ログイン~Derek~A few days had passed since we escaped the ruined ritual grounds after facing off with an ancient deity and living to tell the tale. And life had resumed as if something catastrophic had not almost happened beneath our feet. But we all knew what had happened and it had left a mark in our souls.I sat in my office, leaning back against my chair as James stood across from me with a report in hand."The rescued girls are all doing well," he said. "Most of them have already returned to their families."I nodded slowly in response. "Any complications?" I asked. Even though they had all come out alive, I knew it wouldn't be as easy as just going back to normal lives. “Yes. Most of them have nightmares and panic episodes in some cases." His expression softened slightly. "Considering what happened, it is not surprising."I stayed silent as I remembered their faces when we found them. The fear, the exhaustion and the hopelessness. Even after being rescued, that kind of thing didn't s
~Derek~The moment Amanda explained what needed to be done, I made my move. There was no time for hesitation or second thoughts. The dagger sliced across my palm cleanly, pain flaring sharply before warm blood spilled down my hand. And then I ran straight toward the center of the ritual where the heptagram was carved into the ground.The deity saw what I was trying to do instantly and her black eyes widened.“No!” She roared, her voice reverberating with ancient power and the entire chamber exploded with pressure. Dark power surged outward violently, cracking the stone beneath my feet as shadows lashed toward me from every direction. But I still kept moving. I had to reach the center no matter what. Before her power could touch me, I leapt and for one moment, I believed I had made it. Through my peripheral vision, I saw the deity who wore Clara’s face raise her hand. And my body stopped midair. It felt like the world itself had frozen around me. Invisible force wrapped around my chest
~Celina~The entire chamber had gone deathly silent after Antoinette’s head rolled across the ritual floor.The deity wearing Clara’s body merely watched it happen with mild boredom, as if killing the very woman who had worshipped and summoned it was no more significant than brushing dirt off its clothes. And somehow that terrified me more than rage would have. Because rage was human. But this thing? It didn’t even hate us enough to be cruel. It simply didn’t care.The shadows above the chamber pulsed slowly, spreading wider across the ceiling like veins infecting flesh. The ritual markings beneath us flickered erratically now, unstable energy surging through the heptagon in uneven bursts.And Clara or whatever now controlled her body looked mildly inconvenienced. Her black eyes swept across the room lazily before settling on Logan.“Interesting,” she murmured and the sound of her voice made my skin crawl. It simply felt wrong somehow. Like hearing words spoken underwater.“You carry
CelinaThe chamber descended into complete madness once Antoinette started mending the barrier when it was close to breaking. Logan and Amanda only looked shocked for a moment before using their power against the barrier again. Cracks started spreading slowly across its surface once more but Antoinette reinforced it again with violent bursts of magic. Seeing Antoinette trying to stop them, Derek joined them too, his fists slamming against the weakened points whenever openings appeared. The barrier trembled again b(ut it still held.Meanwhile, Antoinette started attacking relentlessly. Dark magic lashed through the chamber like living whips, striking toward Amanda and Logan again and again, forcing them to divide their focus between breaking the barrier and defending themselves.“You idiots!” Antoinette shrieked. “Do you even understand what you’ve done?!”“Yeah,” Logan snapped while blocking another attack. “Stopped your creepy cult ritual from succeeding.”“You corrupted the descent!
~Celina~The ritual markings beneath us no longer pulsed in a steady rhythm as before. Instead the energy surged erratically now, flickering between violent bursts and eerie stillness. Suddenly, Clara staggered backward, clutching her chest. Her expression had changed completely by now. The triumph from moments ago was gone and now there was only fear.“No…” she whispered shakily.Her eyes darted wildly between herself and Logan.“How is this possible? Why do I feel still connected to that thing? I was sure what I tried worked and it transferred to him. So why do I still feel it trying to take over my body? Why?!”Antoinette stared at her coldly but just shook her head in silence. Clara’s breathing became uneven and a violent tremor shook her body suddenly, making her gasp. Then I watched with wide eyes as it happened again. A pulse of black energy flickered across her skin, only to vanish and reappear around Logan instead. It happened again and again, as if something was trying to de
~Celina~The moment Logan opened his eyes, I knew that something was wrong. I watched as he slowly rose from the ground, almost mechanically, like invisible strings were pulling him upward. The shadows around him thickened as he moved, dark energy slithering over his skin ominously. And his eyes were completely black. He didn’t look like a human anymore and a chill crawled down my spine at the sight. Beside me, Derek went still too. Every muscle in his body tightened as he watched Logan rise fully to his feet. Even Clara paused for a moment as she watched him. And then she smiled. A slow triumphant grin spread across her face, as if she had finally found the answer she had been searching for.“Perfect,” she murmured as if in a daze. But I knew it wasn’t. Because I could see the panic flashing in Antoinette’s eyes.“Don’t,” she snapped sharply but Clara ignored her completely. Her eyes stayed fixed on Logan.“My dear puppet,” she purred, stepping closer toward him. “Looks like you’ll
~Celina~Days passed by in a blur as the entire Royal pack buzzed about in preparation for the Alpha Summit, and finally the day was here. As I stood in front of the mirror wearing the exquisite gown that made me feel like a warrior princess, Fiona fussed around me like a mother hen. I couldn’t hel
As I stared at Derek and Fiona in confusion, Derek just stared at me nonchalantly. Meanwhile, Fiona practically vibrated with excitement. Will someone tell me what is going on here?Seeing my baffled look, Fiona let out a laugh before taking my hand.“Don’t look so panicked. We are not going to bit
~Celina ~I stared at James, my mind full of confusion. Derek had been so busy these days that I hadn’t even gotten a glimpse of him. Now that I knew the Alpha Summit was coming, I knew he was probably dealing with its preparations. After all, a meeting where all sorts of Alphas, probably even those
~Celina~It has been a few days since the night I rejected Logan, and everything has been relatively quiet since then. As I stood staring out through my room window, my mind wandered back to that moment when I was accepted as a member of the Royal Pack. The moment I felt the link form between us, I







