INICIAR SESIÓNThe news arrived with the wind of the early morning in Ireland.Nikandr Velesov was sitting in his favorite armchair, in front of the blazing fireplace, when the soldier appeared at the library door. He didn't need to look at him to know it was bad news. The spies he kept close to Konstantin only came in person when the matter was serious.The estate was old and remote, surrounded by forests and silence. Nikandr had lived there in seclusion for the past few years, with few servants and one loyal companion: Andrei, the butler who had been by his side since his youth. It had been the only life he considered worthy after his son had become what he was."Speak." Nikandr's voice came out low, but carried the weight of a man who was no longer frightened by pain.The soldier hesitated for a moment, his eyes lowered."Sir... Alpha Konstantin is dead."Nikandr did not move. The fire crackled, and shadows danced across his aged face."How?" The question came without emotion, as though he had ex
Morning was beginning to break outside the Rurik mansion, but no one in the living room seemed to notice. The pale light filtering through the windows only revealed the exhaustion stamped across everyone’s faces — and the blood that still hadn’t been washed away.Sasha was slumped in one of the armchairs, his elbows resting on his knees, his hands clasped together. He stared into nothing, his expression empty as he was still processing the events of the early morning. Dmitry stood near the window, his arms crossed, his face partially turned toward the snow falling outside. Susan was sitting on the sofa, her clothes still stained with blood, her hair tied up haphazardly. Anatolie was beside her, silent but alert.It was Sasha who broke the silence."That wasn't just a trap to catch Alexei." His voice came out low, but heavy with a certainty no one there dared to challenge.Dmitry didn't answer. He continued looking at the window, his blue eyes fixed on some distant point in the garden.
As soon as the cars stopped in front of the entrance to the Rurik mansion, Alexei got out of the vehicle with Carla in his arms, his feet sinking into the accumulated snow.Susan came right behind him, her hands still covered in the blood she had helped staunch, and together they crossed the hall like a storm. Marina appeared in the corridor, bringing her hands to her mouth when she saw Carla unconscious, but she said nothing—she simply stepped aside to clear the way.The mansion's medical wing was already prepared.The doctors and nurses were waiting at the entrance, and the gurney was brought out urgently. Alexei placed Carla on it with a gentleness that contrasted with the blood still covering him, and the team immediately took command of the situation."Sedation now." Igor's voice sounded firm, and a syringe was prepared.Alexei stood beside the gurney, his violet eyes fixed on Carla's pale face. He did not move when the nurses began cutting away her clothes, did not react when th
The elevator groaned as Alexei pulled himself upward, his claws embedded in the metal like a ship's anchors in the midst of a storm. Their smoke streamed down his body, mixing with the dust falling from the shaft, creating a dark trail that swallowed the faint light of the emergency lamps.He could feel the elevator's motor struggling, the cables stretching beneath the force he was applying, and he heard the gunshots before he even saw them—sharp bursts fired from above by men trying to stop him.The bullets struck the metal, ricocheting around him, some passing so close that their wind brushed his face. Alexei did not dodge. He pulled his body upward with impossible strength, his muscles burning, his claws tearing through steel as if it were paper. When the elevator jolted violently and became lighter, he knew someone was trying to get out—perhaps cutting the cables or activating the emergency brake.It didn't matter. He was too close.Alexei drove his claws into the holes the bullet
Alexei advanced down the corridor before the creature could react. The first blow came charged with black smoke, his arms overtaken by claws that belonged to more than just the Lycan—they were extensions of their primordial side, sharp as blades and alive like darkness itself. Alexei's right hand grew, the fingers stretching longer, and the smoke covered his arms like living armor, pulsing to the rhythm of the rage burning in his chest.The creature dodged with agility identical to his own, and Alexei felt the air shift as the blow grazed the wall. The impact tore pieces of concrete away, which fell to the floor in a cloud of dust."You're slower than I imagined." The creature said, and the voice was Alexei's. The same timbre, the same provocation, the same venom."And you're stupider than you look." Alexei replied, and attacked again.The creature blocked, and the collision between the two made the entire corridor tremble. Alexei realized then what made it so dangerous: it wasn't jus
The sanatorium doors burst open with a thunderous crash, and Alexei entered first. The darkness surrounding him was more than smoke—it was a living extension of his body, rippling like a cloak made of shadows and fury. His violet eyes glowed intensely, illuminating the ruined hall like two embers trapped in a face that no longer seemed entirely human.Susan came right behind him, Morrigan's senses on maximum alert. She could feel every presence inside the place—witches, Lycans, creatures mixed with demonic blood—but there was something deeper, something pulsing in the lower levels of the sanatorium."They're going down." Susan said, her voice low. "Not up.""Carla is down there." Alexei replied, his voice deep, carrying a certainty that left no room for doubt.The first witch emerged from behind a column, and the runes on her hands began to glow. She unleashed a blast of energy, but Alexei's smoke rose like a wall, absorbing the attack as though it had never existed. Before the witch
Standing in front of the imposing Rurik Motors building, Susan tried to ignore the wave of anxiety that was overtaking her. She took a deep breath and adjusted her glasses on her face before entering the building.The mirrored facade reflected the gray sky, giving an even more austere appearance to
The sun had barely risen when Susan opened her eyes, the sheets tangled around her legs, her heart beating faster than normal.The room was still submerged in darkness, but she knew she wouldn’t be able to go back to sleep.Once again, the same dream. Dmitry. The clearing near the lake. His mouth. H
As soon as the elevator doors closed behind her, Susan let out a shaky sigh. The seconds until she reached the apartment felt eternal.When she finally entered, she locked the door with more force than she intended, dropping her bag on the narrow cabinet beside the entrance and kicking off her heel
The drive to the Rurik Motors headquarters was made in absolute silence. The city pulsed outside, indifferent to the storm swirling inside him.Dmitry kept one hand firmly on the wheel and the other supporting his chin, his eyes fixed on the road, but his mind far away. He needed to focus. He had m







