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LUCIEN'S POV"Look around you," I said to Daisy. "Really look. What do you see?"The moment those words left my mouth, something terrible happened.Daisy's eyes suddenly went completely white. Not red anymore. Pure white, like looking into the sun. And then her entire body burst into flames.But these weren't normal flames. They were white-hot fire that made the air itself scream. The heat was so intense that I could feel my vampire skin starting to burn even though I was twenty feet away from her.The ancient ones who had been standing in a circle around the altar started screaming and running. Their ancient skin, which was supposed to be harder than stone, began to smoke and crack just from being near Daisy.Her hair turned to pure fire, flowing like liquid flame around her head. Her clothes burned away, but the fire covered her body like a second skin. She looked like a goddess made of flames.And the worst part was her voice. When she spoke, it wasn't Daisy's voice anymore."Final

ELIAS'S POV It had been three days since Noah left to find Daisy. Three long days of lying to the pack about where their Alpha had gone.I stood on the porch of the pack house, watching the younger wolves play in the yard. They were laughing and wrestling like normal pups, but I could see the worry in their eyes. They knew something was wrong, even if they didn't know what."Beta Elias," a voice said behind me.I turned to see Marcus, one of the pack elders, walking up the steps. His gray hair was pulled back in a ponytail, and his weathered face looked serious."Marcus," I said, nodding to him. "What can I do for you?""The council wants to speak with you," he said. "About Noah."My stomach dropped. The council of elders was made up of the five oldest and most respected wolves in the pack. If they wanted to talk about Noah, it meant they were getting suspicious about his absence."Of course," I said, trying to sound calm. "When?""Now," Marcus said. "They're waiting in the meeting h

ELIAS'S POV"She's alive too."Elder Sarah nodded. "The council has finished our discussion.""And?""And we've decided that you were right," she said. "If what you told us is true, if these ancient vampires really are trying to use the hybrid's power to destroy both our worlds, then Noah is fighting to protect everyone."I felt a wave of relief. "So you'll support him?""We'll support him," she said. "But Elias, there's something else.""What?""We've been getting reports from our scouts in other territories," she said. "Reports of strange things happening all over the werewolf world.""What kind of strange things?""Packs going missing," she said. "Entire territories going silent. And the few survivors who make it out are talking about creatures made of shadow and flame."I felt my blood go cold. "Ancient vampires?""Maybe," Elder Sarah said. "Or maybe something worse.""What could be worse than ancient vampires?"Elder Sarah looked at me with eyes that were full of fear."The end o

LUCIEN'S POV "It's complicated," Noah said. "But she's free now. The fire goddess is gone."Two pack guards came running over to help. They carefully took Daisy from Noah's arms and started carrying her toward the main house."Get her to the guest room," Noah instructed. "And call Dr. Martinez. She needs medical attention."That's when the man who had saved us walked over to Noah."Hello, Noah," he said with a smile.Noah's eyes went wide. "Alex? Alex Rodriguez? Is that really you?""It's me," Alex said.Noah dropped his serious Alpha expression and grinned like a little kid."I can't believe it!" he said, pulling Alex into a huge hug. "How long has it been? Ten years?""Twelve," Alex said, laughing. "You've gotten bigger.""And you've gotten better at magic," Noah said. "What was that silver smoke?""Something I picked up during my travels," Alex said. "Shadow demons hate silver energy. It burns them."That's when I noticed there was someone else with Alex. A young woman with long r

NOAH'S POVI stood up from the chair next to Daisy's bed and walked to the window. What I saw made my stomach drop.The red glow in the forest was getting brighter. And the shapes moving through the trees were getting closer. There had to be hundreds of them. Maybe thousands."How long do we have?" I asked Alex."That's the thing," Alex said, looking relieved. "They can't actually get into your territory right now.""What do you mean they can't get in?" Elder Sarah asked.Maya smiled and pulled a small crystal out of her pocket. It was glowing with the same silver light as the smoke Alex had used earlier."When we came here, we set up a barrier," she said. "A magical signal that redirects creatures like this. Makes them think they want to go somewhere else.""You mean they're not actually coming for us?" I asked."Oh, they're definitely coming for Daisy," Alex said. "But the barrier is confusing them. Making them think she's in a different direction. So they're heading away from your