LOGINSoraya's POVThe figure stood before me, waiting. She looked like Helena, but different—older and more powerful. Her golden eyes burned with a light I had never seen before, the same light that had been trapped inside the crystal for generations."The choice is yours, daughter."I felt the pull and the temptation. The power was right there, waiting for me to take it, but something held me back."You're not Helena," I said.The figure tilted her head. "I am part of her—the part she lost.""You're the power she sealed away.""Yes.""You're the reason she became what she is.""I am the reason she survived." The figure stepped closer. "Without me, she would have been destroyed. Without me, she would have been nothing."I felt the warmth surge inside me. "She became a monster.""She became powerful.""She destroyed lives.""She survived."I shook my head. "That's not the same thing."The figure studied me, her golden eyes sharp and calculating. "You sound like her before she lost herself,
Soraya's POVThe mountain shook violently. One moment, everything was still; the next, the ground beneath us cracked open, sending snow and stone flying in every direction. I stumbled, barely catching myself before I fell."Everyone down!" Lucius shouted.The warriors scattered, their faces pale with fear. The brothers stayed close to me, their marks blazing as the mountain continued to tremble.What's happening? I demanded.The heartbeat beneath the mountain grew louder—boom, boom, boom. It was faster now, stronger, as if something were waking up. The golden mark on my arm burned, pulsing in rhythm with the subterranean thrum."Soraya!" Salias grabbed my arm. "Your mark—it's reacting to the mountain.""I know."I looked at my arm. The golden light was spreading, pulsing in sync with the heartbeat beneath us.The mountain shook again, causing snow to slide from the peaks. Cracks spread across the ground with golden light flickering through them like veins."Move back!" the Guardian sh
Soraya's POVThe camp was still settling after Helena's retreat when the pain hit me.It came without warning, a searing burn that started in my chest and spread through my entire body. I gasped, my hands flying to my chest as I dropped to my knees."Soraya!" Lucius was beside me instantly. "What's wrong?"I couldn't answer. The golden mark on my arm was burning, blazing with light I couldn't control. The warmth beneath my skin had become fire, raging through my veins.Soraya! Maya's voice was sharp with alarm. Something is wrong. She's reaching for you."Who?" I gasped.Helena. She's trying to connect with you from a distance.And then I heard it.Her voice. Inside my head.Come to me, my little songbird.I shook my head violently. "No. Get out of my head."You can't push me away forever. We share the same blood. The same power. You belong to me.I felt the Blood Rage surge. The golden light exploded from my eyes. The ground beneath me cracked, splintering under the force of the powe
Soraya's POVThe camp was silent after Helena disappeared.I remained where I stood, staring into the darkness where she had vanished. My mother was alive. After all these years, after everything I had believed, everything I had mourned, Helena was alive. And she had been watching me.The realization made my stomach twist."Soraya." Lucius's voice pulled me back. I looked at him. His face was filled with concern. "Are you all right?"I wanted to say yes. Instead, I shook my head. "I don't know."Jax came closer, but he stopped before touching me. "We're here."I nodded, though my mind was still trapped in the past. Her voice kept echoing inside my head. My little songbird.I remembered those words. I remembered the woman who used to hold me when I was afraid of thunderstorms. The woman who braided my hair before bed. The woman who told me that no matter what happened, she would always protect me.How could that woman become Helena? How could my mother become the monster everyone feare
Soraya's POVThe camp fell silent. I couldn't move. Couldn't breathe. Couldn't think.Helena stood before me, alive. After everything. After the war. After the mountains. After I had spent years believing she was dead. She was here. And she was looking at me like she had been waiting for this moment her entire life."Soraya." Her voice was soft. Familiar. The same voice that had sung me to sleep when I was small. The same voice that had whispered comforting words when I was afraid. "I've waited so long to see you again."I felt Maya's terror through the bond. Soraya, don't trust her. Don't listen to her.I tried to respond, but my throat was frozen. My mind was blank.Helena smiled. "I know this is a shock. But I need you to listen to me."Lucius stepped in front of me, his body blocking Helena from my view. "Step back."Helena ignored him. Her golden eyes stayed fixed on me. "Darling," she said. "My little songbird."The childhood name hit me like a blade. Something cracked inside me
Soraya's POVThe walk back was silent.We moved through the snow in a tight group, our footsteps muffled by the fresh powder. The storm had passed, but the cold remained, biting at my exposed skin. I pulled my coat tighter, but it didn't help.The warmth inside me wouldn't go away.It had been there since the mountain—since the chamber, and since the Blood Queen had spoken to me. It pulsed beneath my skin, constant and steady, like a second heartbeat.I looked at the brothers. They walked beside me, their faces pale, their steps heavy. The golden marks on their bodies were still visible, glowing faintly through their clothes. Lucius caught me staring."What is it?"I shook my head. "Nothing."But it wasn't nothing.I could hear things I shouldn't be able to hear: the heartbeat of every warrior in our group, the rustle of their clothes, the whisper of their breath, and the distant crunch of snow beneath the feet of animals I couldn't even see.I closed my eyes and tried to block it out
Chapter 5Soraya"Soraya, stop!" I heard Lucius yell behind me.I didn't try stopping. I hit the front door of the Omega dorms with my shoulder, and for a second, my suppressed strength flickered. The heavy door flew off its hinges. I didn't have time to wonder if the triplets saw. I pulled my hood
Chapter 4SorayaI don't get it, Soraya. I can feel it. They're our mates….. something does feel off, but the bond really is there. Maya's internal voice was a mix of confusion and terrifying excitement, a dissonance that made my head spin. How could she even consider this a good thing?"Shut up,"
Chapter 3SorayaThey fucking knew. Those fuckers literally knew I was innocent. But instead of being decent human beings—or wolves—they were using it as a leash. On me. Of all wolves..I barely slept a wink in the tiny, cramped servant’s quarters. Every time I closed my eyes, I felt the phantom p
Chapter 2SorayaWe pulled up to the main building, which looked more like a gothic castle than a school. As soon as the door opened, the smell of too many high-rank wolves hit me like a physical punch. "Out," Lucius said. He didn't even look at me. He was already checking something on his phone,







