LOGINZACHARY'S POVI leaned against the wall of the room I had been given, slowly wrapping my wrist. I had gotten a small cut from the last fight. It was nothing, and I had decided not to dwell on it, but Daphne looked so worried when she saw it.I had tried to hide it from her, but she has sharp eyes. She made sure I got treated anyway.It’s been two days since our last meeting with the nomads, and the revelation of what our relationship could cost.The silence since then has been terrifying. I had no idea what was going on in her mind. She hasn’t made a decision yet, and these past two days haven’t been peaceful for me.I’ve been living in fear. Fear of her suddenly disappearing with the nomads.Just as I expected, they came back. It didn’t even take five hours before they appeared again, asking for her decision.Daphne told them she was yet to decide, and that alone gladdened my heart. It meant there was still hope for us.The nomads allowed us to stay in their temporary camp, giving he
NIKA'S POVThe answer would break her. She was already shattered, but this would make it worse.I looked at Zachary, his gaze fixed intently on her. It was unfortunate, everything they had to go through. Fate hadn’t been kind to either of them.Zach had been chosen as the one with the rare bloodline and I hadn’t even told him yet. He didn’t know he was the cause of everything they were going through. He didn’t know he was the reason they had to be separated.I feared what would happen when he found out.“Why are you not talking?” Daphne asked, pulling me out of my thoughts.I looked at her for a few seconds before letting out a deep breath, lowering my gaze. It was better she knew the truth now, while there was still a chance to save the world.“Yes,” I answered.Telling the truth was the only option. Giving her false hope now would destroy her even more in the future.She stepped back, clearly shaken. Maybe she had expected me to say no. I wished I could have said no too, but that wo
ZACHARY'S POV“If you stay with him, thousands will die.” The nomad leader's words kept echoing in my mind.It all made sense now. My bond with Daphne would cost countless lives. We were dangerous to each other, and there would be a heavy price to pay.But I couldn’t let go. I couldn’t let go of her.Fate was cruel. It had thrown us into a twisted game, but I was ready to play it. I don't mind how it would get played. I knew staying with her would put many lives at risk, but leaving her wasn’t something I could even consider. There had to be another way, something that could fix this, something that could set everything right again.“There has to be another solution,” I said, refusing to accept that breaking our bond was the only way to save the world. “This can’t be it. You’re just messing with us, aren’t you?”He shook his head. “Like I said, I’m not here to cause trouble or toy with you. I’m here to offer a solution.”He turned to Daphne. “We will give you time to think about it,”
DAPHNE'S POV“We’ve been searching for you for years.”I wasn’t surprised anymore. Many wolves were searching for me, so seeing the nomads didn’t shock me.The leader stepped forward but stopped when Zach moved in front of me.“Step back,” Zach warned.The man obeyed immediately. “We mean no harm,” he said calmly. “We only came because we sensed her presence.”I stepped out from behind Zach and stood beside him, giving him a reassuring nod to show I was fine. They didn’t seem like bad people after all.The nomads were known as wanderers, wolves without a specific pack or name like the rest of us. They had learned to survive without a home and had even altered their scents. One thing was certain about them: they were powerful. Every single one of them. Each was like a one-man army.“You know about her?” Nika asked, stepping forward too.“The catalyst wolf,” the leader replied, his gaze fixed on me. “One we haven’t seen for centuries. We’ve heard of her, and the power she possesses.”“I
DAPHNE'S POVAfter the last attack, Zachary decided it was time for us to move again, with no particular destination in mind.It wasn’t just for safety. We had also received information about where the wolves we had been separated from might be.I walked into Zach’s room and found him standing by the window, his gaze fixed outside. After Nika’s revelation, he had done nothing but assure me that he would find a solution.But there was no solution, and that frightened me. He would do everything to find something that didn’t exist.He looked at me for a few seconds before leaving the window and walking toward me.When he was close enough, I did something I had always wanted to do countless times before. I hugged him tightly, and he wrapped his arms around me in a protective manner.I shut my eyes, relaxing into his scent that gave me the comfort I desperately needed.We stayed silent for a few minutes, holding each other. Even though we didn’t say the words we wanted to, I could feel fro
ZACHARY'S POVHe left.I hoped for the day he would come back. When that time came, I would be ready for him. He wasn't the only one analyzing his opponent, I had been doing the same thing silently.I hurried back to Daphne. Her eyes were open now, but her knees were drawn up to her chest.I knelt in front of her and took her hand in mine. “You are safe now,” I whispered. “He won’t come back again.”“It’s a lie,” she muttered. “He said he is coming back. He won’t leave that easily. All my training was for nothing. I’m nothing but useless. I can’t even do anything properly.”My heart broke seeing her judge herself so harshly. Her eyes weren’t filled with fear, but something else. I hated seeing her like this.“You are not useless,” I said softly. “You still need more time to train, and you will become undefeatable.”“I don’t even know the basics to protect myself,” she said, staring at me. “How could I protect myself in front of him? I am weak.”I didn’t have the right words to make he
ZAC’S POVI saw the moment she realized the same thing as I did: she was my mate. Her brows pulled together and her lips tugged into a straight line.“Daphne,” I called, carefully. I still couldn’t understand this. It had to be some sort of mistake.Her eyes looked glassy as she looked up at me to
DAPHNE’S POVThe moment I was done with the line, I closed the blinds and left the booth, running to the film room. There were rolls and boxes of movies. I found a corner and sat there, bringing my knees to my chest and begging myself to relax.“This has to be a mistake,” I told myself, burying my h
ZAC’S POVI slammed the door of the taxi shut and got my luggage out. Hillary joined me, standing to look at the house. It was a storey building, the walls a sky blue and the window panes white. It looked like one of those houses you would see in the movies with happy families.“We must be at the co
DAPHNE’S POV“Daph!” my sister wrapped her hands around my neck and kissed my cheek. “I’ve missed you so much. Uni is terrible being apart from you.”My older sister had dyed her hair blond with highlights. She looked stunning with her freckles and tanned skin. Standing next to her, I looked even pa







