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[LYCANS’ REALM]The coins vibrated on the floor, clanking as they added to the slight trembling she could feel around her. Aniya’s heart jumped. Quickly, she dashed to her bed and grabbed Arlo, taking him swiftly into her arms. She could hear a bell ringing from a distance. Voices of terrified people seeping into the air, even with her ordinary human hearing, the building chaos felt loud to her.What was going on? Before she could make it out of the room, though, she felt someone sweep her away, and in a flash, she was in an enclosed space, an arm around her, so that she held Arlo between them. She knew it was Ikrus; with such speed and the feeling of momentarily ease that went through her, it could be no one else. She hated the Matebond for many things but for this little ease that she could feel right now, she appreciated it a little. Even if this relief was a lie that everything was alright, it was better than the sheer terror she had been experiencing.The rumbling continued,

Aniya told her about the strange lily she found in her coin bag while telling her how she had come by it, although leaving out part of the poison, while watching to see if the witch had told Oana about what she was searching for. It didn't seem like the witch told her anything. “I have seen something like that in my room before,” Aniya said. “I’m scared of what it means and I am afraid—” she looked over to Arlo for the umpteenth time, “of harm coming to Arlo or me.” Oana was very concerned and she said she would tell the Alpha and Luna about it so that they could give orders for the Pack House to be thoroughly searched. Then Aniya asked, “What about last night? Why did the sun suddenly come up and merge with the moon?” She rushed to the window. “Everything seems normal now.”“Elder Superior said it was a result of something that happened in another realm. It is none of our concern; our Realm stays unaffected, and all the portals remain sealed.” Aniya panicked.Another realm? Wha

She cleared her throat, changing the topic. “Is my age a problem for you, Ikrus?”He sucked in a deep breath, looking away, still thinking about why he had brought her and Arlo here - still trying to figure out his thoughts. “No. I was merely surprised, that is all.” “I’m not bothered either.” She leaned closer to him, a hair’s breadth between them, catching him off guard with her action. “Don’t worry,” she skimmed her fingers over his hair and he stilled, forcing himself not to move as more of her fragrance consumed his air. “I have always fancied old men.”What?!Old men?!Old men where?!“I’m not old,” he said, clearly offended. “You are thirty-two,” she said as she lay down and closed her eyes. “Exactly. I am not old.”She felt his shadow over her and she sighed, wanting the warmth of the sun on her skin once again. “You are thirty-two… and blocking the sun.”“That is not old at all.” He sounded like he was losing his mind, but his voice was leveled. She shrugged nonchalantly

[LYCAN'S REALM]Indeed Ikrus stayed in the adjoining room - one which he called his study, and Aniya stayed in the room. She had her bath and slipped into a nightdress as she counted down the minute her son would be returned to her. She also had the time to think about what their moment in the garden meant, and finally, she came to a conclusion. That moment wasn't going to last forever, something would happen to ruin it, just like his Priest friend had done with this. She couldn't rely on him, she had to continue with her previous plan for the sake of her son and so that she could live. Three drops. What would one drop do?So she found her way into his study with a knock. He was standing by the wall, staring at the weapons hung on the brick surface, a goblet in his hand, the small golden gem above providing just enough light to the room.Ikrus seemed to take in a deep breath before turning to look at her, his massive back stiffening slightly. He was no longer in his former outfit,

Belladonna tossed another pebble to the lake, disrupting the perfect reflection of the moon above on the previously still surface; it rippled, and just then, she heard something from the trees behind her, but she had reacted too late. It was a good thing that one of Alaris’ shadow warriors was her bodyguard though, it was behind her in a second before taking a step back seeing who it was. “What did the Priest say?” She asked. She had discussed her worries with him and they had both gone to the Priest afterwards. He said he needed time, but she needed air. Also, she was terrified of what he would say, so she had decided to leave. “It’s the gem’s magic,” he said, a smile crossing his lips as he sat next to her on the sand and bumped his shoulder against hers, “just like I said. You worry too much.”She nodded. She was probably thinking too much about it. That must be why it felt strange. There were many things the presence of the gem in her was doing. For one, it was responsible for