Mag-log inAdrian“I was afraid of what might happen to Mia if we were too late.”Lena’s words stayed with me long after she spoke them.She stood beside me, gripping Mia’s bracelet as if it were the only thing keeping her steady. Her eyes were fixed on the burning academy, but I could see the fear beneath her determination.She was afraid for her friend.So was I.But I couldn't allow that fear to make my decisions for me.Not anymore.Behind us, the healers continued treating the wounded. Guards moved through the courtyard, organizing the remaining students and searching the damaged buildings. The Council stood nearby, speaking in low voices while the flames continued to consume parts of Mooncrest.And my father sat against the wall, too injured to stand without assistance.I looked at him.“Father, you need to let the healers treat you properly.”Alexander raised his eyes to mine.“I know my condition.”“Then stop trying to stand.”For a moment, he looked as though he intended to argue. Then
LenaThe flames continued to rise.I stood in the middle of the burning academy, staring at the eastern wing.The Lunar Order wasn't attacking randomly.They were searching for something.But what?I didn't know.And right now, I didn't have time to find out.Mia was gone.Alexander was badly injured.Students were still being rescued from the burning buildings.And the Lunar Order was still inside Mooncrest.I tightened my fingers around Mia's bracelet."We have to find her."Adrian looked at me."We will.""Now."His expression hardened."Lena, we don't know where they took her.""I can feel her."He went still."What?"I closed my eyes.At first, there was only noise.Fire.Screaming.Footsteps.The clash of weapons.Then the noise seemed to fade.Something moved through me.A faint pulse.Then another.My wrist began to burn.I pressed my hand against it.Mia.I could feel her.Not clearly.Not enough to know where she was.But she was there.Alive.Frightened.And somewhere far f
AdrianThe scream reached me before the alarm did.I was walking across the northern courtyard when several windows on the second floor shattered at once.Glass rained onto the stone below.Students screamed.Then the emergency bell began to ring.Once.Twice.Again and again.My entire body went still.The sound wasn't a drill.Something was wrong.Very wrong.Then a guard came running across the courtyard."Prince Adrian!"I turned."What happened?"His breathing was ragged."We've been attacked."My wolf immediately rose."By who?"The guard looked toward the main entrance."The Lunar Order."Everything inside me went cold."No.""They're already inside."I didn't wait for another word.I ran.The courtyard had become chaos.Students were rushing toward the academy buildings while guards tried to organize them.Teachers were shouting instructions.Some students were crying.Others stood frozen, unable to understand what was happening.Then I saw them.Masked figures moving through
LenaI barely slept.Every time I closed my eyes, I heard the stranger's voice.Stop trusting the people closest to you.And then his final words.Find the person who opened the door.I had spent the entire night trying to understand what he meant.What door?Who had opened it?And why?By morning, I had convinced myself of one thing.It wasn't a literal door.It couldn't be.But something inside Mooncrest had allowed the Lunar Order to get closer than they should have been.That thought frightened me more than I wanted to admit.Because if the stranger was telling the truth, the enemy wasn't simply searching for a way into Mooncrest.Someone might have already been helping them.I pulled my sleeve over the mark on my wrist and stepped out of my room.The corridor was unusually quiet.Students moved through the academy in small groups, speaking in low voices. Guards stood at several intersections, more alert than usual.Everything looked normal.But after everything I had learned, nor
LenaI couldn't stop thinking about what Evan had told me.I knew your father.The words followed me through every corridor of Mooncrest.They followed me when I left the eastern wing.They followed me when I sat beside my mother and pretended I was listening to her.They followed me when Adrian returned from the ceremony and asked if I was all right.I wasn't.Not even close.There were too many secrets now.Too many people who knew pieces of my life that I had never been told.Daniel.Alexander.Evan.The Lunar Order.Even Adrian's family seemed to know more than they were willing to say.And every answer I found only opened another question.I stood alone near one of Mooncrest's older courtyards, staring at the moonlight spilling across the stone floor.My wrist still burned faintly beneath my sleeve.The mark hadn't stopped reacting since the ceremony.I rubbed my thumb over it."Why me?" I whispered.The question disappeared into the night.Then I heard footsteps.I turned.No on
EvanI heard the fight before I saw it.A sharp metallic crash echoed through the eastern corridor, followed by the unmistakable sound of someone hitting the stone wall.I stopped.My injured leg protested immediately, but I ignored the pain.The sound had come from the restricted wing.And then I heard her."Lena!"My body moved before I could think.I pushed through the corridor, using the wall for support when my injured leg threatened to give out.Another crash sounded ahead.Then a growl.Not human.My heart dropped.I forced myself to move faster.When I reached the corner, I saw Alexander fighting a masked man.The stranger moved with terrifying speed.A silver chain wrapped around his hand, and every time it snapped through the air, Alexander was forced to retreat.Then I saw Lena.She was backed against the wall.The pendant was clenched in her hand.The silver mark on her wrist was glowing.The attacker broke away from Alexander and lunged for her.I didn't think.I threw my







