LOGINLilaIt’s strange how the smallest sound, like the brush of quill to parchment, can fill a room with thoughts.The palace beyond our chambers is silent now, its pulse softened to the rhythm of domestic life. I can hear faint laughter drifting through the open balcony doors: the twins chasing each ot
DamonSomewhere below, laughter spills faintly through the gardens: high, bright, unguarded. The twins again, playing well-past their bedtime but I don’t have the heart to call them inside.I walk the long hall that leads from the council chamber to our private suite, the torches low, their flames s
Every tree leans toward the wind, every leaf trembles like it recognizes us.Ruby hums beneath my ribs, her joy is an endless echo. Faster, she urges. The world will wait for us to slow down later.So we run.Zane’s golden form stays just ahead, his stride long and sure, the light from the moon catc
LilaI could feel it in the stone beneath my bare feet, in the calm rhythm of the sentries’ hearts beyond the gates: the kingdom was in a time of peace.I slipped through the eastern corridor, skirts gathered in one hand, the cool floor pressing against my soles. When I reached the stables, I found
The crowd quieted instantly as she lifted her hands over the flame. The moon above flared brighter, its light spilling across her skin like liquid light.This was her kingdom. Our kingdom. I realized it had never really been mine alone.LilaThe fire crackled, alive and breathing. Its gold bled into
DamonThe air burned cold and clean beneath the full moon.From the dais, I could see the courtyard stretch endlessly below; lanterns hanging from the ramparts, petals scattered across stone, banners of every Pack rippling in the silver wind.Wolves, healers, and warriors stood shoulder to shoulder.
DamonEven now, after all the rebuilding, I could still trace Lila’s presence in the soil through the gentle hum of magic in the roots. I followed that hum without thinking, boots scuffing against the path until the fountains came into view.Kael stood by the reflecting pool, a traveler’s cloak over
LilaAfter long weeks of travel, I returned home.From my seat on the balcony, I could see the training courtyard below. The air smelled of steel, sunlight, and blooming moon flowers; Damon insisted they be planted along the walls after the reconstruction.Ronan’s voice rang out through the crisp mo
The wind carried Auren’s laughter up to us, bright and fierce, followed by Lucien’s indignant yelp. I smiled, eyes tracing the clouds in the sky above the courtyard, the moon faint but present even in daylight.Dusk settled slowly over the palace, wrapping everything in amber light. I had claimed th
DamonThe snow at the border was gray with ash.The wind carried the stench of iron and burnt fur, ghosts of the battle that had finally ended. The Rogues who hadn’t fled now lay scattered across the ground, their bodies dark smudges against the pale landscape.And in the middle of it all, they drag







