LOGINI straightened up. My heart was pounding. I looked around the room and for a single, disorienting moment, I had no idea where I was. The black stone walls, the red sky beyond the window, the dead air of this place—none of it felt right. None of it felt like mine. I felt like a man who had woken up m
Andrei’s POVThe collar of my shirt was pissing me off.I had fastened it twice already and it still insisted on sitting crooked, pulling too tight on the left side. I undid it a third time and redid it, slower, watching my hands in the mirror rather than my own face. My reflection had been botherin
Natalia’s POVHe didn’t hesitate.The moment I swung the rod toward him, his hand shot out and closed around my wrist like a vise. My arm wrenched sideways, and I felt the bones grind together under his grip, and the rod fell. It clattered somewhere on the stone floor, rolling away into the darkness
Andrei’s POVThe room was warm. The bed was soft and plush, the pillows made of feathers and velvet. Everything smelled familiar, the kind of scent that you recognize from a past life but can never put a finger on its source.Home.The woman was laying next to me, just as she always did. Amber hair
But I would do it, because the alternative was my children going through whatever came next, and that was not something I was willing to consider.I wasn’t certain yet. That was the only reason I was still trying so hard now. Because there was still a small part of me that thought that there must be
Natalia’s POVThey came for me after what felt like a full day. I say felt like because it really could have been any amount of time, or none at all. But someone did bring me some slop to eat at some point, so that had to have meant that at least a full cycle had passed.I was on my feet before the
My throat tightened. “Damon—” “I’m already dead, Natalia. It’s just taking a while. At least this way, I could’ve taken him with me.” “You’re not dead,” I said firmly.Damon ignored me. “That room. The one with all the soldiers. Use it there. It’ll blow the whole thing. Kill them all before they
Andrei’s POVWe were losing.My warriors were being driven back, step by step, back toward the entrance through which we had only just come. Blood slicked the marble floors. Men screamed. Bodies fell.And all the while, those fucking things never tired. They didn’t hesitate—hell, they didn’t even se
Andrei’s POVWe made camp at the base of the mountain, keeping it well-hidden amongst the scrub and young trees. The mountain loomed overhead, its peak concealed by dark clouds of snow and ice roiling in the night sky.Somewhere up there, amongst those whiteout conditions, was the Winter King’s stro
Damon’s POVThe guard dragged me through the snow by my collar. I had given up walking a while ago, and he hadn’t bothered helping me stay on my feet. Hell, I could barely even lift my head. My body felt like a wet noodle.The rubies had drained everything. My strength. My wolf. My will to fight.Al







