LOGINEve’s POVMalik just stared at me, his chest rising and falling heavily, eyes tracking every shift of light across my silver fur as though he were seeing the moon itself breathing in front of him. His wolf hovered behind his gaze. We had left Astrid’s unconscious body at the forest, through all of it, Malik’s attention was fixed entirely on me.“Eve?” he whispered. “I…goddess, I don’t even know what to say.”I shifted back before he could finish. The world folded inward, pulling my wolf beneath my skin. The fur receded, the markings dimmed but didn’t disappear, they lingered like faint moonlit tattoos across my shoulders, my ribs and my hips. I stood barefoot in the moss, breath shaky, body warm from the remnants of power.Malik took a step toward me then he stopped before talking slow step forward again.His hands hovered near my arms but didn’t settle. His voice broke slightly when he whispered, “Moon-born.”I blinked. “What?”“That’s what you looked like,” he murmured. “Like the
Eve’ s POV At first I didn’t feel the change, all I felt was deep immense anger. It didn’t feel like emotion, it was a pull and a force, it felt deep that every memory I had hoarded it felt older than all my history. Astrid’s words continued ringing in my head, her shrill accusations, her hand pressing hard on Danny’s shoulders. I stared at her frame equally staring at me with anger she did not deserve to feel. It fed the fire I was feeling. Malik moved forward as if to stand in front of me, but something in the air about how I looked must have warned him, because he stopped. The forest went still, so still that even the wind became slow. I heard different voices in my head, I heard Morwenna, my heartbeat thundered once.And then the world snapped. It was as if a wall I never knew existing inside me had shattered. A cold rush shot down my spine, followed immediately by a burning bloom under my skin. I gasped as the ground tilted. My vision blurred, then cleared with unnatural shar
Eve’s POV As Malik and I moved deeper into the forest, my newly awakened wolf pulled at me with urgency. My every step and breath quickened. Danny’s scent was faint but it was strong enough to guide us to him. Malik’s chest rose and fell rapidly beside me. Every now and then, I felt his eyes flick toward me, checking with worry and confusion, but he didn’t slow me down to ask questions, instead he quickened his pace to match mine. A twig snapped ahead of usMy wolf surged.I growled under my breath. “She’s close.”We followed the scent to a clearing lit by shards of moonlight shining through the trees. The moment I stepped into the open space, my feet halted because there she was…Astrid.Her hair was tangled and wild, her eyes glowing frantically. Danny stood behind her, bound at the wrists but unharmed. His face was pale, his lips trembling, but he was alive.Relief washed over me so violently my knees almost buckled.Malik inhaled shakily beside me. “Danny…”Danny tried to run
Eve’s POV The evening sun had barely begun to set when Malik finally felt I was strong enough to call with a wide grin. “We’re calling today, remember?” he reminded me gently.I nodded, the warmth of earlier still lingering in my chest. After the drama of the past days, the thought of speaking to Danny had become both an ache and a comfort. I needed to hear him laugh, I needed to know he was okay.Malik dialed, I listened as the phone rang once and then twice, we kept calling until we lost count No answer…He frowned lightly and tried again but still there was nothing.“Maybe she’s busy,” I offered, even though a small knot of unease had already begun forming in my stomach.He tried one last time, same thing We shared a look that signified a silent agreement that something had gone terribly wrong.Just a few minutes later, his phone buzzed violently in his hand. Tess’s name flashed across the screen.Malik answered immediately.“Tess?”Her voice exploded through the speaker, sh
EVE’S POVI groaned. “Don’t remind me, that was the day I learned roofs could be way hotter than sun when they wanted to be.” I said laughingHe laughed so hard at that. “It was the most interesting thing I had seen, it how you still stayed there.” “I guess I was trying to impress you both.” Malik snorted. “I don’t think it worked, you nearly fell off.” I rolled my eyes. “This is where you insert yourself,” He raised his both brows at me playfully. “say it…” “Arrgh, you caught me!”Malik began to laugh. “Wasn’t hard was it?” I stared at him and then we both burst into laughter, it felt so good to laugh like this. It all felt so light“And then Danny,” I said, wiping at my eyes “kept saying I was trying to learn how to fly.”Malik smiled softly. “He would probably say the same thing, he would tell you to never scare us like this.” The room went quiet. “I miss him.” I said in a low voice. Malik nodded, stroking the back of my hand with his thumb. “Me too.” “What do you say we
EVE’S POV The world slowly returned to me like waves rolling back to its source after a long and violent storm. First all I heard were the sounds around me, a light tapping that following a rhythm, a breathing that didn’t come from me, and the creak of chairs. Then there a familiar warmth I felt. My eyelids opened slowly, the dim orange light coming into the room through the window immediately told me it was evening already. I was in my room, the last place I had seen myself at was the infirmary where it all went dark. Beside me, was the figure of the one person I needed to see at that moment. His head bowed, elbows to his knees as always, fingers buried deep into his hair like he had been pulling at the roots for hours. His shirt was wrinkled, eyes darkened with exhaustion, and his normally controlled expression looked like they had been unraveled to the very last, my broke at the sight. “Malik?” I called out in a weak but loud-enough-to-get-his-attention voice.His head snapped







