Mag-log inJasmine's POVI watched Rowan pull Iris closer to him and adjust the blanket over her with one arm. Iris tipped her head back and said something that made him almost smile, and I sat on a sofa opposite them and felt something warm settle in my chest.He had found it.After everything. After Raven, a
Iris’s POVAbout twenty minutes later, Jasmine appeared in the doorway.She looked different from the last time I had properly seen her. The distant, distracted look that she had had for weeks was still there, but it was quieter now. Like she had come to some kind of decision and it had given her a
Iris’s POVRowan was silent for a moment. Then he said, "She's dead."My eyes widened slightly at that.I waited to feel something. Maybe guilt, or sadness, or at least something that would make me feel like a decent person.But what I felt was intense relief. And I didn't feel bad for it."The inju
Iris's POVThe first thing I saw was the incubator.It was beside my bed. It was close and low enough that I could see her clearly without any effort. She was small, wrapped in a pink blanket with only her face showing.My throat tightened.She was beautiful.I don't know how to fully explain what l
Iris’s POVThe darkness didn't feel empty.It felt warm, soft, and safe. There was no pain here. No fear. No yelling.Then light came.It was bright and gentle.I was standing in a room that looked familiar in a way that made my chest tighten.Evie's room.I knew it immediately. The same pink walls.
Iris’s POVRowan was standing over her, breathing heavily, still half shifted, his hands were dark with her blood. Chloe was on the floor and she was not moving. She was alive. I could hear her shallow breathing from across the room. But I almost didn’t recognise her. Her face was swollen. She was f
Iris’s POVI stared at him in confusion, my mind racing. What did he mean by that? What was he talking about? Why should Rowan tell me about him?“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I said, trying to keep my voice steady even though fear was surging through me.Maximus’s smirk widened, and his
Iris’s POV“Yes,” Eric gasped. “Yes, we’re clear.”Rowan held him for a moment longer, his golden eyes blazing with fury. For a moment, I thought he would pummel Eric into oblivion.But he threw Eric backward toward the door.Eric stumbled, catching himself on the doorframe. He didn’t wait for anoth
After a few minutes, I began hearing the sound of water.We emerged at the edge of a huge lake, and at the shore was a small boat.Maximus walked over to it and he lowered me into the boat with surprising gentleness. He positioned me carefully so I wouldn’t fall over.“There we go,” he muttered to h
Iris's POV I froze completely, and my stomach dropped instantly.That voice. I recognized that voice.My eyes adjusted to the dim light from the torch in the new person's hand. I looked up at the person holding my arms to see Alpha Maximus.He was standing before me, and his massive body was blocki







