로그인The room didn’t feel like a place meant to be lived in.Serena noticed that the moment she stepped inside.It was large…far larger than anything she had grown up with. Why didn’t her father ever tell her about this?Stage Two of their bonding ceremony was her moving into the same room with Damein.So here she was…The walls were lined with symbols, faintly glowing under the low light, their meaning unmistakable even if she didn’t know the full ritual behind them.The air here felt heavier here, like in a way she just couldn’t explain.Her gaze drifted across the space slowly.But the one that really stood out…one single bed for the both of them.Of course..just great.Her lips pressed together faintly.So this was how they intended to do it.They weren’t even going to take it slow or something, they’re basically trying to force this.She exhaled slowly and stepped further in, her fingers brushing lightly against one of the carved markings on the wall. “This really doesn’t feel like a
The room didn’t feel like a place meant to be lived in.Serena noticed that the moment she stepped inside.It was large…far larger than anything she had grown up with. Why didn’t her father ever tell her about this?Stage Two of their bonding ceremony was her moving into the same room with Damein.So here she was…The walls were lined with symbols, faintly glowing under the low light, their meaning unmistakable even if she didn’t know the full ritual behind them.The air here felt heavier here, like in a way she just couldn’t explain.Her gaze drifted across the space slowly.But the one that really stood out…one single bed for the both of them.Of course..just great.Her lips pressed together faintly.So this was how they intended to do it.They weren’t even going to take it slow or something, they’re basically trying to force this.She exhaled slowly and stepped further in, her fingers brushing lightly against one of the carved markings on the wall. “This really doesn’t feel like a
The room didn’t feel like a place meant to be lived in.Serena noticed that the moment she stepped inside.It was large…far larger than anything she had grown up with. Why didn’t her father ever tell her about this?Stage Two of their bonding ceremony was her moving into the same room with Damein.So here she was…The walls were lined with symbols, faintly glowing under the low light, their meaning unmistakable even if she didn’t know the full ritual behind them.The air here felt heavier here, like in a way she just couldn’t explain.Her gaze drifted across the space slowly.But the one that really stood out…one single bed for the both of them.Of course..just great.Her lips pressed together faintly.So this was how they intended to do it.They weren’t even going to take it slow or something, they’re basically trying to force this.She exhaled slowly and stepped further in, her fingers brushing lightly against one of the carved markings on the wall. “This really doesn’t feel like a
After hours on horseback walking through the near death lands, the Death Valley soon came into view.Damien felt it first in the air.It was different. Like somehow heavier and thicker than it was at the Nightwing pack and the Mooncrest.Damien rode at the front, his posture straight, his gaze fixed ahead. The warriors behind him remained silent and as ever alert. Every man there knew exactly where they were riding into.Enemy territory.And not just any enemy.Death Valley.By the time the gates came into view, a line of armed guards was already waiting.Of course they were.They didn’t lower their weapons as Damien approached. If anything, their grips tightened.“Stop there.”The command rang out sharply.Damien pulled his horse to a halt without hesitation. His men followed suit behind him.A guard stepped forward, his eyes sweeping over them with open hostility.“State your business,” he said. “Nightwing Alpha.”There was no respect in the title.If anything, it felt like a challe
They attacked me…and now somebody had to answer for it.It was as simple as that for Damien.The council chamber was already filled up as Damien himself called for it.They were murmurs going on, small side talks, but once Damein stepped through the doors, everybody went dead silent.He didn’t waste time.He walked to the center of the room, his posture straight and he kept his expression unreadable He let the silence settle fully before speaking.“I was attacked last night.”The reaction was immediate.“What?”“Attacked? Inside the territory?”“That’s impossible—”The voices rose over each other, panic and anger and worry all laced in it. Damien didn’t interrupt them. He let them speak out their minds before continuing.“Five warriors,” he added calmly. “It was a planned assasiantion on me. And in fact they were foreign attackers..”Elder Hadrien finally spoke. “And you’re certain this wasn’t an internal matter? Some rogue element within the pack?”Damien’s gaze shifted to him.“No
It was almost like a wake up call, but once Damien took in another step, he knew a strike was coming.His body reacted before his mind fully caught up, as his muscles tensed up.And almost as predicted, the first strike came…it was from his left.A blade cut through the air where his neck had been a second earlier, and Damien twisted away on instinct, his hand snapping out to catch the attacker’s wrist. The force of it jarred up his arm, but he didn’t loosen his grip. He drove his elbow forward into the man’s throat.The attacker staggered back...Damien didn’t give him time to recover.He stepped in, turned his body, and snapped the warrior’s neck with a clean twist.The crack echoed loudly in the forest.But there was no pause or even a moment to catch his breath.Damien scented more coming…Two more came at him immediately, one from the front and the other from behind. Damien shifted back, barely avoiding the first swing aimed at his ribs. The second attacker closed in fast, aimin
The dormitory was quieter than Serena expected.After days in the forest, the twigs, the mud, the blood and the constant hum of danger — the stillness and quiet felt foreign, almost even suspicious.She shut the door behind her and leaned against it for a moment, exhaling slowly.The Gauntlet’s fir
“No… no no no…”Serena’s voice tore out of her as the forest swallowed Mike and Gerreck whole.Damien was at her side in seconds.“Serena.”She barely registered that he’d used her name. He gripped her arms and hauled her to her feet. “Are you hurt?”“My shoulder,” she hissed, pressing her hand on
Serena stared at the mirror.The healer’s hut was quiet now, the soft moonlight slipping through the narrow window casting a soft glow across the wooden floor. But none of that mattered to her now.All she could see was herself.Not Soren.Her.For a moment, she allowed herself to breathe.Then sh
The river moved quietly behind her.Serena stood frozen on the bank, her real face not exposed under the bright moonlight.Damien stared at her as though the world had tilted off its axis or as if he was looking dead in the eye of a real ghost.The heavy and unspoken silence stretched too long.“Yo







