LOGINRonan"Lyra, no!"The last bit of strength I had left surged through my body.I forced myself upright and immediately tried to rush toward the foggy scene unfolding before me. But the moment I took a step, a violent wave of dizziness crashed over me.My vision spun. My knees buckled, and I stumbled heavily to the ground.For several seconds, I could barely breathe. The backlash was worse than anything I'd experienced before.But Lyra… The thought of her wolf being consumed snapped me back to reality.I couldn't stay down.Not when she was in danger.With gritted teeth, I forced my trembling hands against the ground and pushed myself back up. I knew that whatever damage I was suffering here in this mental space, my physical body in the real world was probably suffering an even greater backlash.I knew I could be risking my life, but at that moment, I didn't care. Even if it killed me… I could never let Lyra get hurt.One unsteady step followed another as I forced myself deeper into the
RonanI opened my eyes.The world instantly turned black and white.Every color disappeared, leaving behind a strange, distorted version of the training arena. Yet, barely any of it registered.My attention remained fixed entirely on Lyra. She stood before me, completely unsuspecting, her eyes still covered by the blindfold as she waited for my next attack.My power stirred, then the search began—past her skin, past her muscles, past her bones, and past her beating heart.Deeper and deeper, searching for the one thing I needed to find… Her wolf spirit.But there was nothing.My brows furrowed. Again, the Siphon's power pushed deeper into her mind… Still nothing.Instead, everything around me was covered in a thick, unnatural fog. It was as if Lyra's mind had been swallowed by endless layers of mist, making it nearly impossible to see clearly."What..."My frown deepened.What was happening? This was the first time I'd ever used my power to search through someone's mind, and everywhere
Ronan"Ronan?"Lyra's voice pulled me from my thoughts.I looked up just as she stepped into the training arena, her brows knitting together in confusion."You asked to meet me?"A small smile found its way to my face as I walked toward her."I did. Good evening, Housekeeper. How have you been?"She rubbed a hand over her face before letting out a quiet sigh."I'm good." She paused briefly. "I just have a lot going on in my head.""Want to share?"A faint smile tugged at the corners of her lips. "It's nothing I can't handle.""Very well."As I looked at her, I honestly couldn't help but think back to the interrogation with Zachary three days ago.Ever since then, I just couldn't look at Lyra the same way.The revelation that she was the Moonblood Queen's daughter echoed relentlessly in my mind, refusing to fade no matter how hard I tried to push it aside.I quietly cleared my throat, forcing myself to maintain my composure before she noticed anything amiss."I noticed you haven't been
RonanThe entire room seemed to drain of color.Everything around me faded into a dull blur of black and white as my vision shifted, leaving only one thing that mattered... the trembling figure tied to the chair before me.Zachary's frantic screams no longer reached my ears. His desperate pleas became nothing more than silent movements of his lips.My gaze pierced straight through his chest... past flesh, past bone, past his beating heart. I searched deeply until I found it.There.A dirty brown wolf stared back at me. It wasn't particularly large, nor particularly powerful. An average wolf… but its terrified eyes locked onto mine the instant it sensed my presence.It knew… It knew exactly what was about to happen, and I didn't waste another second.The moment I unleashed my power—"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"A bloodcurdling scream exploded from Zachary's throat.At the exact same time, his wolf threw back its head, releasing an agonizing howl that shook the very core of its existence. Its
RonanThe heavy iron door groaned on its hinges as I shoved it open.I stepped inside the warehouse, and the metallic scent of blood hung heavily in the air, mixing with damp cement and rust.A single light bulb swayed lazily from the ceiling, casting uneven shadows across the room.Near the center of the warehouse, Caleb stood over a waist-high basin filled with murky red water, slowly washing the blood from his knuckles.Hearing my footsteps, he looked over his shoulder."You're finally here."I gave a small nod as I walked toward him.At the center of the warehouse sat a lone iron chair with a motionless figure tied to it.A rough sack covered the man's head, while thick ropes dug into his wrists and chest, pinning him tightly against the iron frame. Heavy chains wrapped around his ankles, bolted securely to the legs of the chair.I stopped beside Caleb. "How did it go?"Caleb let out a weary sigh before shaking his head."I don't think the bastard knows anything." He wiped his wet
LyraFor several long seconds, I simply stared at Gwen.Then, almost instinctively, I slowly lifted a finger and stuck it into my ear, giving it a little wiggle before pulling it back out again.No... Surely I'd heard wrong.I blinked once, then twice. Finally, I looked at Gwen."...What did you just say?"She sniffed, her shoulders trembling as fresh tears gathered in her eyes."I..." Her voice cracked. "I'm pregnant."The words hit me all over again.My breath caught.Pregnant?My eyes instinctively drifted downward, settling on her stomach before looking up at her again. It suddenly felt as though I was seeing her for the very first time.All the signs I had noticed in the past suddenly flashed through my mind: her loss of appetite, the days she'd looked unusually pale, the mornings she'd insisted she was simply tired or had eaten something bad.How had I missed all of it?"...What?"I slowly walked back toward the bed before lowering myself beside her."Gwen..." I searched her fac
KaelI couldn’t believe it.Out of all the cruel jokes the Moon Goddess could have played on me, this had to be the worst one yet.Nine years.Nine fucking years of waiting for the woman destined to stand beside me as Luna.My fated mate.And now that I had finally found her…She was wolfless.The
LyraMy whole world collapsed in one night.I sat silently in the backseat of Samuel’s car as the dark road stretched endlessly ahead of us. My mind kept replaying the same horrifying images over and over again until I felt like I was suffocating beneath them.My fingers tightened around the silver
LyraA piercing scream yanked me out of sleep.My eyes snapped as the sound echoed through the resort walls—raw, sharp, and filled with unbearable agony.For a moment, I lay frozen in bed, my heart pounding heavily against my chest. What was going on?I jumped out of bed immediately and tied the s
Kael“Fucking asshole!”I rubbed my temple in irritation as Asher's furious voice exploded inside my head.“Will you shut up already?”The damn mutt had been yelling at me nonstop ever since I left Lyra's room.“No, I won’t shut up!” Asher barked furiously. “What the hell was that?”I shot back, “Y







