Mag-log inLulu“I’m doing all this because I want to know more about Vane and his Dark Sorcerers’ movements. You’re the only source of information we’ve got to anticipate what they’ll do next.”Dorian let out a long sigh, as if he’d already expected my reaction. He adjusted the way he was sitting with a slight grimace before speaking in a low voice.“In that case, you need to know this. Vane already knows the target of the fourth heart. Unfortunately, I don’t know who it is because he’s keeping it tightly under wraps.”My heart dropped. “What?”“Vane’s already started moving with his people,” Dorian continued, his eyes fixed on mine with absolute seriousness. “Right now, he’s getting close to Elder Ruth to gain his trust. Vane was never truly loyal to Elder Ruth. He’s actually the mastermind behind all of this.”I clenched my fists at my sides. “So we’ve been wrong this whole time, haven’t we?”“Yeah. No sorcerer would ever bow to a werewolf. He’s got loads of tricks and strategies.”If that wa
LuluThe exhausting argument finally died down as Caspian’s breathing slowly evened out. I knew his anger hadn’t completely faded, but the tension that had drained him left his large body looking stiff and tense.With one arrogant jerk of his chin, Caspian shoved Dorian to the farthest corner of the room, ordering him not to dare come near or touch anything within five steps of where I stood holding Elijah.Caspian truly hated Dorian. I could feel it in the way the hairs on the back of my neck stood up every time his wolf-like gaze shifted towards the man. But I forced myself to think clearly in a situation like this.We needed Dorian. We shouldn’t have been drawing attention to ourselves by constantly arguing or causing scenes like earlier.“Is Elijah alright?” Caspian asked me, though his eyes never left Dorian.“He’s fine. We’re the ones making him uncomfortable by constantly fighting,” I replied casually, hoping the two men in front of me would realise their mistake.Caspian fell
LuluCaspian lunged forward with a speed that was almost impossible to dodge. His wolf’s roar shook the walls of the room, pure rage aimed straight at Dorian.Dorian’s body slammed hard against the wooden wall hard enough for me to hear the faint crack of ribs breaking. Dust rained down from the ceiling.Before the sorcerer could even collapse, Caspian’s massive claw, covered in thick gray fur, had already grabbed the front of his robe and lifted him off the ground.“How dare you lie to me!” Caspian snarled, fangs bared beneath his curled lip as angry saliva dripped between his ragged breaths.On the bed, Elijah woke with a hysterical scream. The baby’s cries pierced through the room, shutting down my ability to think for a moment.“Elijah!”I jumped over the shattered door and rushed to the bed, scooping his tiny body into my arms immediately. He was trembling violently. My baby’s heartbeat was racing so fast.I held him tightly and backed away from the two men now locked in deadly t
DorianWe spent bloody hours hunched over the map, yet no matter how many conditions and traps I explained, Caspian still refused to trust me.I practically talked myself hoarse pointing out every possible ambush spot, and that water wolf still showed me zero sympathy.I folded my grey cloak carefully, making sure the existence-concealing spell woven into the fabric stayed dormant.“We’ll take a break first,” the Alpha wolf ordered.Caspian sat down at last, though his eyes never left me, staring as if I were a ticking bomb ready to explode at any second. The bastard never lowered his guard, not even after Lulu had told him everything she saw in my memories.The bathroom door creaked open, cutting through the suffocating silence.Lulu stepped out wearing her coat. She looked exhausted, worry still etched across her face after learning Elder Ruth had been the one behind the theft of her heart.“I need to head to the market at the foot of the hill,” Lulu said, adjusting the cloth bag on
LuluThe dull grey cloak Dorian wore seemed to melt into the shadows of the corridor, a magical artefact designed to suppress his presence from the sharp senses of werewolves.I walked beside him, still trying to process all the fragments of memory that had crashed into my mind back in the forest.The man beside me was no longer just the feared “Blood Architect.” He was the man who used to carry me in his arms when I was little, who let me call him ‘Father’ when my real father wasn’t there, and the man willing to throw himself back into darkness just to delay the prophecy of my death.I glanced at his cloak. The fabric looked familiar, almost identical to the protective cloaks Elaria had given us.“That cloak,” I broke the awkward silence. “It works exactly like mine. Did you get it from Elaria?”Dorian tilted his head slightly, his hood hiding most of his pale face. “Elaria? No. I bought it from a water sorcerer at Luminara Coast a few months ago. Young lad talked far too quickly for
LuluMy grip around Dorian’s neck loosened completely when my mother’s name, Mary Ann, left his lips with a longing so painfully deep. I stared at him in disbelief; the man branded by the Order as a ruthless fugitive and the “Blood Architect” had just admitted that he loved my mother.“You’re lying,” I hissed, even though my heart was beating strangely.“Touch my hand, Lulu. See for yourself,” he whispered hoarsely.“How do you know I can see the past?”“Niobe.”Of course. That answer alone confirmed it. They were both double agents if Dorian really was on my side.After his confession, my thoughts felt stuck in one place. My mother’s past had been filled with conflict and sacrifice. Somehow, I’d become the centre of a whirlpool that dragged every problem into it.Whether I wanted to or not, I believed him. This was still leading me towards the answer I’d been searching for.The moment his pale fingers touched my skin, the air around us suddenly turned static. His world slowed down, a
CaspianI woke before the first light touched the horizon. The air in the room was thick—heavy with the sharp tang of magic and the scent of lilies clinging to Lulu, who was still fast asleep beside me.I watched her for a moment—the woman who’d become the eye of every storm in my life.Then, a sub
Lulu“So… we’re still moving rooms, right?” I asked, hoping Caspian would agree.“Yeah,” he said, though he hesitated.I knew why. He didn’t want to disrespect our host’s offer. Refusing would only make things harder for us here. Elaria’s goodwill was the one thing we could use if we wanted to inve
LuluSalt flooded my mouth as I choked, seawater pouring out of my nose and throat in one brutal, burning gasp. My body felt impossibly heavy, pinned down by the water hurled at me with a vicious swing of his arm.When the miniature wave finally receded, I managed to push myself up from the cold, s
LuluI hadn’t realised how quickly time had passed. Two months since my fire-wolf heart was stolen, since I woke up in a cabin deep in the forest.I sat at the long table in the Sapphire Water library, old archives piled all around me. The papers smelled damp, the ink nearly faded. My hands moved s







