FAZER LOGINMagnus’s POVI tried to control the pain, but the silver burned deep under my skin, like fire licking through my veins. Every breath caught on the metallic tang that seemed to fill the air, sharp and cold, making my throat raw. The stench of burning flesh mixed with the bitter scent of silver, and my head was splitting with a throbbing headache, every pulse sending another wave of agony through my temples. My muscles cramped and twitched, the pain relentless, wrapping around my bones and refusing to let go.Adira, listen to me, again, it's my fault for this. I bring nothing but pain in your life, forgive me…She shook her head as she got closer, leaning on me. No, it's not your fault.The door opened, and Finn walked inside. This is what Rhonda felt while in your pack: pain and suffering.And again, you had no problem screwing her behind my back, I saidHe slapped me hard. You should’ve let her go, he shouted in my face.I did, the day she died, I said. Maybe I faulted that, she hated
Brent’s POVLucas, Hathor, stay close, I told them as I held Sophia against me. The patrols now belong to the rogues Finn brought. I knew it, my gut feeling never lied to me.Down, I whispered to them, as I watched them move not far from us. Let’s keep going, and don’t stop until we get to Rova.Brent, where is my father? Luca asked. He is a powerful alpha.Not when they poison him, I told him. He gasped. Hathor started to cry. Stop, they are just weak right now, but I will go back and help them after we get to Rova. Now move, no more questions. The moon hid behind the clouds, making it harder to spot.I knew we were close when I saw the patrols on the Rova territory. Who’s there, he said, show yourself.It's me, Brent, and Magnus’s children. Take me to Michael now.Sir? What happened.They got attacked, and I escaped with them to get them to safety. We got to the pack house, and we waited inside. He went to wake up Michael.Michael walked in his robe, looking at us like it was unreal
Magnus’s POVI tried to control the pain, but the silver burned deep under my skin, like fire licking through my veins. Every breath caught on the metallic tang that seemed to fill the air, sharp and cold, making my throat raw. The stench of burning flesh mixed with the bitter scent of silver, and my head was splitting with a throbbing headache, every pulse sending another wave of agony through my temples. My muscles cramped and twitched, the pain relentless, wrapping around my bones and refusing to let go.Adira, listen to me, again, it's my fault for this. I bring nothing but pain in your life, forgive me…She shook her head as she got closer, leaning on me. No, it's not your fault.The door opened, and Finn walked inside. This is what Rhonda felt while in your pack: pain and suffering.And again, you had no problem screwing her behind my back, I saidHe slapped me hard. You should’ve let her go, he shouted in my face.I did, the day she died, I said. Maybe I faulted that, she hated
Adira’s POVI woke up with Aya, my wolf, whining danger in my head. What is the danger, I asked her.Adira, extreme danger, I don’t know…Great, I have to figure it out. Magnus’s arm was heavy across me; he is so possessive. His body was warm against mine. I kissed his arm, and he tightened it as he kissed my back, then turned me around.Good morning, he said, his eyes still closed.Magnus, I paused. Aya warned me there is great danger. We need to be careful. His eyes popped open.Then we should be careful. Today is the ceremony for Fin and Olivia, then the party. I wonder if he is going to make a move, as everyone is with their guard down. Something about Fin has always put me on edge, the way he lingers just a little too long in conversations he isn’t part of, or how I caught him watching the training sessions with a strange intensity. He’s avoided direct conflict, but there have been little things—a lie about where he was one evening, or the way he never quite meets my eyes. Maybe
Magnus’s POVAdira walked into the office, shoulders tense and jaw clenched, her brow furrowed with worry. She barely made eye contact as she moved stiffly toward me, her hands twisting the hem of her shirt. When she sank into my lap, I kissed her head, feeling how she trembled slightly in my arms.My love, you look tired and anxious. Talk to me.I’m worried about Luca, Magnus. This is not normal. Ever since he met Emily, it’s like he’s not himself anymore. He hardly talks to anyone except her, and sometimes he seems to know what she’s thinking before she says anything. Their connection feels too intense for children their age. Maybe we can find a seer or something… she started to cry.Please don’t cry. I wiped her tears; we will figure it out. Okay, I will send word for an elder or seer to come and look at him. Where is he?In his room all day studying instead of being a kid.Adira, I was the same, always into knowing more and being mature. Maybe too mature until I met you.She smile
Finn’s POVMy head snapped to the right, the scent like heaven-sent, and my wolf went insane, slamming hard against me. MATE, MATE, he screams in my head.I walk to the group of women, and when one of them stops, I stop too. She says: MATE. Her hair was braided in a golden color, and her pale blue eyes looked through me. She blinks quickly, obviously surprised, lips parting as if to say more, but no words come. She shifts her weight, glancing down at her hands, and I catch a hint of nerves in the way she bites her bottom lip. Still, there’s a kind of quiet strength in her posture, chin lifting as she meets my gaze again. She is so beautiful, even in her ripped pants and dirty shirt, and in that moment, I sense the stubborn courage it must have taken to speak the word aloud.What is your name? I ask her, my eyes never leaving her.Olivia, she says as her cheeks turn pink.Fin, I tell her, my name, then I gently kiss her hand. I don’t let go of her hand and hand the basket she is carryi







