LOGIN“There is one final thing you must know, Bloom...”The last words spoken by the three towering shadows cracked through the cold, timeless gray of Limbo like a whip made of ice. Their voices echoed not only in my ears, but through the deepest, most untouched chambers of my soul.The shock of everything I had just witnessed still hadn’t faded. I had watched the sword pierce my mother’s throat. I had seen my father’s final act of resistance on the ground, the blade he drove into Victoria’s leg, and the blood-soaked horror of that night at the camp.The fire inside me had barely begun to settle, yet the dark tension in my ancestors’ voices whispered that I still hadn’t faced the most treacherous part of the truth. The dull sky of Limbo rippled once more. This time, the transition wasn’t gentle.It was as though an invisible hand had torn into the fabric of this realm with its claws, trying to drag the rot hidden beneath it into the open. I wanted to step back, but I was exhausted. Shaken.
“The dark veil of the past begins with a treacherous root that reaches directly into your family, Bloom. The deadly woman waiting to spill your blood is not some distant shadow. Her name is Victoria. And at the very center of her hatred for hybrids, of that endless hunger for revenge, stands your father, Matt."“Years ago, Victoria was the mate your father had chosen to continue the First Bloodline and unite its power. She was the daughter of a powerful Alpha. Proud, dangerous, and impatient for the day she would sit upon the throne of the First Bloodline. Back then, she held no hatred toward hybrids. She had no personal grievance against them. The only things she cared about were absolute power and becoming the Luna of that throne.”The dull gray emptiness of Limbo split apart with a deafening roar. From the pitch-black darkness, an enormous palace made of black stone rose toward the sky. I stepped forward and was pulled completely into the glowing vision.My father stood in the gran
“The answer you seek is not a stone we can simply place in your palm, Bloom. We cannot speak the steps of that ritual directly in this realm. The moment the formula for the First Bloodline’s awakening is put into words here, the balance of Limbo will be damaged beyond repair. But we can tell you where and how to find it. We can show you the path that leads to the power capable of breaking those seals. You must listen. You must learn these truths.”I opened my mouth to object.“Cassian is risking his life out there. Give me something real—something I can act on.”I wanted to scream the words at them, but the three towering figures silenced me with a single movement of their hands. They wouldn’t allow me to speak. I realized I had no choice but to listen. So I stopped fighting them and focused entirely on what they were about to show me.“The awa
“Before we grant you the right to ask your question, you must understand why you are here and what it is you carry.”Their voices did not echo through the emptiness around us. They vibrated directly through my bones.“Your mind has become trapped in this moment, consumed by Cassian’s fury beyond the door. But someone who does not understand her past cannot control the storm waiting in her future.”I opened my mouth to argue. I don’t have time!I wanted to scream it at them, but the invisible pressure tightening around my throat forced me to listen instead. They raised their hands. The dull gray emptiness of Limbo split down the middle.The air darkened as though thick ink had spilled through it, and figures slowly began taking shape. They weren’t illusions or products of my imagination. It felt as though history itself had come a
I had no idea how much time had passed since the Spirit Tree accepted me, since its noble, mesmerizing light had poured through my veins like living fire. Time held no meaning in this timeless realm between worlds.The unbearable agony that had pierced my chest only moments ago gradually faded, replaced by a deep, mystical peace that made me feel as though I had been sheltered in the safest corner of the universe.The crushing burden I had carried on my shoulders my entire life, the quiet humiliation of being a hybrid without a wolf, seemed to wash away with the blood that had seeped into the Spirit Tree's roots.The overwhelming lightness filling my soul was almost intoxicating. I had never felt this powerful. Never felt like I truly belonged—to this land, to this bloodline. At last...I had been accepted. Not by people. By the sacred tree itself. But that peace lasted only a few fleeting seco
Time had stopped moving. It had become a weapon. A merciless instrument of torture. Every time I looked down at the woman lying in my arms, I felt the wall around my chest crack wider, my heart breaking apart piece by piece.Bloom had begun this cursed journey breathing steadily, as though she were caught in a deep, peaceful sleep. But as the minutes passed, that calm disappeared. In its place came something that dragged my soul deeper into darkness with every passing second.Her eyes remained closed, but her lashes trembled constantly.Her face had gone deathly pale, every line of it twisted with raw, unmistakable pain. I held her frozen body tightly with both arms. The old version of me—the one who had always been afraid of hurting her—was long gone.Now Axel was roaring inside me, clawing at the walls of my mind, tearing at his restraints until helplessness turned him into something feral. It took e







