ANMELDEN“I said I don’t know,” I repeated, sharper this time.Alina closed the folder halfway. “Then you don’t understand what you’re standing in the middle of.”I exhaled through my nose. “I never said I did.”“You’re acting like you do,” she corrected calmly. “That’s worse.”My jaw tightened. “Why are you
Aria’s POVThe knock came before the sun did and it wasn’t a gentle knock either. It was sharp, deliberate, the kind that didn’t ask permission so much as announce consequences. I forced my eyes open, disoriented, my body still heavy with sleep that hadn’t properly settled into me. For a moment I ju
Damon’s POVThe war room felt colder than it should have, even with the hearth burning low against the stone wall. The long table was already surrounded when I stepped in, maps were spread open, patrol logs stacked unevenly, and the scent of tension thick enough that my wolf paced beneath my skin be
A 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
Aria’s POVI didn’t stop running.I didn’t even know where I was going anymore.Branches scraped against my arms as I pushed through the trees, my breath coming out in short, uneven bursts, my chest aching with every step. The path had disappeared a long time ago, replaced by uneven ground and shado
Aria’s POVIt started small, so small that at first, I convinced myself I was imagining it.Damon had always come into the archives occasionally, but now it was different. It wasn’t just work anymore. He lingered. He found reasons to stay longer than necessary, standing too close, watching too close
Damon’s POVAria’s scream didn’t leave my head even after her body went limp, even after the sound cut off abruptly, like something inside her had simply given out.One second she was gripping the sheets, fighting through the pain, and the next… nothing.Her head rolled to the side, her body going s
Aria’s POVLyra didn’t stop.Even with the way Damon’s anger filled the room, sharp, suffocating, and impossible to ignore, she pressed forward like she didn’t recognize danger when it stood right in front of her.Or worse… like she thought she could win against it.I lay there, barely able to keep







