Se connecterELISE’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
Elise’s POVIt’s been six months now. The twins have grown so much. My days feel like they’re filled with chaos and moments of golden peace. From sunrise to nightfall, I move between two worlds—the one where I care for Kael and Lyra, and the one where I help manage Luna palace affairs. Somehow, I’v
I was frozen. Shocked. I had barely touched her—we had argued, yes, but I hadn’t come near her with a blade. I swore it. But my father didn’t listen. He didn’t ask. He slapped me so hard I tasted blood. I wrapped my arms around myself as the cold started to bite. I didn’t know how long I had wal
ELISE’S POVI sat cross-legged on the nursery floor with a well-worn fairytale book open in my lap. I traced the edge of a page with my fingertip, reading aloud to my babies even though I knew they didn’t understand a word. Still, it made me feel close to them.“‘And the dragon, fierce and mighty, r
Eden’s POVThe forest felt darker here. The deeper we moved into the heart of Ashwood’s ruins, the more the air thickened. The destruction behind us still haunted my mind. I could still see the burned homes, the claw marks in stone, families mourning in silence. But here, there was only silence… and







