เข้าสู่ระบบMarabella POVI wasn’t sure why I hadn’t heard it or felt it while connected, but I was back now, and I wasn’t a fan of any of them taking advantage of the fact that I was too busy saving their ungrateful asses.My fingers tingled, the magic brushing my fingers, caressing them, and I knew I could use it.I was unlocked, my magic and shadows one force now that hated seeing the alphas challenged just as much as I did.It was the blood dripping down Jayden’s cheek that had me stepping toward them. Jayden turned his head to me with a smirk.“It’s okay, Little Human. These two are not a threat. They are about to make an example,” he reassured me, and I hesitated, standing on the edge of the circle, the wolves around me giving me a quick sniff before bowing their heads and moving a little farther back.I looked down at what they were sniffing, frowning at the small bump that seemed even more visible than before.But it wasn’t the fact that it had grown that got me, it was the purple mist th
Marabella POV That had my eyelids peeling open, my gaze landing on my alphas, all standing there watching.The purple of the border, just a subtle tinge in the air before, was a vibrant mist around us all. I sucked in a breath, the piercing look from my alphas taking me even higher.Their magic met mine, and then I felt it all. The pack, the humans, the earth they walked on, the air they breathed, the magic that existed in every part of them.It was intoxicating, it was beautiful, it was recreating everything inside of me until I was closing my eyes again, falling into the oblivion that the magic was providing me with.Everything fell away. I couldn’t see them or hear them, I could only feel the magic, and it made everything okay.I didn’t care that my father was being an asshole; I didn’t care about the balance because I felt the balance, and I knew I could get it back.I was the balance, I was the answer, the question, the solution in those moments, and it was the most powerful I h
Marabella POVBrax snickered at that, his thumb drawing lazy circles over my hand where he held it.It was an amazing sensation, the touch of him, the feel of comfort and closeness.Our connection was one I could barely breathe through half the time and yet, today, it felt so free.“That’s the magic. It’s feeling…different.” Jordan craned his neck to one side and then the other, as if trying to relieve it of pressure.I frowned at his actions, not sure if he was being sarcastic or not. “The magic from the border?”“No. We can feel the broken magic. Keeping the border up is only one part of so many problems now, beautiful,” Jordan admitted, and I nodded, chewing my lip, a little deflated.I had hoped I was helping, but maybe it wasn’t enough. Maybe he was right and the border was only going to prolong the inevitable crazies.“It’s still helpful, Little Human,” Jayden reassured me, glaring at Jordan.I was going to reply but before I could, a sharp pang of everything light and safe pier
Marabella POVTheir thoughts were haywire and I couldn’t get anything direct from them, but I could feel the curses they were trying not to utter.“I thought I wasn’t even allowed to use my shadows or anything while I was pregnant?“I would’ve gotten myself out of my father’s captivity if I had known I could,” I bit, annoyed that the rules of this stupid magic stuff just didn’t make sense to me.She shook her head, pointing to my stomach. “Your shadows are your own. They are keeping him alive inside your human body. That is their job at the moment; give them another one and you’ll both die for it.“The border is another thing entirely. It is a magic that runs from all the sacrifices and souls it protects. Before that were just the wolves, who then drew on the humans’ souls to feed the border.“Now the humans have muttered that godforsaken word and destroyed all that. The border will take from their souls directly.“You’re human and wolf. It will accept your magic as a unity, like it d
Marabella POVHe kissed my cheek and I turned my face, meeting his lips. He gave me a soft kiss back, then I climbed off his waist and Jayden spun me to him.“We’re only getting information. We’re not deciding anything while we’re here,” he warned, and I shrugged.“Unless she says that my magic won’t work on the border and will harm me or the baby, then I am making a decision, Jayden. I’m choosing us,” I said, holding his face, hating the fear that trickled down the link.Especially from Brax. We were going to his least favorite place to ask for information from his least favorite sources.I turned to him and went over, ignoring the fact that we had already arrived. I sat on his lap, and he curled me into his chest, kissing the top of my head, his shadows finding mine instantly, lightly caressing them inside me.I reassured him through the link and cupped his face, hoping he could see how badly we needed this to happen. We needed something to go right.If the humans had really said th
Marabella POVThis time heading to Tabby and Cain’s was different. I knew that at any point, my father could technically wander in.Jayden had been sure that wouldn’t happen since Tabby still had her rules, but it still put me on edge.My brother was a wild card too; he could turn up, of course, but then, I hadn’t heard from him in a while.I’d sent him a letter, asking if he knew what was going on with the humans, if Father had mentioned anything, if he still cared what happened to the humans, but I was still waiting for a reply.That had been a few days ago.I had wanted to go straightaway, but Jayden had been hard to convince and Cain had been “busy” with his new mate that he refused to tell anyone about.But he had finally checked with his mom and given us the all clear to make the trip.It was past Brax’s Lake apparently, which was human territory at the moment.“This is the last time we’ll be able to make this trip, beautiful. The farther we are away from the wolves, the tighter







