Chapter 121

FionaI could not move. I could not breathe. The fire was loud but everything inside my head went quiet.The small shape stood between Lucian and Orion. Made of flame and light and shadow. It was shaped like a child. Too small. Too fragile. My heart started beating so fast it hurt.“Mother,” the voice said again.My knees gave out and I fell to the ground. The heat did not touch me anymore. It was like the fire was bowing. Like it was waiting.Lucian stared at the child shape. His wolf whimpered in fear and confusion. “That is not real,” he said softly. “That is not real.”Orion took a slow step back. His flames flickered. For the first time he looked unsure.“It should not be possible,” Orion muttered. “He is not born yet.”I crawled forward without thinking. Tears blurred my vision. “Who are you,” I whispered.The child looked at me. The fire around him dimmed and his shape became clearer. He looked like a boy of maybe six years old. His hair was dark. His eyes were gray and red mix

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Chapter 122

FionaI screamed.Not because I wanted to. Not because I chose to. But because my heart felt like it was being ripped into two pieces inside my chest.The ground beneath my knees was still warm. Smoke floated in the air and burned my nose. It smelled like ashes and metal and something dead. My ears were ringing from the last howl that had shaken the sky. My hands were shaking so badly that I could barely hold myself up.“The fire is back,” I whispered.Lucian tightened his arms around me. His body was hot and tense. His breath was fast against my hair. “No. It is not. It is gone. I will not let it come back.”But even as he said it, the earth trembled softly.Like something was waking up.My wolf curled up inside me and whimpered. “It is watching,” she cried. “It sees us.”I felt sick.Orion lay a few steps away, barely moving. His flames were almost gone now. Only small sparks flickered on his skin like dying stars. His chest rose and fell slowly. Every breath sounded painful.I push

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Chapter 123

FionaI clutched my son so hard that he began to cry again.“No,” I screamed. “You will not take him. You will never take him.”My arms wrapped tighter around his small warm body. I could feel his tiny heartbeat against my chest. Fast. Scared. Alive. His hair smelled like smoke and milk and home. I buried my face into it for one second, like I was trying to hide him inside my heart.Lucian stepped forward, his claws sliding out with a sharp sound. His eyes glowed gold. His chest rose and fell like a storm.“Touch my son and I will tear you apart,” he growled.The fire creature laughed.It was not a normal laugh.It sounded like burning wood breaking. Like rocks cracking. Like screams trapped inside flames.“Alpha,” it said slowly. “You cannot fight what was born before you.”The heat grew stronger.My skin burned. Sweat rolled down my back. The air tasted bitter and sharp. Every breath hurt my lungs. Smoke filled my nose and made my eyes water.Behind us, wolves were running. Some wer

Dernière mise à jour : 2026-02-11

Chapter 124

Fiona“No!”My scream ripped out of my throat before I even knew I was screaming.Lucian’s body jerked backward in the air like something invisible had grabbed him. One second he was flying toward the glowing red crystal. The next second he was dragged away from it like a toy thrown aside.He crashed into the ground hard.The sound made my stomach twist.“Lucian!” I shouted.Dust flew everywhere. I could taste it in my mouth, dry and bitter. The heat from the fires licked my face and made my eyes sting. My son began crying again in my arms, his small hands clutching my shirt.“It hurts,” he whimpered.My heart broke hearing that.“I know baby, I know,” I whispered, shaking.But I could not look away from Lucian.The dark shadow that came out of the crystal was still moving. It looked like thick smoke mixed with oil. Black and heavy and wrong. It twisted around Lucian’s body like a snake.Lucian growled.A deep angry wolf growl.His claws dug into the dirt as he tried to stand.“Get of

Dernière mise à jour : 2026-02-22

Chapter 125

Fiona“No no no no!”The words spilled out of my mouth before I could stop them. My heart slammed against my ribs so hard it hurt. My arms tightened around my son like if I held him tight enough the world could not touch him.His eyes were glowing.Red.Not normal red. Not the color of crying or sickness. It was bright like hot coal inside a fire pit. I could see the light on his cheeks. It made my stomach twist.“My baby?” I whispered.His small fingers clutched my dress. I could feel his tiny nails through the fabric. He looked up at me like he was scared too.“Momma… it’s loud,” he said.The air around us shook again.Boom.The crystal pulsed like a giant heart. The sound went through my feet, through my bones, into my head. It felt like standing beside thunder.The smell of smoke filled my nose so much that breathing hurt.Lucian, or whatever was inside Lucian, watched us closely.“Oh,” the cold voice said slowly. “Interesting.”I hated that voice. It did not belong to my mate.“G