MasukLulu“Bit funny, innit? Two wolves stalking us when this place is miles from any pack territory.” The leader’s voice slithered under my skin.We were on our knees in the middle of a pulsing ring of blood, bound and helpless as he drifted closer. His robe whispered over the rocky ground, the sound dry—like sandpaper scraping.He stopped right in front of me. His thin, pale hand shot out, grabbing the collar of my already torn shirt from when I fell off that cliff earlier. With a rough yank, he ripped it open, exposing the ugly scar across my chest—the mark from the night everything was taken from me.The sorcerer’s eyes widened. He sucked in a sharp breath, then let out a raspy laugh.“Well, well,” he murmured, his voice trembling with sick excitement. “Vane really was too stupid to let you live, Lulu.”I tilted my head up, staring into the face beneath the hood. His skin was deathly pale, black veins bulging at his temples.I didn’t know him. I was sure I’d never seen him before, but
LuluAnger burned hotter than the pain across my back. I could feel my wolf, Pyrrha, clawing at the walls of my mind, her fangs itching to rip Niobe’s throat out.Siphora—Caspian’s trusted aide, the woman who handled the magical affairs at Sapphire Water—was just standing there. She wasn’t being tortured. She wasn’t being held captive. She was chatting with that robed sorcerer like they were discussing the weather at a morning market.I grabbed Caspian’s arm. My nails lengthened, piercing through his sleeve and into his skin. My eyes demanded answers. He didn’t even flinch. His face was as cold as a mountaintop, his gaze flat, almost lifeless as he watched the betrayal unfolding in front of us.“Caspian, explain,” I hissed, my voice rough, muffled by Elaria’s invisibility spell still wrapped around us. “Why are you just standing there? She’s betrayed you. She’s betrayed the pack.”He didn’t look at me. He just took my hand, squeezing it firmly—a silent order to stay still. “Hold yours
Lulu“Don’t move yet, Luna.”Sandra pressed a burn ointment onto my back, trying to speed up the healing.She said burns caused by magic take longer for a wolf to recover from compared to normal burns. I’d only just learned that after Caspian raised his voice slightly when telling her to treat me.“Hang in there, Lulu,” Caspian murmured, his voice low, full of concern.“You really know your stuff, Alpha. It’s cool and soothing.”Caspian just smiled at the compliment.The burning ache that had been spreading down my back all the way to my tailbone slowly faded, replaced by a cool, calming sensation. His water magic was doing a decent job easing the inflammation—one of the perks of being his mate, I suppose. Still, a dull throb lingered beneath the surface, a reminder that whatever we were up against wasn’t something ordinary.“At least we got some useful information before that Dark Sorcerer went and burned himself alive,” I said, voicing my thoughts.My mind was still spinning from th
LuluI’d been bracing myself for the Dark Sorcerer to just appear right in front of us out of nowhere. But nothing.It was honestly getting on my nerves. My teeth clenched, my gaze sharpening as I scanned the area.“Show yourself. Stop being such a bloody coward!” I shouted.Bits of rubbish scattered along the street suddenly lifted, swirling into a twisting vortex. I spread my arms slightly, shielding my baby in Sandra’s arms.Pyrrha growled in my head. The hairs on the back of my neck stood on end, sending sharp warning signals through my entire body.“Sandra, run!” I yelled.She didn’t even get the chance to react before something slammed hard into my chest. The force was unreal like being hit by a speeding concrete wall.My body was thrown backwards, crashing onto the rough ground with a heavy thud that knocked the breath right out of me.“Luna!” Sandra cried, clutching my baby tighter. “I… your baby…”“Take her to the inn. Now. Tell Caspian!” I ordered, forcing myself up despite
Lulu“I really want to get you out of here, but I can’t do it yet.”Instead of looking for a way out, I kept my hand on those dark crimson wings.The dragon winced, a low rumble vibrating from its chained throat. The moment my palm touched its cracked scales, a surge of visions slammed into my mind.My sight blurred. I saw shadows—dozens of black-robed figures surrounding this magnificent creature. Thick, toxic magical flames roared around them. I tried to focus, to make out their faces, but they were nothing more than distorted silhouettes, flickering behind waves of heat.Too unclear. My head throbbed as I tried to dig deeper into the dragon’s memories.【Lulu! Get out of there now! Thaddeus is almost at the secret door!】 Caspian’s voice exploded in my head, sharp with suffocating panic.I jolted back, pulling my hand away from the dragon’s wing. “I can’t go back the way I came, Caspian. The door only opens one way,” I whispered through our mind link, trying to steady my breathing de
Lulu[I’ll be there in a minute.]Not long after, the door swung open. Caspian appeared, his sea-blue eyes sharp with concern, breathing a bit hard as his gaze swept over me from head to toe.“Lulu.” He rushed over at once, his large hands checking my shoulders protectively. “What happened?”I pointed to the floor, where thin wisps of steam were starting to rise. My baby was still crying in my arms, his tiny face red from the sudden spike in temperature.“Listen,” I whispered, ignoring the sweat running down my temples.A low vibration rolled through the room again. A roar full of pain echoed from somewhere deep underground.Caspian went still. He pressed his palm against the stone wall. “That’s an animal. Something huge, Lulu. And it’s in pain.”“We need to check it out, Alpha. My instincts say this has something to do with the Pyromancer we’re looking for,” I said quickly.Caspian nodded, his jaw tightening. “I feel it too. They’re hiding something beneath this palace. But we can’t
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
Lulu We returned to the Crystal Ice Pack, and the floors were no longer as pristine as when I had left them. Blood, sand, ash, and water already starting to freeze forced me to tread carefully with every step. I could hear crying—families mourning sons and brothers lost in the sorcerer attack. Ca
Lulu“Your mouth’s getting too cheeky. Take this again!”Her hand hadn’t even reached my face when the air around us shifted.Pressure—raw, unmistakable, rolled in the force of a wolf.Leia’s wrist froze mid-air, a split second stretched thin, like time itself had stalled. Her eyes widened, not wit
LuluI didn’t fall asleep straight away after Caspian’s words lingered in the air.The room was quiet, broken only by our breathing—two different rhythms, both trying to settle after what happened in the labyrinth garden earlier. I stared at the ceiling, but my thoughts drifted far away, wandering







