MYRA/SELENE
“Tell me now!” Gray's voice thundered with urgency, his brows furrowed and eyes wide with fierce intensity.I flinched, startled by the sudden burst of emotion. My fingers curled into my palms, my throat dry.“No... I don't have any bad blood with him. Not at all,” I said, shaking my head. My voice trembled, but I forced myself to meet his gaze. “I'll leave with you.”Gray didn’t hesitate. “Alright. Then let’s go. Now.”Without another word, he grabbed his mask and slipped it over his face, then reached out and clasped my hand firmly. His grip was warm, solid, like an anchor in the chaos surrounding us. He led the way with swift, determined strides, weaving through the narrow passageways with the certainty of someone who had planned every step.But nothing could’ve prepared me for what I saw as we stepped outside.My breath caught in my throat.Bodies. Guards lying lifeless on the cold ground. BloodGRAY The noise around me was loud, pounding fists, heavy boots, angry voices threatening to break the door down, but it all felt far away, like I was underwater. Distant. Fading.I was aware, but I couldn’t move.I tasted blood, thick, metallic. It coated my tongue and spilled past my lips. My lungs burned with each breath.What the hell was happening to me?My body trembled, every muscle screaming in protest. My chest felt like it had been cracked open. Was I dying? Not like this. But I couldn’t ignore it anymore, this thing inside me. Whatever it was, it had been dormant for years. But now, within just weeks, it had grown worse. Violent. Unpredictable. It was like it had finally caught up with me after years of pretending it wasn’t there.I heard Myra’s breath catch beside me. She was holding me tightly, her hands shaking. Her body pressed against mine, small and warm, but trembling like a leaf in a storm. I didn’t want her t
MYRA/SELENE “What do I do now?” My voice cracked in the silence. My hands trembled as I crouched beside him. “Could he be dead?”No. No, no, no. There was no way. He couldn’t be.“Hey! Get up!” I shook his shoulder, my voice desperate and rising. His body remained limp, unresponsive. Not even a flinch.Panic gripped my chest like a vice. My breath shortened. My hands flew to my head as I paced in tight, frantic circles. “Oh God… no, no!” The forest was closing in on me, the trees towering like silent witnesses to something I couldn’t undo.Then, footsteps. Fast, calculated. Not just one set. Multiple.The soldiers. They were still after us.I whipped my head around in terror, my eyes wide. I had to move. Fast. But how was I going to carry this man? He looked like a goddamn mountain, a high giant carved from stone. And me? I was a feather next to him.I looked down at him, his strong jaw slack, skin pale, lips s
MYRA/SELENE “Tell me now!” Gray's voice thundered with urgency, his brows furrowed and eyes wide with fierce intensity.I flinched, startled by the sudden burst of emotion. My fingers curled into my palms, my throat dry.“No... I don't have any bad blood with him. Not at all,” I said, shaking my head. My voice trembled, but I forced myself to meet his gaze. “I'll leave with you.”Gray didn’t hesitate. “Alright. Then let’s go. Now.”Without another word, he grabbed his mask and slipped it over his face, then reached out and clasped my hand firmly. His grip was warm, solid, like an anchor in the chaos surrounding us. He led the way with swift, determined strides, weaving through the narrow passageways with the certainty of someone who had planned every step.But nothing could’ve prepared me for what I saw as we stepped outside.My breath caught in my throat.Bodies. Guards lying lifeless on the cold ground. Blood
MYRA/ SELENE I sank my teeth into the stranger’s hand—hard. But he didn’t flinch. Instead, his grip tightened as he dragged me backward, deeper into the shadows behind the thick velvet curtain. My breath caught in my throat as I struggled, my body twisting wildly in resistance.What the hell was he doing?The curtain swayed, brushing my cheek like a silent accomplice. And then… he let go. Just slightly. Enough for me to spin around, and then I saw him.My heart stopped.That mask… it slipped. And beneath it, I saw a face I never expected to see again.Alpha Gray.The same Alpha who had supposedly abandoned me. The one the Warden said had left without a word and ordered his Beta to inform Alpha Jace to kill me. My entire body went stiff, my chest rising and falling erratically as confusion flooded me like a tidal wave.Why was he here?I opened my mouth to ask, needed to ask, but before I could utter a
MYRA/SELENE I was still gripping the dagger like my life depended on it when I heard footsteps echoing in the corridor. Slow. Heavy. Getting closer. My fingers tightened instinctively. My breath caught in my throat.Who could that be?I darted toward the darkest corner of the cell and hid the dagger under a slab of loose stone I'd managed to pry open. My heart pounded against my ribs, as if it too was begging for freedom. Could it be the guards sent to torture me again? Or Jace himself?But then, a familiar face emerged from the dim shadows.The warden.My breath slipped out in relief, my body sagging slightly against the wall. I had forgotten that he did routine checks.“Hey!” he barked suddenly, slamming his baton against the bars. The sound jolted through me like a whip. I sat up, back straight, trying not to show fear. But he smirked like he enjoyed the reaction.“The alpha said you won’t get any food or wa
MYRA/SELENE “Let go of me!” I screamed, thrashing violently against their grip, but their hands tightened around my arms like steel chains. My feet dragged across the hallway floor, dirt scraping against my skin, and still, I couldn’t break free.There was no one to turn to now.No one.My breath caught in my throat as my mind flashed back, back to the moment Alpha Gray collapsed. The way his hand gripped his chest, the agony etched across his face. That cursed pain again. I could see it clear in my mind, the way he tried to stay strong… for me.And I hadn’t been able to help him.Because just as I reached out, Jace’s men dragged me away like I was nothing.But what really broke me wasn’t the curse.It was Reid.I had smiled when I saw him appear, relief flooding me because I thought he was here to save me. His arrival felt like hope. Like maybe, just maybe, I wouldn’t be alone in this. But the moment