Mag-log inELISE’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 laughed again when we stepped outside and saw two black SUVs behind our car, fully dedicated to baby items. “Ferris… you do realize this stuff could fit into a whole truck, right?”“I’d rent out a whole warehouse if that’s what you wanted,” he said with a shrug, opening the door for me.I leaned u
ELISE'S POVELISE’S POV“Sophia?”I looked at her in disbelief as Eden walked away.Why did she slap him? Why did she look so defeated?The moment she looked up and I saw the tears streaking her cheeks, something inside me twisted—hard. I hated to see her sad. I had never seen her look this…broken b
I scoffed and stared at him like he was a stranger.“You didn’t know?” I repeated “You’re the king. You see everything. You read people better than anyone I know. And yet you didn’t see how Sophia looked at him? Or how he looked at her when no one else was watching?”Ferris looked caught, but he sto
ELISE’S POVThe pain struck like lightning.I gasped as I clutched my stomach.It felt like something inside me was tearing apart.My knees gave out before I could catch myself. All I could hear was the roaring of my blood and the pain spreading through every inch of my body.“Elise!” Ferris’s voice







