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
“I propose Kael be sent to the Monastery of the Silent Moon.” He said.Everyone gasped. Even Eden tensed.“What?” I asked, glaring at him.“The monks of the Moon Temple are trained in handling divine and dangerous energy,” Varric continued. “They can guide him. Cleanse him, if needed. They’ve done i
ELISE’S POVI woke with a tight, pulling sensation in my chest—like something was trying to drag my soul upward and away from my body. For a moment, I stayed still. There was no sound except for the wind moving through the curtains.Then I noticed the light outside. Or rather, the lack of it.The sk
I folded my arms “are you going to explain this or should I just guess how long you two played secret lovers in the woods?”Ferris closed his eyes for a second. “Elise…”“Don’t ‘Elise’ me,” I snapped. “If I hadn’t been here tonight, were you just never going to tell me about her? who is she anyway?”
I nodded slowly. “I know. I feel it too.” — That evening, the palace was in a frenzy. Servants rushed about lighting the crystal chandeliers, adjusting the silverware, laying down fresh arrangements of dark roses. The dining hall was well decorated. Ferris stood beside me in a dark embroidered s







