“I’m fine—”“Shut up,” I growled, already carrying her away. “Just… let me help you.”Lyra snapped her mouth shut, pursing her lips, and stopped arguing. The air between us fell silent as I carried her back down the path.Just as we reached the edge of the forest, a light breeze picked up. And it wa
Kael & LyraKael“What? Lyra’s been attacked?”The girl nodded vigorously. Mia, I think her name was. I recalled Cassidy saying it on a few occasions, always saying the name as if it were venom on her tongue. But that didn’t matter right now.“Yes,” she replied. “We were in the eastern forest and—”
And then, in an instant, the wolf no longer stood before me—but a man with silver eyes and jet black hair.“Lyra…?”I surged forward, catching Ronan before he could collapse to his knees. He slumped against me as I helped him over to the wall, settling him carefully against the stones.“Ronan,” I br
LyraFor the second time that night, I found myself running through the forest. Only this time, instead of running toward something, I was running from something.A raging werewolf, to be precise.“Stop!” I cried out desperately, hoping that the wolf would snap out of whatever trance he was in. “Sto
“Lyra?”Her curtains were open, the room bathed in the golden light of the setting sun, which was a surprise since she’d been keeping it dark in here for days. Maybe that meant she was feeling better. But when I looked around, I spotted her slender form laying still beneath the covers.“Lyra.”No re
Lyra & KaelLyraI stumbled through the forest, gripping trees for support. Every step felt like moving through mud. Every swivel of my head made the world spin so violently I thought I was going to be sick.I wasn’t supposed to be here. The antidote was coursing through my system now—I should have