LOGINThey would, when it felt right.When Cassian had settled more fully into his new role. The pack was adjusting to so much change already; introducing their new Luna could wait until things were more stable.Despite the hardships of the past several months, Cassian looked… lighter.The weight of leade
Third Person POV — EpilogueThe mountains were green again.Spring had taken Moonstone and Silver Fang in hand and refused to let go, draping the valleys in wildflowers and fresh growth, softening scars that would never fully disappear but no longer dominated the land. The borders were quiet now—not
It felt nothing like triumph.It felt like grief given form.When it was finally done—when the crowds dispersed and the formalities ended—Cassian escaped the packhouse.Ellie found him later, standing at the edge of the upper courtyard.Moonstone spread out before them, wild and untamed and achingly
Third Person POVMoonstone mourned for three days.Not because tradition demanded it—though it did—but because no one could bear to stop.The first day was silence. Bells tolled at dawn and dusk, their low, resonant notes carrying through the mountains and into the valleys beyond.The packhouse door
His hands fisted in the fabric at her back as if letting go might mean losing her too. His grief poured out unchecked—rage, sorrow, disbelief tangled together in harsh, broken breaths.Claire turned away quietly, already moving toward the next wounded body.She didn’t look back.Ellie POVThey took
Third Person POVThe silence came slowly.Not all at once—not as a sudden absence of sound—but in layers, like the world cautiously testing whether it was finally safe to breathe again.Steel stopped ringing. Orders ceased. The distant clash at the border faded into memory as horns signaled retreat
Nolan POVThe cocktail hour was in full swing, the clink of crystal and the low hum of conversation filling the palace’s great hall. Lanterns of cut glass reflected light onto the polished floors, throwing fractured colors across the crowd of alphas and lunas weaving in and out of little circles of
Nolan POVThe temple air was heavy with incense, thick enough that I could taste it on the back of my tongue. The chamber was dim, lit only by the tall, thin candles that lined the altar, their flames flickering like they, too, were waiting to pass judgment.The entire setting filled me with a sense
Nolan POVThe fire crackled low in the hearth, throwing shadows across the card table where Lance, Cassian, and I sat.The packhouse had been tense for weeks, spies exposed, Felicity banished, whispers still circling like vultures, but for once, there was laughter echoing off the walls. It felt almo
Ellie POVThe packhouse felt different without Felicity.Of course, it wasn’t just her who was gone. Half the staff was sent away the same day. I was pretty sure Nolan didn’t sleep at all that night. Now, days later, I still wasn’t sure he’d slept much.The packhouse was too quiet in some ways, too







