LOGINRose’s POVThat voiceIt didn’t belong.I knew it the second it touched my mind.It wasn’t like the fragments.It wasn’t like her.It wasn’t even like my own thoughts when they spiraled too far.This was… something else.Something older.Colder.Patient.My chest rose sharply as I stumbled back a step.“No…”The word slipped out without thinking.Because instinctPure, raw instinctWas screaming at me to stop.To close that door.To push everything back before it got worse.But it was already too late.I could feel it now.That memoryIt wasn’t opening slowly anymore.It was tearing open.Like something on the other side had been waiting for this exact moment.Waiting for me to loosen my grip.Waiting for me to let it in.My hands curled tightly into fists.My breathing uneven.“…you didn’t tell me this,” I said, my voice shaking as I looked at her.She didn’t look surprised.She didn’t look concerned.She just… watched me.Carefully.Measuring.“I told you enough,” she replied quietl
Rose’s POVMerging.The word didn’t sit right in my chest.It didn’t feel like healing.It didn’t feel like becoming whole.It felt like… losing something.Or worse—Losing myself.I swallowed, my throat suddenly dry.“…what happens if we merge?”My voice came out quieter than I expected.Careful.Because I wasn’t just asking out of curiosity anymore.I was asking because I needed to know what I was risking.Her gaze didn’t leave mine.Not even for a second.And that alone made my skin prickle.Because she didn’t blink much.Didn’t shift.Didn’t react the way a normal person would.Like she wasn’t processing emotions—She was processing outcomes.“You become what you were meant to be,” she said simply.That wasn’t an answer.Not really.“That doesn’t tell me anything.”“It tells you everything,” she replied.I exhaled sharply.“No. It doesn’t. Do I disappear?”That was the real question.The one sitting under everything else.Her expression shifted slightly at that.Not softer.Just…
Rose’s POV“Finally.”That word…It didn’t sound relieved.It didn’t sound happy.It sounded like something that had been waiting too longAnd had just run out of patience.My chest tightened.I couldn’t move.Not because I was frozenBecause something inside me had gone… still.Like every part of me was watching her.Waiting.Recognizing.The girl standing in front of meNo.Not a girl.Not really.She looked like me.Same face.Same eyes.Same body.But everything else?Different.Her posture—too calm.Too controlled.Her gaze—steady in a way mine never was.No confusion.No hesitation.No fear.And that was the worst part.Because I felt all of those things right now.Which meant…She wasn’t just another version of me.She was something I used to be.Or something I tried to get rid of.My breath came out uneven.“…who are you?”I already knew.But I needed to hear it.Needed to make it real.Her lips curved slightly.Not a smile.Not exactly.Something sharper.Something that knew
Rose’s POVA countdown.That’s what it felt like now.Not a journey.Not a discovery.A countdown.Every fragment I absorbed…Every piece that slid back into place like it had always belonged there…It wasn’t progress.It was a ticking clock I couldn’t see.And I didn’t know what would happen when it hit zero.We didn’t move immediately.For onceWe stayed still.The forest around us had gone quiet again, but not in that empty, eerie way from before.This silence felt… aware.Like it was listening.Like it was waiting to see what I would do next.I hated that feeling.I really did.I rubbed my arms slightly, trying to shake it off, but it didn’t go away.It stayed under my skin.Subtle.Persistent.“…you’re thinking about stopping,” the Lycan King said.Not a question.A statement.I didn’t look at him.“…would that be so wrong?”My voice came out quieter than I expected.Less defensive.More… tired.Because I meant it.For the first time since this all startedI actually meant it.Wh
Rose’s POVThe part of you that didn’t break.The words didn’t feel like a threat.That was the problem.Everything else had felt dangerous—loud, sharp, overwhelming.This?This felt… calm.And that made it worse.Because calm things don’t need to force you.They just wait until you walk in on your own.My chest rose slowly, then fell.“…I did break,” I said quietly.The truth came out before I could stop it.Not defensive.Not angry.Just… there.Because I knew I had.Somewhere.At some point.In a way I couldn’t fully remember—but I could feel it in the gaps.In the missing pieces.In the way everything about me felt… rearranged.The glow flickered gently.Not reacting.Not correcting.Just… listening.“Yes.”My breath caught.That wasn’t denial.That wasn’t comfort.That was agreement.I swallowed hard.“Then what are you talking about?”Silence.A soft, steady silence.Not empty.Full.Like something choosing its words carefully.“Breaking is not the same as ending.”My fingers cu
Rose’s POVI didn’t trust the pull.Not anymore.That was new.Before, it had felt like instinct—like something I could lean on when everything else was confusing. Now?Now it felt like a voice that knew my name…but wouldn’t tell me its own.And that made it dangerous.We moved slower.Not because we were tired though I was—but because every step now felt like it mattered too much to take blindly.The forest had changed again.Or maybe I had.Everything looked the same trees, shadows, uneven ground but the feeling underneath it?Different.Like walking through a place that was pretending to be normal.“You’re thinking too loudly,” the Lycan King said suddenly.I glanced at him.“…is that even a thing?”“It is when your face keeps shifting like that.”I frowned.“What does that even mean?”“You don’t trust where we’re going.”Straight to the point.As usual.I exhaled quietly.“…would you?”He didn’t answer immediately.That alone was answer enough.“No,” he said finally.A small, hum
Rose’s POVThe clearing felt colder than before. Every breath I drew made my lungs ache, as though the air itself had been poisoned with tension. My wolf paced restlessly inside me, muscles taut, senses straining. It was impossible to ignore the lingering presence—the one that had mimicked Alpha Su
Rose’s POVThe forest was dead silent, except for the distant sounds of Alpha Sunny’s pack freezing in shock. My heart pounded wildly in my chest, and every instinct inside me screamed at me to run. But something—his presence, the sheer weight of him—held me rooted in place.“Rose,” the Lycan King’
Rose’s POVMy entire body was shaking.Not from weakness.Not from fear alone.But from the aftershock of power I didn’t understand.The moment the shadow disappeared, the forest didn’t return to normal. If anything, it felt worse. The silence pressed harder, the air heavier, like something unseen
Rose’s POVThe forest was silent now, but the silence was heavy—like a weight pressing down on my chest, making each breath feel labored, each heartbeat louder than it should be. My wolf growled low inside me, vibrating through every fiber of my being, restless and impatient. She could feel it—the







