Chapter 25: You Can’t Just Coffee Your Way Into My SoulBecky’s POVA FEW HOURS EARLIER I woke up feeling like I’d been steamrolled by a planet.Every joint ached. My brain was foggy. Even my eyelids hurt, and I didn’t know that was biologically possible. My wolf, Lora, was quiet—too quiet—which was how I knew she was just as drained as I was.Twenty-four hours. That’s how long I’d apparently slept.After almost dying.But here I was. Alive. Kinda.“Beckira,” Lora whispered, voice dry and hoarse. “I feel like soup. And not in a cozy way. In a ‘please put us back in the freezer’ way.”Same, girl.Dragging myself out of bed was a mistake. Every step felt like my bones were made of wet cardboard. My shirt clung to me weirdly, and my hair had decided to form its own sentient clumps of rebellion. I didn’t even bother brushing it—I just threw on a hoodie, pulled the sleeves over my hands, and shuffled toward the kitchen like a cursed forest gremlin in search of caffeine.I didn’t expect an
Chapter 24: Glitch.Mira’s POVBecky left for lunch like she always does—stormy eyes, no goodbye, aura humming like she’d swallowed a solar flare.Whatever.I waited exactly three seconds after the main office door clicked shut before grabbing my bag and slipping into the corridor. I needed a break. A mental cleansing. A quick exorcism, if possible.I headed straight for the ladies’ room, heels clicking across marble like judgment. The second the door swung closed behind me, I let out a long, exasperated groan and nearly collapsed into the mirror.“She is actually insane,” I hissed, tugging at my reflection’s hair. “Like, clinically. Delusional. Nuclear-grade toxic.”The sound of a stall door creaking open was all I needed.“Finally,” I muttered.Lexie stepped out, chewing on a piece of gum and eyeing me with casual interest. “You survived the morning meltdown, then.”“Oh, I survived, but barely,” I snapped. “You should’ve heard her, Lex. Becky’s mouth is basically a cursed weapon. I
Chapter 23: So What Now?Becky's POV Returning to work after nearly getting erased by my past self and a cosmic Gate felt… underwhelming. Especially when the first thing I saw at my desk was Mira — sitting exactly where I’d left her. Dressed in pristine beige like she worked for a skincare commercial. Same smug smile. Same judging eyes.And yes, she was still breathing. Tragically.“Ever since I returned to the pack house and to work, trying to resume my life before the whole Gate and Nethara shit was known. I still don't get why this brat is here and not somewhere else. For instance under a forgotten land or six feet under any ground,” I muttered mentally, snapping my third pencil of the day in half without even realizing it. Still 9:47 a.m. Fantastic.“Give her a break,” Lora yawned lazily in my head. “She thinks her only brother and her Luna-title lottery ticket is slipping away.”“And?”“It is.” She actually purred.Mira glanced up from her perfectly useless spreadsheet. “Oh, Bec
Chapter 22: The Loop BeginsBecky’s POV“I’m sorry,” I said, pointing between the four shimmering strangers now casually invading Jimmy’s room. “What do you mean redirected? Did you just rewind the whole universe like a broken DVD?”The black-cloaked witch floated closer. Her eyes sparkled like obsidian cut from the night sky. “Not the whole universe. Just yours.”“Your timeline,” clarified the white-cloaked twin, her voice smooth like candlelight. “It was breaking. Cracking open like a rotten egg. The Third Seal is not meant to rupture until your soul is fully awakened.”Jimmy raised a hand like we were in class. “So… you time-traveled us? Like—rewound our personal clocks?”“Looped you,” the mermaid replied, her voice deep and lyrical. “A soft reset. You were about to be consumed by the Gate. Your souls were unraveling—fraying into threads. We intercepted and stitched you into a safer point.”“You sent us back to Jimmy’s sleepover?” Cassie snapped, still holding her rune blade like i
Chapter 21: Redirected.Backy's POV.“Jimmy wake up and stop spraying sweet nothings to whatever unfortunate demon you're dreaming about!" I yelled, shaking him vigorously with a frown on my face.Jimmy's eyes snapped open, his eyes darting around, unfocused until his eyes landed on the sky outside the car window, the dark clouds forming a circle with thunder inside, as if a tornado with lightning inside was going to fall on us anytime . “I think I'm still dreaming, nevermind, I'm still dreaming." He said with a calm smile as Candy took a sharp turn, almost sending us tumbling but she quickly got hold of the steering wheel and stepped on it. I slapped him hard across the face and with his quick reflex, he slapped me back, snapping both of us back into reality. Jimmy blinked at me. “Did… did we just slap each other awake?”“Welcome back to hell,” I snapped, grabbing the dashboard as the jeep jolted again. “Now focus!”Outside, the world was folding in on itself.The sky had turned i
Chapter 20: NetharaBecky's POV “Say what now?” Cassie asked, staring at me with wide eyes. " I'm going home, and you guys should come too. I don't know whatever that is but I'm going home to have a serious discussion with my parents. My brain’s messed up and all I can see is a white light with my wolf constantly mocking me for my stupidity sarcastically!” I yelled, still walking towards the exit. " And besides, you guys dad and brother are probably worried sick and Haunter can't leave the throne open for too long and Jimmy….my mom's probably gonna kill him with a lot of talk. So yeah, we all should go back home and come back when we have more information and this whole moon goddess reincarnation and curse shit.” I said, turning to look at him. Jimmy blinked at me. “Your mom’s going to kill me?”“Yes,” I snapped. “And not softly either. Verbally. You’ll wish it was a sword, you'd wish you were dead instead.” Cassie stepped in front of me. “Becky, wait—”“No,” I said, pushing past