LOGINELISE’S POVYEARS LATER.The sun was warm that morning. The golden light filled the gardens. For the first time in a long time, I felt like I could just sit and breathe without fear sitting heavy in my chest. The air smelled sweet, full of roses, and the world felt gentle again.I sat under the will
Elise’s POVThe world stopped spinning the moment I saw it.The devourer.The thing Gina had called forth twisted behind her in a storm of shadows. Its form shifted into many forms. It was almost too terrible for the eyes to follow. It looked like smoke given flesh, like nightmares sculpted into bei
I swallowed hard. My tears blurred my vision.“Gina,” I whispered “This ends tonight. You and me.”The fight exploded in an instant.The courtyard shook beneath my feet as Gina and I circled each other.Gina tilted her head. Lyra whimpered in her arms. Every time my daughter screamed, the earth spli
ELISE’S POVJackson’s body was warm in my arms, but the life had already drained from his eyes. His lips were parted slightly, as if he still wanted to say something—something he hadn’t gotten the chance to tell me. My throat burned as I swallowed hard. Tears rolled down my eyes.Gina laughed loudly
ELISE’S POVI ran out of the battle field. I let my wolf guide me to Gina’s location. I could already perceive her scent in the air. But then I heard it.The scream.“Help! Someone—please!”My blood ran cold. That voice… it was my mother’s.I didn’t even think. My feet carried me , tracing her voice
ELISE’S POVThe sky darkened, swallowing every trace of sunlight. The eclipse had come.I stood at the window, staring at the darkness in the heavens. My heart was pounding so loud it drowned out the silence. The shadows crawled across the walls of the castle. The air was heavy with dread, and deep
FERRIS’ POVThe sound of my fist crashing against the wall echoed through the study; Pain shot up my knuckles, but I barely felt it. My chest heaved, my breath came ragged, and the fire burning in my veins only grew hotter.They thought they could back me into a corner. Thought they could strip me o
FERRIS’ POVThe room was suffocating.I stood there with my jaw clenched. My fingers were curled so tightly into fists that my nails threatened to pierce my skin. The council chamber was heavy with silence, except for the steady voice of the elder reading the document in his hands. The words barely
FERRIS’ POV I walked into the grand council chamber. From the hallway, I could hear the voices of the elders. The murmurs ceased the moment they saw me, as they should. They might be misguided fools, but at least they knew better than to openly disrespect their king. The long table at the center o
ELISE’S POVThe ride back to the center was suffocatingly silent. Farrell kept his eyes on the road, his grip on the wheel so firm that his knuckles turned white. Even as he drove, I could feel him stealing glances at me. I didn’t say anything. I didn’t even look at him.My thoughts were all over th







