I opened my mouth to protest, but she cut me off with a surge of command I hadn’t expected.“Crael. Do not argue. Just do it.”The force of her order slammed into my mind like a divine gale. My knees buckled for half a breath.What in the name of Olympus…? How was she becoming stronger? I’d been an
The soft rustle of leaves and the distant calls of morning birds signaled the break of dawn. One by one, the others stirred, stretching limbs and rubbing sleep from their eyes as they began their routines with practiced efficiency. I stood back, silently observing, until a sharp tug in my chest aler
They don’t know.None of them sees it yet, the silent truth unraveling beneath their feet like a buried serpent. Every step they take, every whisper cloaked in strategy, only tightens the noose I’ve strung around their necks. And they smile through it all, believing themselves wise.With his celesti
The only ones who knew of its location were Gaia’s line and her sworn protectors.Lorna’s grandmother was one of them, and her mother was, too. Now it falls to her, though she barely knows the weight she carries.Lucifer warned us. The vampires and demons are stirring, desperate to unseal the Underw
There are a few tasks the gods bestow upon me that I treasure more than this, such as traveling beside the wolves. Their souls are raw, honest, and wild. They remind me of the earliest breath of creation, when the earth still echoed with the voice of Gaia and every creature moved to the rhythm of th
I could not believe the sheer, blinding stupidity of my human. Tristan. My so-called other half.He knew. He knew what our mate had endured. He knew she was only hiding in that sanctuary because she believed she could help our sister and the twins. That was Isla’s haven, her only rule: stay quiet, s