MasukRobin’s POV Nothing was the same. Nothing had been the same since Julian was dragged away from us—away from me. Yes, the pack was thriving. Like the elders said, we were left alone, so all our operations were running smoothly. Aries made sure of that. But every attempt he made to even schedule a meeting concerning Julian went nowhere. His father, Alpha Charles, had been speaking with everyone who mattered for months, yet we still had nothing. And those failures weighed heavily on those of us closest to him. I blamed myself during the first month, for not being attentive enough to realize something this serious was happening. I let him suffer alone, let him give himself up for the pack, just like I knew he always would. That was why I loved him—his willingness to do anything for the people he cared about. I never imagined that same trait would be what tore him away from me. I tried to focus on my duties as Delta, hoping work would distract me from his absence. But every time I wal
I woke up that morning in the best mood I’d been in for a while, clinging to the dream of Robin like it was the only thing keeping me sane. I replayed his features in my head over and over, afraid I’d forget what he looked like if I didn’t. I didn’t know what plan the universe had, finally bringing him into my dreams now, but it didn’t matter. Seeing him—even like that was more than enough. I was more motivated than ever to continue from where we’d stopped the previous day. As long as the goal remained getting out of here, I would never stop until we did. When I finally opened my eyes, they immediately landed on Lucian. His cell was opposite mine, and I cracked a tiny smile as our eyes met. “Good day,” I muttered as I sat up. He shook his head. “I thought you’d ditch these greetings like I told you, but I guess you never learn, huh.” “Let the boy do his thing and stop complaining already,” Raven cut in. I turned toward her cell, murmuring a soft greeting, which she returned wit
I took a step back, my heart nearly beating out of my chest as I assessed the first damage I might have created with Damon’s energy and Varyn’s help. The moment my eyes lifted to the bars I’d slammed into, they widened as the large dent came into view. I let out a huge gasp as I dropped to the floor. One of the steel bars holding the gate was now completely bent. “It’s working,” I breathed softly, my eyes refusing to leave the spot as hope filled me. We could finally get out of here if we kept this up for a couple of days. “Now that’s what damage is supposed to look like,” Damon’s voice echoed, making me turn to him with a tired smile. I would forever be thankful to him, because without his help none of this would be possible—and without Rex too, because I wouldn’t have been able to wield his power without her. God, I would have so much to say to her if we finally met again. “Thank you,” I whispered, my eyes still on him. He frowned. “Save the thanks until we’re outside,” he sa
Damon’s POVHearing what Julian’s wolf, Varyn, said felt unreal—definitely impossible if I looked at it from a normal point of view. I guess the fact that none of us were normal made it easier to believe.The Elegida.I had heard rumors about how the child of the Banished prophecy would be powerful beyond doubt. Being mated to an Alpha likely intensified her abilities, but healing, true healing—was a different matter entirely. Especially since her healing had given Julian resistance to my energy.I knew healing involved pouring a part of your energy into another person, but as far as I’d seen, no one had ever released so much of themselves that it lingered for this long. Just from that alone, I could tell how much she cared about him—her energy was still within him, protecting him.It was… refreshing, knowing there was someone I could let my energy near without consequences. Somehow, it proved that my darkness wasn’t only a source of destruction anymore. For someone, for them—it meant
I had never been covered in such darkness before. Damon’s dark fog engulfed me the moment my hand touched it, and I couldn’t even see in front of me. I didn’t know much about vampires, but this, this energy—was suffocating. So suffocating… yet somehow, it wasn’t more than that.I braced myself for the impact, for the pain—the fire they all said I would feel wielding his energy but nothing came. Instead, the place felt painfully familiar, like I had come into contact with this energy before. I twirled my hands through the fog again when I realized it was harmless, and it wrapped around my skin softly.What was happening? Did Damon release harmless energy just so I wouldn’t hurt myself? But then why had he screamed for me not to touch it?Another thought dawned on me, making me whip my head back. Why wasn’t he calling his energy off? It had been a couple of minutes, and I was still wandering in that familiar darkness. Had I done something wrong? Was I trapped here now?I tried to make o
When my eyes snapped open after the confrontation with Varyn, I dropped from where I knelt and ended up lying flat on the floor, exhaustion sinking into every part of me. Still—through all of that, the joy of having my wolf back was undeniable. And now Damon could actually help. I turned my head slightly, and my gaze landed on the three pairs of eyes staring down at me in silence, like they were waiting for me to say the first word. So I did. I sucked in a sharp breath and forced myself upright so I was facing them. I lifted my healed shoulder a little, giving it a small shake. A smile tugged at my lips. “He’s back,” I whispered. They all let out a long, relieved sigh. “Damn, boy, it took you almost a decade to give us that information,” Lucian said as he sat on the floor too. “We were worried when your bones started cracking—” “And when the smell of blood filled the place,” Raven added. I gave her a small reassuring smile. “I’m all healed now. He was mad at me, though… that’







