LOGINTheodora's POV
I spent the next three days glued to my laptop researching werewolves. Ava came over every afternoon after school and we dove deep into every website, forum, and article we could find. Most of it was complete garbage. Fantasy fiction dressed up as fact. Conspiracy theories written by people who clearly had too much time on their hands.
But some of it felt real. Too specific to be made up. Articles about packs in New York. Territorial di
Theodora's POVI woke from another nightmare drenched in cold sweat. The same vision Aurora kept having, the figure shrouded in light and darkness reaching for my unborn baby. Claiming her as its own by cosmic right."Breathe," Nate murmured beside me. He pulled me against his chest and stroked my hair. "Just breathe, baby. It was just a dream.""It was not just a dream." My voice shook. "It was a warning. Something out there wants our daughter, Nate. Something powerful enough to exist between light and dark.""Then we make damn sure it cannot have her." His arms tightened around me protectively. "We have been through worse and survived. We will get through this too."I wanted to believe him. But this felt different from every other threat we had faced. This was not human extremists or political enemies. This was something cosmic, something beyond our understanding.
Nate's POVThe news of Dora's pregnancy spread through the supernatural community like wildfire. Within days, seers from across the country were reaching out to confirm what Aurora had seen. Every single one of them told the same story with slight variations.A child of both moon and sun. A being of perfect balance. A baby who would fundamentally change the world.Marcus called an emergency Council meeting to discuss the implications. I sat beside Dora at the long conference table, my hand resting protectively on her still-flat stomach. The Council members looked at us with expressions ranging from awe to concern to outright fear."This has never happened in recorded history," one of the older Council members said. "Silver Wolves are creatures of the moon exclusively. We cannot carry solar energy without it destroying us. How is this even possible?""T
Theodora's POVNate stared at me as I had just spoken in a language he did not understand. "You want another baby?""Yes." I kept my gaze steady on his, needing him to see how serious I was. "I know it sounds crazy. We already have three children and our lives are barely stable. But I want to give you something good, Nate. Something joyful to balance what you sacrificed."He was quiet for a long moment, his hand absently stroking my bare hip. Finally, he spoke. "You do not owe me anything, Dora. I did not sacrifice those years expecting repayment.""I know that." I cupped his face, feeling the unfamiliar lines beneath my fingers. "But I want this. Not out of guilt or obligation. I want another baby because I love you and I love our family. I want to fill our home with more life, more love, more chaos."A slow smile spread across his face, transforming
Nate's POVI woke to the sound of crying. Not the children, but Dora. Her sobs were quiet and broken, like she was trying to muffle them but could not quite manage it.My eyes felt heavy as I forced them open. The ceiling above me was familiar, our bedroom. How long had I been unconscious? Hours? Days? My body felt strange, like I was wearing a suit that did not quite fit right anymore."Dora?" My voice came out rough and scratchy.Her crying stopped abruptly. She appeared beside the bed so fast she must have been sitting right there the whole time. Her face was pale and drawn, dark circles shadowing her silver eyes. But those eyes were silver again, not black. The shadow was gone."You are awake," she breathed. Fresh tears spilled down her cheeks. "Thank god, you are finally awake.""How long?" I tried to sit up but my body protes
Theodora's POVI was trapped inside my own body, watching through eyes I could not control. The shadow had pushed me down into darkness, but I was still aware. Still fighting with everything I had left.Selene's chant filled the air, ancient words that resonated with power older than memory. The ritual circle glowed brighter, silver light rising up around us like walls. I felt the sacred water's energy, pure and cleansing. I felt Thorne's blood, dark and tainted. And I felt Nate, kneeling before me, offering himself without hesitation."Begin the sacrifice," Selene commanded.Golden light began flowing from Nate's body like visible threads. His life energy was pulled away by the ritual's demand. I felt it through our mate bond, felt years being stripped from him with each passing second.No. No, this is too much.But I could not speak. Could not stop it. The
Nate's POVThe woman who rose from the ground was not my mate.She moved with terrifying grace, her body flowing like water as dark power radiated from her in visible waves. The ground cracked beneath her feet with each step. Her eyes were completely black, no silver remaining, no recognition in them at all."Dora," I said carefully, keeping my voice calm. "Baby, I know you are in there. Fight this."She turned those black eyes toward me and smiled. It was wrong, all wrong. That was not Dora's smile. "The Silver Wolf is gone," she said in a voice layered with shadows. "Only I remain."Then she attacked.I barely dodged the blast of dark energy that would have taken my head off. It hit a tree behind me and the wood simply disintegrated into nothing. Emily screamed and grabbed the twins, pulling them back from the danger."Mama!" Luna cried







