LOGINA murmur spread through the crowd again, quieter now, more cautious.Lyra’s gaze flicked briefly toward them before returning to Damon, her expression smoothing out with visible effort. “Be careful,” she said softly. “You’re letting your emotions cloud your judgment.”“My judgment is the only reason
Aria’s POVSilence didn’t just fall, it shattered the moment Damon’s words settled over the courtyard, the air turned heavy, thick with disbelief and tension that pressed against my chest until it felt hard to breathe. Every single pair of eyes locked onto me, not with curiosity anymore, but with s
Aria’s POVLyra’s gaze didn’t leave my face nor did Kade’s.And Damon… I didn’t need to look at him to feel the bond between us humming under my skin, stronger now, steadier in a way that made it impossible to ignore. The suppressants were gone, the barriers stripped away, and everything I had worke
Damon’s POVI knew she would hate me for it.The moment the word yes left my mouth, I felt it settle into my bones like a decision that would not be undone. There had been no hesitation in my voice, no visible crack in my control, but inside, something had shifted into place with a finality I could
Aria’s POVThe silence after that was not empty… it was alive.It pressed against my skin, thick and suffocating, like the entire chamber had been holding its breath and now didn’t know what to do with it. My heart was still hammering from the Queen’s declaration, from the way she had spoken so calm
Aria’s POVMorning came too fast, like the night had been impatient to abandon me.I woke before I even opened my eyes fully, aware of the warmth beside me, aware of the steady rhythm of breathing that didn’t belong to me. For a moment I just lay there, staring at the ceiling, remembering exactly ho
There it was.I met her gaze finally, and whatever she saw in my eyes made her smile falter for a fraction of a second but I did not rise to it.Reacting would mean admitting how deeply this cut. Reacting would give her exactly what she wanted—proof that I was unstable, jealous, dangerous.So I held
Aria’s POVThe first guard lifted his rifle before he even saw my face clearly.“Stop right there!” He barked, voice sharp with panic as Mira and I stepped out from the treeline and onto pack territory. The afternoon sun glinted off the barrel aimed straight at my chest. “Another step and I shoot.”
Aria’s POVThe river was too cold, it punched the breath out of me the second I hit the surface.The current yanked me under, rolled me against rocks, filled my mouth with silt and freezing water.I kicked wildly, arms flailing for anything solid.Mira’s hand found mine—slippery, desperate and we br
Aria’s POVThe hunter’s cabin smelled of old woods and smoke.Mira had found a dusty blanket and wrapped it around my shoulders while I stared at the cracked phone screen as the message burned behind my eyes.‘The moonlight ceremony has been moved up, it’s happening tonight at dusk. Lyra just left







