LOGINCORA At this point, I had already given up all hope of anything ever changing. It seemed like the curse had stubbornly chosen me, and I could feel the coldness settling deep into my bones as I watched Ronan’s lifeless body. However, right then, we suddenly heard the sound of someone coughing. I knew it wasn't Liam because he was right beside me, holding my other hand.I turned my head, my eyes widening immediately as I realized the sound was coming from Cade’s direction. I watched him vomit a mouthful of dark blood before he began to struggle to his feet. He was clutching his chest, his face pale and covered in sweat, but he was moving. My shock soon turned into a wave of pure happiness. At least he was alive. Liam and I were both excited, and I felt a brief moment of relief that we hadn't lost him for good.Cade walked over to us, his steps heavy and slow. Liam started to say something, but Cade cut him off before he could even start."This isn't the time to be happy," Cade said, hi
CADEI had always thought being cursed was miserable enough, but I never expected my own brother to be the one to kill me. How miserable was my life going to be? I had watched the entire battle unfold from the floor, my body broken and my strength gone, and I was disgruntled that I couldn't do anything about it. I had never felt this useless in my entire life. Up until the moment I felt my consciousness fading fully, I was filled with regret. I still had many things I hadn't settled, and there were so many people I wanted to make pay for what they had done to our family. At the last moment, a lithe but gentle-looking silhouette filled my vision, and I felt the world go dark.However, I suddenly felt something wasn't right. My mind was still working, and I could feel thoughts forming clearly in my head. How was I able to still think despite being dead already? Death was supposed to be a void, a place where the pain finally stopped and the thinking ended.My eyes, which I had closed at
LIAMI watched Cora's face as she started to panic. Her breathing was fast and shallow, and I could see the terror in her eyes as the coldness from Ronan’s body climbed up her arm. I needed her to stay calm, but my own heart was racing."Don't panic, Cora," I said, trying to keep my voice steady. "Just look at me and breathe. We can fix this."My words had the opposite effect. She looked at her arm and let out a small, choked sound. She started to shake even harder, and her eyes went wide with a frantic energy. The curse seemed to notice her fear immediately. It was like a predator sensing a weakness, and it took advantage of her unsettled state of mind. I watched in horror as the black runes on her arm began to wiggle. They moved like worms under her skin, twisting and turning vigorously as if they were searching for a way to burrow deeper into her heart.I had a bad feeling about this. If the curse settled in her, she wouldn't survive it like I did. She didn't have a wolf to help ca
CORAI had started to feel a bit better after the healing kicked in. I was surprised by how quickly the skin on my wrist had closed up, but I didn't have time to think about it because Ronan was screaming. I kneeled by his side, my hands hovering over him, and it seemed like it was already too late. The sight of him was terrible. I could see the pain and the aging in his face as his features twisted. His bones were shifting under his skin with loud, wet snaps that made me sick. It was like he and his wolf were locked in a brutal battle for control over his body. His skin started tearing from the frequent transformation and detransformation, and blood leaked from the cracks. I realized that the blood he had swallowed had similar properties to the curse. Instead of curing him, it had just triggered the curse even more.Despite everything he had done to me and the others, I wasn't willing to see him die like that. I reached out and touched his shoulder, telling him to hang on. I closed
RONANThe explosion from Sylas was greater than I had imagined. The force hit me like a physical wall and threw me backward across the room. I hit the ground hard, my body sliding until I created a mini crater in the floor. I stayed there for a moment, my head ringing and my vision blurry. I stood up with some difficulty, coughing as I spat out a broken tooth and a mouthful of blood. I looked toward where Sylas had been standing and saw a huge hole in the stone. Even the altar was ruined, with its sides broken into jagged pieces, and a thin line of blood dropped steadily onto the floor.I couldn't believe it. This couldn't be happening. All my efforts and everything I had worked for were being destroyed by Liam and his obsession with that woman.Before I could even move to attack them, a sudden sense of excruciating pain hit me. It started in my chest and spread through my body like liquid fire, bringing me to my knees instantly. I let out a choked sound, my hands clawing at my tunic
SYLASThis couldn't be happening. I staggered back, my legs shaking as I tried to process the disaster unfolding in my own veins. I stared down at my chest where that bastard Liam had stabbed me. This was not the plan. I felt an intense, agonizing pain rattle through my entire frame, and I could hear a sound like something expanding deep inside my organs. It was a low, heavy thrumming that made my teeth ache.I felt filled with energy like never before. It was a raw, white-hot heat that rushed through my limbs, but I knew immediately that something was wrong. This was not the controlled ascension I had studied for years. This was excessive energy, a flood that my body couldn't hold. I felt a surge of dread when I realized the exact cause of the failure. The place where Liam had plunged his blade was exactly the point where the energies of destruction and creation had concentrated. They had formed a critical mass right there in my chest.When I was absorbing the power from the girl, I
CORAThe moment Ronan slipped inside, my feet carried me before I could second-guess myself, following the path I knew led to his chambers. Whatever he was doing with that satchel, it was connected to the shadow wraiths and I had to find out how. But when I reached his door, a guard stood blocki
CORA"Cora! I can't believe it!" She moved closer, her hands reaching for mine. "Everyone back at Moonclaw has been devastated. We thought you were dead, we even had a memorial service and everything!"The words should have warmed me but something was off about Marissa's surprise. It looked fake, I
CORAThe first thing I felt was pain, it was sharp and burning in my upper chest. A soft groan left my lips as my eyes fluttered open. I found myself staring at the familiar ceiling of the infirmary, the scent of herbs thick in the air."That was completely reckless! You could have killed her!" T
CORA"We are approaching Greenwood territory."The coachman's voice pulled me from the darkness of my thoughts. I had been staring at nothing, my mind replaying the image of those guards carrying Cedric's body, over and over like a curse I couldn't break."We've been traveling for three hours," Ca







