LOGINKylanI regret marking you…Those words had been in my head all night. They followed me into my sleep, haunted my dreams, and when I woke up this morning…they were still there.They were taunting me…Yesterday shouldn’t have happened.I didn’t regret not telling her about it.I didn’t regret protecting her.But I did regret those words…The truth would’ve come out one day, and I was going to tell her myself. I know she was only trying to gain her trust, but why did Lumia have to interfere?A sigh left me as I stared at the ceiling, my back leaned against the wall. It was something I used to do when I first came to Starlight, when I didn’t have the high towers Mom insisted on.My jaw tightened as I replayed everything for the thousandth time. I remembered every word. Every look, and every tear that fell down her cheek. Even her sobs as I walked away.I regret marking you…Good job, Kylan.A huff escaped me. Of course Valerius had scolded me right after, and rightfully so. A mate bond w
Violet“Look me in the eye and tell me I didn’t just feel what the fuck I just felt. Tell me that wasn’t Baelor inside of you!”Kylan shushed me, his eyes scanning our surroundings. I should’ve lowered my voice, but he couldn’t blame me. He looked at the trees, the ground, anywhere but at me.So much for wanting to explain.“I do want to explain,” he finally said. “But not like this when you’re upset,” he told me. “You are emotional. I understand it’s a lot to process, and I don’t want this to turn into something where we both say things we don’t mean just to hurt each other.”A broken laugh escaped me, the tears still streaming down my face. Was he being serious?I sniffed hard, throwing up my hands in disbelief before dropping them back down against my thighs.“I’ve got some great news for you.” I smiled through the tears. “You can’t possibly hurt me any more than this.”Our day started so well.How could it have ended like this?Kylan went quiet. As his brown eyes pierced through m
VioletThe team around us had already shifted and quickly filled the area, all of them going in different directions.Lumia didn’t wait. She threw her head back and released a howl louder than anyone else’s, then bolted forward into the woods. Behind us, I heard him. I felt him.Valerius.The impact of his paws against the soil was powerful as he chased after us.‘Violet, you need to listen to me!’Kylan’s voice pushed through again. I almost felt bad hearing him call out to me. Now that we had fully sealed our bond, we didn’t need Lumia and Valerius as translators anymore. We could all communicate together, and I used to think it was the best thing ever. Now I was starting to see the downside.It was hard not to respond, but I didn’t.Lumia ran harder and faster, the wind threading through her fur as the trees blurred past us. Speed had always been her advantage, but Valerius was much larger, and as expected, it didn’t take long for him to catch up.He fell into pace beside us, his ma
Violet‘Either tell me what you mean or just shut up!’ I snapped at Lumia.Kylan’s head whipped toward me, his eyes narrowing into a glare. I tensed.Wrong link…Rookie mistake.I had used the mate bond instead of my internal one with Lumia. He had heard everything.My heart dropped into my stomach as I stared back at him, frozen. His expression was hard, confused, and I could tell it had shaken him. Unfortunately, I had no explanation that wouldn’t make things worse.Rochwall frowned, glancing between us. “Everything alright?”“Fine,” Kylan said flatly, still looking at me. He wasn’t fine. Neither was I.I cleared my throat and awkwardly patted my hands against my uniform, desperate to break the tension. That’s when I noticed something.My gloves. They were different from everyone else’s.The standard ones had these wristbands with a boxy shape. Mine were smoother and more fitted at the top. I looked down at Kylan’s gloves to confirm. “Why—““Because your hands are too small,” Comman
VioletBefore we knew it, names started getting called out one by one. Each person stepped forward until everyone collected their fitted gear.When I finally held my uniform in my hands, it felt heavier than expected. So much for being light. My boots were tucked under one arm, while a pair of gloves sat on top of the folded jumpsuit.People started disappearing behind trees to change while I stood there with my hands full, staring at the fabric in my arms. I was really part of the Elite team now.Mom’s team…and as crazy as it sounded, I didn’t care how I ended up here. I was just happy to be here, but I hated that I wasn’t able to fully celebrate.Because no matter how much I tried to forget about it, it still remained in the back of my mind. Lumia’s words…I looked up and found Kylan standing in front of me, his own gear tucked under his arm. He was watching me with that look again. The one that made me feel like he could see right through me, with or without the bond. Did he know s
VioletOur Elite gear…I had almost forgotten about that part. Between meeting Lumia face to face and her telling me I can’t trust my own mate before kicking me out, the uniforms had completely slipped my mind.My eyes shifted to Kylan beside me. I hadn’t expected him to be looking at me, but he was. He always was. A smile instantly formed on his lips, soft and gentle like nothing was wrong.“I hope they look good,” I muttered, turning away. If Lumia wasn’t willing to give me more answers, I would just have to think of something else for now. At least until the run.I turned away and sighed.“Anything looks good on you, so I don’t think it matters,” Kylan said. He reached for my hand and took it in his, his thumb rubbing gentle circles against my skin.My cheeks flushed red. At the moment, I hated Lumia. I hated her for reading into things that might not have been there. The doubt was already planted, and I hated that.This was Kylan. My mate.The man who marked me, who loved me, who
VioletNate let out the deepest sigh I had ever heard from him.It sounded heavy and complicated. I wasn’t sure whether he was sighing because he had been waiting for someone to ask him that question without beating around the bush, or because Kylan had overstepped by asking him.I lifted my head a
Violet“You’re lying,” I whispered. I didn’t want to believe him. How could I? It was Baelor, and he knew exactly where to strike.Just seal him, Violet…That’s all I had to do, but there was this voice in my head saying, What if?Aelius was still alive in our time, so what if I spared him in the p
Violet“Good,” Lady Mona went on. “I’m begging… no, I am telling you that if you did something to him, you have to undo it right now,” she said. “Or I swear to the Moon Goddess, I’ll—““You’ll what?” Kylan growled. “Run to the mountains and beg them to heal him?”Lady Mona licked her lips uncomfort
VioletWhat do I do?The question raced in my head over and over. I looked down at my palms, then back up at the shadow beast running toward us.I got my eyes to glow, great, but what now?The last time these hands had done anything useful, they’d stopped Chrystal, and I still had no clue how.Thin







