로그인~Lysander~Zane was checking my temperature.Again.For the third time today.I slapped his hand away. "I don't have a fever."
~Valeria~My father walked into the kitchen holding a book that looked older than the house.Not a good sign.Books that old usually meant bad news or complicated magic or both."We need to talk about the ring," he said, setting it
~Valeria~"Excuse me?" Alerion turned slowly to face him."I said security should've been better. How did three men get into the house without anyone noticing?""I had guards posted.""Clearly not enough guards."
~Valeria~The window was open.The curtain billowing in a breeze that shouldn't exist because I knew for a fact I'd closed and locked that window before bed.I stared at it from my bed, my heart already starting to pound.Someone h
~Valeria~This stupid box was staring at me.Okay, boxes don’t stare, but this one was giving straight-up judgmental vibes. Just sitting on my desk where my dad dumped it three days ago with the most useless line ever: “Open this when you’re ready.” Ready for what? Ready to have my whole life flipped upside down? Ready to cry? Ready to scream? What kind of vague-ass nonsense is that?
~Alerion~Caius leaned back, studying me with that look that saw too much. “You’re scared shitless.”“I’m not.”“You are. I see it. You’re terrified that once she gets real power, real options, she’ll realize she doesn’t need you. Doesn’t need any of us. Admit it, bro.”
~Zane~The rooftop looked perfect, sunflowers everywhere because Valeria had mentioned once that they reminded her of summer days when she was little. String lights I'd hung myself because I'm not paying some decorator to half-ass something this important. And the strawberry cake from that bakery d
~Valeria~Getting called to my mom's room at ten PM usually meant one of two things: either I was in trouble, or she was about to give me another lecture about "being grateful" for everything Cassian had done for us.Tonight felt different though. When I knocked and she told me to come in, her voic
~Valeria~Nothing says “dumb” quite like following a guy you barely know to an abandoned warehouse because he claims to have answers about your psycho stepfather's secret murder plans.But here I was, walking through dust and broken glass in my good sneakers because Michael had texted me saying he'
~Valeria~I should have known that finding the perfect missing piece to my father's puzzle would somehow turn into a disaster.The bronze badge sat in my palm like it had been waiting to be owned by me. A wolf's head wrapped around a crown, exactly the right shape to complete the broken piece I'd b







