LOGINIris’s POVI kept my breathing steady.My wolf pushed forward slightly, and I let her because I needed all the help I could get.“Kill me,” I repeated. “Really, Chloe.” I kept my voice flat. “It hasn’t come to this. It doesn’t have to.”She snorted.“Look.” I shifted my weight, buying time. “How abo
Iris’s POVI sat in the silence and listened, but I heard nothing.There were no footsteps in the corridor, no voices, no sound of anything at all. Just a silence that felt wrong in a way I couldn’t explain.My wolf was alert.I shifted against the pillows and tried to find a comfortable position, w
Iris’s POVI mentioned it to Shane once, keeping it casual.He shrugged. “Maybe she’s keeping her head down. It’s not a secret that she might be a suspect.”I furrowed my eyebrows slightly, but Rowan hadn’t given any indication about that when I had told him my doubts about Chloe.“Has Rowan said so
Iris’s POVThe feeling stopped after Maren’s visit.Rowan told me she had put up wards and traps around the room before she left. Anything that came close with bad intentions would set them off, and we would know right away.I didn’t fully understand how it worked, and honestly, I didn’t need to. Wh
Iris’s POVI told her everything. My first night here, the curtains, the way it came and went without pattern, the fact that nothing was ever found, no scent, no sound, no trace. I told her about my wolf’s reaction, and how tense my wolf got whenever it started.Maren listened without interrupting.
Iris’s POVThe following days were not easy.That awful feeling kept coming back.And the worst part was that it was totally unpredictable. Some nights I would fall asleep without any issue and wake up in the morning feeling almost normal. Then the next night it would come so heavy that my heart wou
Iris’s POVShane hurried toward us with a tight frown. He must have heard Asher’s voice carry across the field.“What’s the meeting about?” he asked as soon as he reached us. “Did the Alpha say anything?”Asher's serious expression shifted instantly as he shook his head with a mischievous grin. “No
Iris's POVMy breath caught.Every sound in the hall died at once. The silence was heavy.Eric’s name slipped out of me before I could stop it. “Eric,” I whispered.It was barely audible but because of the silence it rang out. I could see all eyes in the hall turned to us.Eric blinked as if I had s
“I’m fine,” I said quickly.He tilted his head. “You don’t look fine. You look like you want to throw something at Chloe’s head.”My jaw tightened.Shane smiled softly. “Thought so.”I sighed, folding my arms across my chest.He leaned against the wall. “Are you going to tell him?”My heart stumbled
Rowan flinched, just slightly, but he recovered fast. “You think I would ignore my own child?”“You think it’s that simple?” I shot back, heat rising to my face. “You and I, we made a mistake. One night. That’s all. I won’t let an innocent child grow up in the shadow of a mistake.”“Stop calling it







