LOGINIris’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 POVThe strike never came.The door burst open so hard it slammed into the wall behind it.Rowan.He stood in the doorway for less than a second, and in that split second, I saw his eyes glance down to see me on the floor with my arms around my stomach, and my back against the wall. I watched
Iris’s POVChloe’s wolf was huge.It wasn’t as large as some of the other wolves I had seen, but standing in the middle of a bedroom with no space and no way out was something completely different.It made her look so much larger than she actually was.I pressed my back against the wall.My wolf was
Iris’s POVI threw myself to the side.Chloe’s fist hit nothing but air. She stumbled slightly from the force of her own swing. I hit the edge of the bed and grabbed the bedpost to stop myself from falling.My heart was pounding as I struggled to fully understand what was happening.Chloe straighten
Iris’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 POVThe woman he loves.Did he just say that?I stared at Rowan, unable to breathe or even think. All I could do was stand there as his words echoed through my mind.Eric was the first to break the silence. “Love?” he scoffed, but there was something desperate in his voice now. “You barely kn
Iris’s POVEric’s hand tightened on my back. “What’s he doing?” he muttered under his breath.I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion as I unconsciously stepped forward, drawn toward Rowan like a magnet.Rowan’s eyes were fixed on mine as he stepped forward slowly. The crowd parted for him automatically
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







