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
EDEN’S POVThe air was thick with the smell of blood.It was so suffocating that I could barely breathe.The warriors attacked us and we fought. The battle had ended, but I still couldn’t help but think about it. My arm bledfrom a gash across my bicep, and the fabric of my shirt was torn and sticky
ELISE’S POVI gently brushed Lyra’s hair. I stroked the small golden strands that fell over her tiny ears. She squirmed a little in my lap, giggling.Kael sat across from us on the thick nursery rug. His chubby fingers were wrapped around a wooden rattle. It sparked a bit in his grip. It made little
FERRIS’ POVIt was long past midnight, but sleep wouldn’t come.The halls of the castle were darker than usual. The silence was thick and it felt like the walls were closing in on me. I walked slowly, not really knowing where I was going—just needing to move, needing to breathe.And then I saw the n
FERRIS’ POVThe council chamber was tiring, not because of anything in particular. Maybe it was because of the endless droning voices of the other dignitaries. The topic was border treaties—again—and the older Alphas were bickering like children over river rights and trade paths. My fingers drummed