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
The three of us, Shane, Jasmine, and I, began walking back in silence. I kept waiting for one of them to say something, to comment on Eric’s presence or my agreement to see him later.But they said nothing.After several minutes of this uncomfortable silence, I had to speak up.“It’s either you two
“She’s right,” Shane added. “You’ve been through hell, Iris. You deserve to heal, to move forward. But you can’t do that if you’re stuck looking backward at someone who hurt you so badly.”I wiped at my eyes as tears were beginning to well up. “I’m not looking to get back together with him, if that’
Iris's POVAfter training, Shane was already waiting for me with anticipation in his eyes. The moment I got close, he blurted out, “Okay, what the hell was that?”I furrowed my eyebrows as I grabbed my water bottle. “What was what?”Shane gaped at me in disbelief. “Don't pretend not to know.”Jasmin
Iris's POVI blocked Eric's punch and retaliated with one of my own, catching him in the jaw. His head snapped to the side.“That's for every time you called me a liar,” I said through gritted teeth.He steadied himself and came back at me. We exchanged blows. Some landed, and some were blocked. My







