LOGIN“You heard me,” she said, her voice sharp with frustration. “They refused. She forced it anyway.”Damon turned back to Lyra.Every movement measured, deliberate in a way that made my pulse spike painfully against my ribs.“You did what?” He asked.Lyra hesitated for a second. “I gave an order,” she
Aria’s POV“The future Luna finally arrives,” Mira said, her voice dripping with sarcasm as she folded her arms tightly across her chest.I didn’t need to turn my head to know Lyra’s expression had darkened, I could feel it. “Shut up, you wretch,” Lyra snapped, her voice cold and cutting as she st
“Damon…” I whispered.He turned immediately, dropping back down beside me without hesitation, his focus snapping back to me like nothing else mattered.“What is it?” He asked, his voice softer now, but still edged with tension.I shook my head slightly, ignoring the way the motion made the world spi
Aria’s POV“What the hell is going on here?!”The courtyard froze.It was as if the air itself had been ripped apart and forced to still under the weight of that voice. Every whisper died mid-breath. Every shifting foot stilled against the stone.My heart stuttered painfully in my chest.Damon.Reli
Aria’s POVThe world wouldn’t stop spinning.I stayed on my knees, my palms pressed flat against the cold stone as I struggled to keep myself upright. Every breath scraped through my chest, uneven and shallow, and the warmth spreading beneath me told me what I already knew—I was still bleeding.Lyra
Then she stepped forward herself. “Fine,” she said, her voice deceptively calm. “If you’re all too incompetent to follow orders…”Her hand clamped around my arm. Hard.I gasped as pain shot up my side, my knees buckling slightly as she yanked me forward. “I’ll do it myself.”“Lyra, don’t—!” Mira sta







