LOGIN“If anything,” I added, my fingers curling slightly at my sides, “it would be a risk. If my wolf dies because of something like this…” My voice faltered for a split second before I forced it steady again. “Then I will never forgive her.”The words came out colder than I intended, but I meant every s
Aria’s POV“The man said you were friends.”My voice came out quieter than I expected, but it still cut through the heavy silence in the room. The words seemed to settle over all three of us at once, pulling us into the same unsettling thought.Damon didn’t respond immediately. His jaw tightened, hi
Aria’s POVLyra’s hand came at me fast… too fast for someone wearing heels.But I had spent the last few months running, hiding, shrinking myself to survive in a world that kept trying to swallow me whole. I wasn’t that girl anymore.I moved and her palm barely grazed my cheek before I caught her wr
Aria’s POV“What do you mean by ‘finally?’” Lyra’s voice cracked, sharp and disbelieving as she stared at Damon like he had just insulted her very existence. Her chest rose and fell rapidly, her fingers curling into fists at her sides. “I’m right here. I’ve been here for a long time!”A laugh slippe
Aria’s POVMy hands wouldn’t stop shaking.I was still gripping the steering wheel, my knuckles white, my breath coming in sharp, uneven bursts that burned my lungs. The engine hummed beneath me, but everything else felt distant, muted, like the world had been shoved underwater.I stared ahead at hi
Aria’s POVThe world still rang from the explosion of glass.My ears hadn’t fully recovered, the sharp echo of that unnatural sound lingering like a ghost inside my skull, but the silence that followed felt worse. Too heavy. Too aware.And then he stepped out of the trees.I froze.He didn’t look li
I veered toward the treeline, my boots slipping slightly in the mud as I moved deeper into the shadows and then I saw a faint, unnatural glow flickering through the trees.My breath hitched. “That has to be it,” I whispered.I moved closer, careful now, every step measured.The device was smaller th
Aria’s POVThe moment I heard the lock click, something inside me snapped.I stared at the door for half a second, my chest rising and falling too fast, Damon’s words still echoing in my head.“Stay here.”My hands curled into fists.“Unbelievable,” I muttered under my breath, pacing the small room
The Enforcers straightened, attention snapping fully to me.“Evacuate everyone in the packhouse to the lower safe rooms,” I continued. “No exceptions. Elders, civilians, everyone. I don’t want a single non-combatant above ground.”Thorne nodded immediately. “Understood.”“Seal every entrance,” I add
Damon’s POVThe second the ground shook, instinct took over. I didn’t hesitate, I just moved.“Stay here,” I ordered, my voice sharp as I grabbed the door and yanked it open.Behind me, Aria stumbled a step forward. “Wait, what do you mean stay here?” She demanded, her voice tight with panic. “Damon







