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The wind screamed under the cliffs, blowing around us like something alive, bringing with it the burden of everything unspoken.Lucian had my wrist in a firm, grounding hold, not restricting but holding. He was not keeping me hostage. Not physically.But his words…“You have to determine who the real enemy is.”That had trapped me.Because for the first time since this nightmare began —I wasn’t sure of the answer.I had spent so long battling against Lucian, convincing myself he was the bad guy that I couldn’t see what was right in front of my eyes.Gabriel was coming for me.Not to save me.But to eliminate me.The weight of that realization’s betrayal settled in my chest like a lead weight, pressing against my ribs, making it hard to breathe.Of course, Lucian saw the hesitation in my eyes. He always did.His fingers tightened a little, and his voice fell to something softer, almost careful. “You don’t want to believe it.”I pulled my hand back, backing away as if distance could he
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The words hovered like a knife just above my throat.“He either dies … or you pledge loyalty to me.”Lucian had done what he always did.He’d backed me into a corner.But this time — I had more to lose than just my life.Kayden was down on his knees, his face bruised and his clothes shredded, but his silver eyes held mine with a silent beseech.Don’t do it.But how could I not?My heart raced as I glanced between them. Lucian — tranquil, collected, so confident I knew my next step. Kayden — vulnerable, waiting for me to determine his future.Before the words had left his mouth, Lucian had already won.Because there was no escape from this that didn't end in blood.And I wasn’t going to let it be Kayden’s.I let out my breath in a hiss, struggling to keep my voice even. “If I do this, he walks out of here alive.”Lucian’s lips quirked into a tortoise pace, satisfied smirk. “Of course.”I narrowed my eyes. “Swear it.”Lucian chuckled. “You have my word, Angel.”It wasn’t good enough.Lu
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The air felt different. Heavy. Suffocating. Unrelenting.Lucian’s fingers remained under my chin, his grip tender but unthreatened. His touch was light, teasing, as if he was waiting for me to flinch, to pull away, to fight.But I didn’t. Because that battle had already been lost.Not the way I thought — and not in a heated fight, or through brute force but in calculated choices.And the worst part?I had made them.Kayden was gone.I had mated with Lucian.And now…But only one step remained.His thumb ran along the edge of my jaw, and his blue eyes were dark with something I didn’t want to call by name. Possession. Victory. Inevitable hunger.The claiming.The mark.Until he slept with me, the bond would never be complete.Until I let him.Until my mark was burned into my sex, into every corner of my body until the whole pack recognized exactly who I belonged to.I swallowed hard, my voice lower than I meant to be. “You got what you wanted. I swore my loyalty. Let’s get this over wi
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The night turned into day, day into night, in an unremitting cycle that felt endless, but every passing moment brought me closer to the inevitable. It was just that Lucian had stayed away, not out of mercy, not because he was doing me a kindness and giving me time, but because he was waiting — waiting for me to break, waiting for me to bend, waiting for the moment I stopped fighting and accepted him wholly. And the worst part? He wasn’t wrong.The unthreading of everything, slowly, inside of me, a little more every second, every breath, every moment with him wearing away the walls I had put in place. As much as I tried to resist it, my wolf was already done fighting. She wasn’t resisting the bond any longer. I was.The bond was an entity, drawing me, an irresistible force, toward him, murmuring that he was mine, I was his, that this was right even when I knew it was so, so wrong. I hated it. Hated that my body knew him before my mind bothered to follow, hated that I hated the way I re
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The echoes of the pack's howls were still ringing in my ears long after the ceremony ended, the deafening approval hanging over me like a blanket, as if their voices alone could bind what had just been stamped in blood. The skin that had seared under Lucian's mark still burned, though the wound had knitted over; a reminder that I was not just Angel now—I was his.I dreaded this moment since that thing started to drag from the shadows in my mind, and the moment had come and was going, but me standing beside him, surrounded by those warriors who now called me their Luna made me feel trapped than I ever was. This was no longer a negotiation, no longer a choice. It was reality.Lucian had said little since marking me, and yet his presence taut at my back never faltered; his fingers ghosting the small of my spine in a wordless claim of ownership. His was content, his wolf happy now that the bond was sealed, but mine? Mine was restless.I could feel her churning under my skin, not resistin
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Sleep never came. I lay there all night staring at the ceiling, thoughts I wanted to silence shouted in my mind, my body still vibrating in response to the bound we’d sealed. Lucian’s bite left behind a feeling, neither itch nor pain but a sensation that refused to fade, a brand not only on my skin but on something deeper I didn’t want to look at. My wolf had stopped the fighting, settled, both an embrace and a horror, and no matter how many times I shrieked in my head that this was still the nightmare I had to wake from, the truth remained. I wasn’t waking up. This was my reality now.When morning finally came I hadn’t even moved from where I lay on the bed, the fire in the hearth already long dead and cold, leaving the room chilling even more than it had before. My body was worn, my mind splintered, but I was still restless, as if something inside me was waiting for something else to break. I wasn’t surprised when the knock sounded on the door. Lucian never allowed me to be alone fo
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The whispers in the crowd didn’t quiet right away. Some seemed intrigued, some wary and others downright skeptical, but none challenged me openly. I’d anticipated resistance, had steeled myself for that, but I felt like I faced something worse with the weight of their silence. It was the silence of a pack that didn’t know whether to welcome me or rip me to shreds. These wolves had followed Lucian for years, had fought for him, had trusted him with their lives. And now, just like that, I had been drawn into their universe as their Luna.Lucian was by my side, steady and unyielding, the glimmer of humor still dancing behind those keen blue eyes. He had at least opened up the space for me to talk, although I knew better than to be under any illusions that that meant I had any real agency. He was counting on this, anticipating my reluctance, and now, he was just sitting back, waiting, watching what I was going to do now that he had put me in a situation like this. He fed on chaos, on unpr
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Dawn came too soon. The stars were fading into the promise of morning as I stood in the training grounds, surrounded by the pack that wouldn’t make the decision whether I lived or died today. The cold slashed my skin but I hardly felt it, my body thrumming with adrenaline, my mind sharp, ready to do this. The atmosphere was charged with expectation and the weight of all the expectation pressing down on me like a physical thing. They wanted a fight, wanted to see what sort of Luna I’d make, whether I’d be worthy enough to stand at Lucian’s side, to survive.Lucian lingered at the perimeter of the circle, arms folded, the same inscrutable gaze fixed on me, as if he were wondering whether I might rise or fall. His presence felt like a tempest gathering on the outskirts, powerful, inescapable and entirely too familiar. He had set up this moment, had allowed me to demonstrate my worth, but it was also a test, and one I couldn’t afford to fail.Valeria was standing next to him, arms crossed
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The Cradle swallowed us whole, the tear’s violet light spitting us onto a plateau of black stone, its surface veined with glowing runes that pulsed like a heartbeat. The air was heavy, charged, not with the city’s metallic tang but something older—earth, blood, time itself. The mark on my chest burned, syncing with the dagger in my hand and the shard in Lyra’s grip, their symbols flaring in unison, tying us to this place, to the Veil’s first node, its forge. The bond with Lucian thrummed—his fierce resolve, my trembling courage, our shared defiance—but it couldn’t drown out the flame’s voice, it’s time, or the shadow’s distant laugh, a cold thread weaving through my blood. The trinity—lock, spark, flame—was here, and the Cradle was waking, its echoes stirring, ready to test us.Lucian stood close, his blade drawn, blood crusted on his arm, his silver eyes scanning the plateau’s edges, where cliffs dropped into a void—not sky, but chaos, stars and shadows churning, the Veil’s raw edge
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The pack’s compound loomed ahead, its wooden walls scarred but standing, torches casting flickering light against the encroaching dusk. The forest was quiet now, the hum of the city’s bridge gone, the shadow’s scream—my scream—fading into memory, but the mark on my chest pulsed, a relentless tie to her, to the flame, to the Veil’s trembling heart. The dagger in my hand felt heavier, its symbols faintly glowing, syncing with the shard in Lyra’s grip—the other me, the spark, her blue eyes wide with the same exhaustion and fear I felt. The bond with Lucian burned—his steady resolve, my unraveling certainty, our shared fight—but it couldn’t silence the flame’s words: lock, spark, flame, the Veil’s trinity, to choose. A choice I didn’t understand, but one that held the world’s fate.Lucian led, his blade sheathed but his hand close, blood crusted on his arm, his silver eyes scanning the compound’s gates for threats. “We’re here,” he said, his voice rough, a mix of relief and tension. “The
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The forest’s edge was a jagged line between us and the pack’s compound, its smoke curling into a sky bruised with fading violet, the last trace of the fracture’s glow. The mark on my chest pulsed, a steady ache tying me to her—my shadow—and now to the other me, the spark, standing beside me, her blue eyes mirroring my exhaustion, her shard glowing faintly in her trembling hand. The dagger at my hip was warm, its symbols dim but alive, a quiet reminder of the power we’d wielded—and the cost. The bond with Lucian thrummed—his fierce heartbeat, my fraying resolve, our shared determination—but it couldn’t silence the Architect’s voice, "bring them to me", or her laugh, "you’re mine", still echoing in my bones. We’d pushed them back, but the war was closing in, and we were running out of time.Lucian’s hand rested on my arm, his silver eyes scanning the trees, blood crusted on his face, his wounds raw but ignored. “We’re almost there,” he said, his voice low, rough from the fight. “The pac
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The forest stood frozen in the aftermath, the glowing runes on the ground now ash, their light snuffed out like a dying star. The gate was gone, its collapse leaving only a faint hum in the air, a ghostly echo of the city beyond the Veil. My chest heaved, the mark pulsing with a dull, insistent ache, tying me to her—my shadow—and now to her, the other me, the spark they’d hidden, standing before me with my face, my voice, but blue eyes brimming with fear and a shard glowing in her trembling hands. The dagger in my grip felt heavier, its symbols flickering, as if unsure of the new presence—her shard, my dagger, two pieces of the same fractured whole. The bond with Lucian thrummed—his fierce resolve, my spiraling shock, our shared need to survive—but it couldn’t quiet the truth screaming in my mind: I was not one, but many, split by a ritual, bound to the Veil, and now reunited in a war I barely understood.Lucian’s blade stayed raised, his body a shield between me and her—the other me—
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The valley’s stillness was a fragile mask, the air thick with the fading echo of the Architect’s voice and her scream—my scream—still ringing in my ears. The mark on my chest pulsed, a dull ache now, but alive, tying me to her, to him, to the Veil and its war. The dagger lay in my hand, its symbols dim but warm, a silent vow of battles yet to come. The bond with Lucian thrummed—his steady pulse, my fraying courage, our unbreakable tether—but it couldn’t erase the truth: I was the heart of a conflict older than the pack, older than me, and the city beyond the Veil was only the beginning.We stood in the mud, battered and bloodied, the stones behind us dark, their runes extinguished, the spiral’s glow gone. Lucian’s hand rested on my shoulder, his silver eyes fierce despite the blood streaking his face, his wounds untended but ignored. “We need to get back,” he said, his voice rough, cutting through the valley’s quiet. “The pack’s vulnerable, and we need answers—about the nodes, the Arc
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The valley’s silence was a lie, a thin veneer over the trembling pulse of the Veil, still fragile after the core’s destruction. The mark on my chest throbbed, a faint but persistent echo of her—my shadow, my twin—weakened but not defeated, her presence a cold whisper in my blood. The dagger hung at my hip, its symbols dark, its hum silenced, but I felt its weight like a promise of battles yet to come. The bond with Lucian burned—his heartbeat a steady drum, my resolve a flickering flame, our shared defiance a shield against the truths I’d uncovered in the Between: I wasn’t just pack, wasn’t just Angel. I was the Veil’s lock, its key, forged in a ritual I didn’t remember, tied to a city that called me home.We trudged through the muddy pass, the storm’s remnants dripping from jagged cliffs, the air heavy with the scent of wet stone and something sharper, metallic, like blood. Lucian walked beside me, his blade sheathed but his hand hovering near it, blood crusted on his arm, his silve
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The tower’s core pulsed like a dying star, its crystal heart casting jagged beams of light across the chamber, each one splintering into visions—her face, my face, the city, the Veil, worlds colliding. The mark on my chest burned, a searing tether to her, my shadow, my twin, whose presence filled the air, not as a body but as a force—her laugh in the walls, her eyes in the crystal, her voice a song that clawed at my soul. The dagger in my hand hummed, its symbols blazing, but its light felt fragile against the core’s radiance, like a candle in a storm. The bond with Lucian was a faint thread, stretched across worlds, his voice—*Angel, fight!*—a whisper I clung to, the only thing keeping me from drowning in her.The chamber was vast, its walls not stone but liquid crystal, flowing, shifting, etched with runes that moved like living things. The floor was glass, reflecting not me but her, her black eyes staring up, her smile taunting. The doors had sealed behind me, trapping me in this h
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The bridge swayed under our feet, a fragile thread of light stretching across the chaotic void, where stars bled into shadows and the Veil pulsed like a wounded heart. The city’s black spire loomed behind us, its crystal facets drinking in the light, while ahead, she stood on the platform—my shadow, my twin, her smile a cruel mirror of mine. The cloaked figures flanked her, their faces *mine*, their black eyes gleaming, their chants a low, bone-deep hum that synced with the mark on my chest. The dagger in my hand burned, its symbols flaring, and the bond with Lucian roared—his strength, my defiance, our desperate need to end this—but the city itself seemed to tighten around us, its air thick with her power.Lucian gripped his blade, his body a shield between me and her, blood dripping from his untended wounds. “Stay behind me,” he said, his voice low, taut with fury.“No,” I said, stepping beside him, the dagger’s light cutting through the void’s gloom. “This is mine to finish.”Killi
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The valley was silent now, the stones dark, their runes extinguished, but the air still felt charged, like the Veil itself was holding its breath. The mark on my chest pulsed faintly, a lingering echo of her—my shadow, my twin—retreated but not gone. The dagger hung at my hip, its hum subdued but alive, a reminder of the power we’d barely contained. The bond with Lucian thrummed—his steady heartbeat, my restless resolve, our shared need to keep moving. We’d stopped her here, but the glimpses of that city beyond the Veil—its glowing spires, its watching figures—clawed at my mind, demanding answers.Lucian stood beside me, his blade sheathed, blood crusted on his arm, his silver eyes scanning the valley for threats. “We can’t stay,” he said, his voice low, rough from the fight. “The pack needs us, but that city—”“It’s where she’s hiding,” I finished, my voice steady despite the churn in my gut. “And where I came from.”The words felt like a confession, raw and heavy. The flashes I’d se
