ログインELISE’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
Farrell's POVThe moon was high in the sky that night. Everything was in motion now—subtle, silent, deadly. The second stage of the plan had begun, and I could already feel it: Ferris had stepped straight into the trap we prepared so carefully for him.And Elise… she was the final piece of the puzzl
FERRIS’ POVThere was smoke everywhere after the explosion. I could feel it biting at my lungs as I forced them to draw breath. The pain in my chest was unbearable, but it was nothing compared to the panic that I felt spreading through me as Elise coughed beneath me. She looked fragile, terrified an
FERRIS’ POVIt had been weeks. Weeks. And I swore I was losing my damn mind. Every sunrise was a slap in the face, reminding me I had failed her. Every sunset felt like another door slamming shut in my face. I paced the length of my study for the hundredth time that day. My Lycan roared inside me
ELISE’S POVThe room was quiet as I watched them.My babies lay side by side in their little cribs. My son was curled slightly toward Lyra, and her tiny fingers were wrapped loosely around the hem of his sleeve. They always found each other—even in sleep.I sat beside them on the edge of the rocking