixed on my face like two sharp knives."Answer me!" Cassidy barked, her voice echoing off the stone walls of the large room. "How was Dorian able to find you? How did he track you down?"I looked up at her, my mind spinning in complete confusion. My lips were dry, and my throat felt like sand. "I... I do not know what you are talking about," I choked out, shaking my head as much as the guard's tight grip would allow. "Dorian did not track me here. I was brought here by force. I do not even know where I am!"Cassidy let out a harsh,
Lillian’s POVMy wolf’s insistence grew stronger, and I knew I couldn’t just lie here frozen while someone lurked outside my door. I needed to confront whoever it was, to find out what they wanted and why they were watching my room in the middle of the night.I slipped out of bed as quietly as poss
Dorian’s POVMiranda stood there in her underwear, clearly expecting some kind of reaction desire, confusion, anything that would give her leverage. But my head was completely clear this time, clearer than it had been since this nightmare started.All I felt was disgust and fury.“Pick up your clot
Dorian’s POV“Lillian, please don’t be like this,” I said, moving to follow her as she walked away. “What happened with Miranda, it was a mistake. A terrible mistake that I don’t even remember making, but a mistake nonetheless.”She stopped walking, but the silence that enveloped us was cold and he
Lillian’s POVI walked away from Dorian and headed straight to Celeste’s room, my emotions too raw and overwhelming to deal with anything else right now. I needed to hold my daughter, needed to ground myself in something pure and uncomplicated before I completely fell apart.Celeste was sitting on







