LOGINSurrounding me from every direction at once.“Stop!” I shut my eyes, covering my ears with my hands. “Stop it, please!”“Remember how she trembled? How she begged you to stop?” The other me grabbed my hands, yanking them off my ears.“Did you stop, Raven?” he asked.I shut my eyes tighter, refusing
My blood ran cold as the memory struck.“Right,” my voice trembled. “That’s why Asher never allowed us to get close to the throne after we were crowned as Alphas. That is why he asked me to use him to feed the throne.”“Yes, only a part of Madness is sealed in Asher’s body; the rest still lies in th
[Raven]“Raven…” A woman’s voice echoed through the darkness like a beacon.“Come back to me.” A silhouette woven from light stood beneath the Carvera tree in my Healing Valley.“You promised you would not forget,” she said, her hand reaching out to me.Her voice pulled something loose in my chest
“Reality?” Ezra scowled. “What the hell do you know about reality?” “Much more than you do,” Asher replied coldly. “Survival demands sacrifice. That’s the only reason you’re still standing here. People within those walls sacrificed themselves to save you.” “And that’s why I don’t want any more sac
[Raven]“Because if that day ever comes… I will choose Asher.”A chill crawled down my spine. Something sharp and slow spread through my chest, consuming me piece by piece. It wasn’t what he said.It was how easily he said it.As though the choice had never been difficult to begin with.I shut my
And I had never seen Ezra look at him with such fury.Ezra had always been restrained and understanding when it came to Asher.But that day, there was no warmth left in him.Only wrath.Asher walked to the desk, opened the file, and skimmed through its contents before letting out a quiet sigh.“You
[Xanthea]Azum.I need to find him and get back to the infernal realm.“Azum!” I yelled, barely breathing as I broke through the last layer of the shadow barrier and sprinted toward him.It took me a while to register the chaos.Azum and Yandor, along with the other celestials, battled through the s
“I told you, didn’t I, omega? No affairs…” I said, holding her gaze as my breath remained stagnant in my lungs.Xanthea’s eyes widened.“What? No!” she stammered, tensing. “He’s not affair—”“She’s telling the truth, Raven,” Asher stepped toward us and stood beside me. “Azum is not her affair. He is
In the past, my soul had found Asher’s across the realms, but it had happened during my heats.I didn’t know how my soul did it. But there had to be a way.I went through all my mother’s knowledge and stopped only once I had found the piece of information I was looking for—Communicating with the de
Had he lied about Asher’s condition too?What if all of this was part of his plan — to separate me from the demon lords?If even a fraction of what I was thinking was true, then he was not an ally… but the enemy.Asher let out a broken, bitter chuckle.“You’re here to carry on Cadence’s legacy. She







