♡ Good Night.
Chad’s PoV We’d left Hendrick and Lilly alone—he had a mountain of truths to unravel, and as Bella’s brothers, Cobalt and I were already bristling with protectiveness over her twin. Still, I couldn’t stop marveling at how alike they looked. But confusion was impossible. I would never mistake Ma P
Lilly’s PoV The silver burned through my veins, every movement agony. My hands shook as I dropped the knife with Melanie’s blood. Keisha should have been howling in triumph, but instead, she whimpered, my body weakened by wounds, chains, and the raw surge of power that had torn free from me momen
Hendrick’s PoV The tunnel was colder the deeper we went, damp stone pressing around us, shadows swallowing even the torchlight. Bella’s incantations filled the air, soft but commanding, her hands glowing as she whispered words older than kingdoms. Flames sparked to life along the walls, illuminati
Lilly’s PoV The walls were closing in. I sat on the edge of the bed in that cold, impersonal room Sadie had shoved me into, my hands clenched so tightly my nails bit crescent moons into my palms. The truth still rang in my head like a curse I couldn’t shake: Melanie killed my mother. She stole m
Bella’s PoV I stared at Beta Conner with pure contempt. He had been my father’s most trusted man—his Beta—and yet he had allowed his wife’s crimes, her murder of my mother and the kidnapping of her daughter, to go unpunished. “Conner,” I said with disdain as I stepped closer. I felt Chad’s restl
Hendrick’s PoV There was no trail—just the empty streets of Royal City mocking me at every turn. Lilly and Melanie had vanished like smoke, and with every hour that passed, my wolf clawed harder at my insides. Then the report came in. “Conner Mallory and Sadie have been spotted in the city,” F