MasukIris’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 POVThe three of them shrugged in unison, smiling weirdly. “We just wanted to see you off properly,” Jasmine said. “You know, spend your last few minutes here with your friends.”Shane nodded. “Yeah. We figured you would want company before the gathering.”I studied them carefully. Something
Iris’s POVI paused, furrowing my eyebrows. “What?”Lucas tilted his head thoughtfully, studying me with those sharp gray eyes. “His coming was exactly what you needed to get rid of the several weights you’ve been carrying around. You’re so much lighter now. You're more focused, and less haunted by
Iris's POVI was almost tempted to slam the door in his face. Maybe he would use his foot to stop it like Eric had, and it would hurt him. The thought gave me a small, petty satisfaction.“What do you want?” I asked flatly.He looked over my shoulder at Shane and Jasmine behind me. They immediately
“I don't care if he's happy or not,” I said, though my chest tightened at the thought of Rowan's reaction. “He made his choice when he locked me here. Now I'm making mine.”“This is about more than just the lockdown, isn't it?” Shane asked quietly. “This is about Chloe.”I froze, keeping my back to







