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Lira I made it back to my room before I burst into tears, sat on my bed, and pressed my hands over my mouth to muffle the sobs. A knock on my door made me freeze. “Lira.” Tova’s voice. I remained still. “I know you’re in there. Let me in.” I wanted to refuse, to hide, to pretend I was fine and avoid this conversation. But I was tired of pretending. I opened the door. She came in, hair already rolled, wearing a robe. “We need to talk,” she said. I nodded and sat back down on the bed. She stayed standing, arms crossed. “Is there any way to break the curse?” The question startled me. I hesitated before replying.

RIVENThe ceremonial hall smelled of incense and ancient wood.I stood to Kain's left, Jax to his right, both of us in formal ceremonial robes that weighed heavy on my shoulders. The fabric was embroidered with Wild Fangs symbols in gold thread, wolves running beneath crescent moons, trees with roots that became claws.Before us, hundreds of witnesses filled the space. Visiting Alphas in their territorial colors. Council elders in traditional dress. Our own pack members, dressed in their finest, faces glowing with pride and anticipation.This was supposed to be our triumph. The climax of everything we'd worked toward since our father's death.But I felt off.The nausea that wouldn't fade, and the strange tightness in my chest. I told myself it was stress.I was wrong.The ceremony had begun at dawn with the ritual cleansing. Kain had been bathed in water drawn from the spring, dried with cloth woven by the pack's eldest women, dressed in layers of garments each representing a diff

Jax  I didn’t remember crossing the distance between the tunnel entrance and where they were holding Garrick. One moment I was staring at the dead guard’s slit throat, the next my fists were connecting with Garrick’s face. His head snapped back. He staggered, but I didn’t let him fall. I grabbed him by his collar and hit him again. “WHERE IS SHE?” My voice didn’t sound like mine. It was an animalistic roar. More than one hand grabbed me from behind, trying to pull me off. “Jax, stop!” “You’re killing him—” I shook them off and hit Garrick again. His eye was already swelling shut. His lip split. I didn’t care. I wanted to break every piece of him until he told me where Lira was. “I DO

LIRACold.That was the first thing I felt when consciousness crawled back. Not the pain—that came after. Just bone-deep cold, seeping up through concrete into my body.I tried to move and couldn't.My eyes wouldn't open. My limbs felt like they belonged to someone else.Where am I?The question drifted through my mind. Everything felt muffled. Like I was underwater.Then the pain hit.It started at my wrists, a burning agony that made my eyes fly open and a scream tear from my throat.Silver.The chains binding my wrists were silver. I could see them even in the darkness, gleaming dully against my skin. Where they touched, my flesh was red and blistered. The smell of burning skin filled my nose.I tried to jerk away but the movement sent fresh waves of pain through my body. My ankles were chained too. Silver manacles cutting into flesh. And my neck. A collar. Also silver.I couldn't shift. The silver prevented it, burning away any connection to my wolf.No no no no—I pulled against

KainThe Alpha House was in chaos when I arrived.Riven stood in the main hall, holding a cane in one hand. His knuckles were bloody. His face was set in a furious rage.At his feet, Angie's nanny lay curled in a ball, whimpering."What happened?" I demanded."She confessed," Riven said. "Didn't even need much convincing. Just a few strikes and she started talking."Jax stood nearby, looking like he wanted to tear the woman apart with his bare hands.I knelt beside the nanny. "Talk."She was crying. Blood ran from her nose. Her lip was split. Riven had beaten her badly."I didn't—I didn't mean for anyone to get hurt—""WHO HIRED YOU?" Jax roared.She flinched. "Zuri! Zuri recommended me for the position! She said—she said all I had to do was use Angie to distract Lira. Make sure the girl was in the hallway at the right time. Keep her safe but—but get her where they needed her."Zuri.The nanny was sobbing now. "I don't know where she is! She just—she paid me! My mother is sick and I n