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
That sent a wave of warmth through me. I felt special—like I was the only one who truly knew him. The only one who got to see him like this, vulnerable and carefree. “I’ll be back soon,” he promised, reluctantly pulling away and standing up. “Try not to start any more pillow fights while I’m gone.”
FERRIS' POV The moon hung high in the sky and I watched as it made the camp glow a little more. No matter how much it glowed, it couldn't compare to Elise. The place was mostly silent. The only sounds can. Efrom the occasional crackle of the fire and the murmur of voices in the distance. I had
ELISE'S POV The sunlight streamed through the curtains as I blinked awake. The day of the hunt was coming closer. Every morning felt heavier and every breath of mine got tighter, knowing that everything was about to change. I had a bad feeling about this. Alexandra definitely had something up her s
ELISE'S POV I made my way out of the woods with Marco’s words echoing in my mind. He had asked me to leave with him, to walk away from all of this—away from Ferris. I knew why he wanted me to go. I could see the fire in his eyes every time he looked at me, the way his fingers would linger on my sk







