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CHAPTER 121

Anastasia’s POVThe laboratory now felt like my second home, in fact the smell of the sulphur and carbon now felt like it was everywhere but I feel like it was just my nose. I was so used to the smell of sulphur and carbon that I can’t even different it from oxygen.Ivan’s words from the previous night, still rang in my ears. He wanted me to stop. Why was he so adamant on stopping me and what was he so afraid that I might find? Could he be the spy? But how was that even possible?I sat at the mahogany desk in Nicholas’s study, the map of the Imperial Park spread out between us. The ink was fresh where I had marked the shipping routes, but my mind was elsewhere. I had an idea. It was a beautiful, jagged thing, a trap designed to catch a ghost. But it was a trap that required bait, it won’t only catch a ghost, it would also take ghosts."You’re staring through the map, Ana," Nicholas said softly. He reached across the table, his warm, calloused hand covering mine. "Talk to me. You’ve b

CHAPTER 122

Anastasia’s povI stood there staring at the sky wondering how I became this person. How did I go from being ready to risk my own life to save everyone’s life to risking peoples life to save everyone’s life.Some people died during that attack and people might not know that it was just a trap to find the spy but my conscience knew it and I couldn’t stop feeling guilty even tho I knew that it was for the best.I found Nicholas in the war room, his shadow cast long and jagged against the stone floor. He was staring at the list of the eleven suspects from the Logistics circle, his jaw set so tight I thought his teeth might shatter."We start the interrogations at noon," he said, his voice a low, dangerous rumble. "I’ve already cleared the West Wing. Grey is ready to facilitate the process.""No," I said, my voice cracking the heavy silence of the room.Nicholas turned, his brow furrowed. "No? Anastasia, we have them. The spy is in that room. One of them broke the seal of the Cathedral. O

CHAPTER 123

Anastasia’s POVI was still in the human’s den digging for information and spying on them. After I was almost caught, I found a way to hide myself and ever since then I’ve discovered so many things that shocked the hell out of me but I was still trying to find out who Ryan was.I had been monitoring the outpost for three days. The humans were digging. They weren't looking for minerals or history; they were looking for the Ley Siphon. If they found it, they’d bleed the magic out of the soil until the trees turned to ash and my people starved in a wasteland.I crouched on a lichen covered branch, my grey cloak bleeding into the bark. My eyes, adjusted to the violet spectrum of the night, tracked the sentries. They were clumsy, relying on flickering mag lights and the rhythmic, annoying hum of motion sensors that I’d already learned to bypass by timing my breaths with their pulse."You’re staring too hard," a voice whispered from below. "The sensors pick up heat spikes. If you keep tensi

CHAPTER 124

CHAPTER 125Anastasia’s POVThe weight of the girl on my back got heavier the more I got closer to the pack and my heart pounded loudly wonder what Nicholas or Ivan would say but I couldn’t have left her there and I don’t have any other choice than to bring her here.The pack was very still and quiet, that was the first sign of trouble. Usually, the guards were bustling, checking gear and swapping intel. But today, they were standing still, their eyes fixed on me or rather, the blood-soaked human girl strapped to my back.I didn't stop. I headed straight for the Healer’s chamber, my boots thudding rhythmically on the suspension bridge. I didn't get far."My luna, you are back. What is this?" I heard and I turned around to see Ivan.Ivan stood at the mouth of the Great Hall, and his eyes, a piercing and judgmental amber, were locked onto the girl. He didn't look at my face. He didn't check to see if I was hurt. He just stared at the girl in my arms."Drop the load," Ivan said, his voi

CHAPTER 125

Ivan’s povThe silence of the Healer’s Hollow was supposed to be a sanctuary, a place where the hum of the earth met the rhythmic dripping of limestone. Instead, it felt like a tomb.I stood over the girl, my arms crossed, watching the slow, shuddering rise and fall of her chest. Anastasia had been thorough, too thorough. The scent of Life-Sap hung heavy in the air, a sweet, cloying aroma that smelled like a betrayal. That liquid was our heritage, our final reserve for the warriors who kept the humans at bay. And here it was, trickling through the veins of a human child who looked like she’d been chewed up and spat out by the very machines her kind worshipped.I hated her. I hated the way she looked so small and delicate, a pale ghost on a bed of ferns. But more than that, I hated the way Anastasia had looked at me. Like I was the monster. Like I was the one who had forgotten what it meant to be alive."She’s stable," the healer, Elora had whispered before I sent her away. "But the mi

CHAPTER 126

Anastasia’s POVI walked back to the Healer’s chamber with a bowl of warm broth and a heart that felt lighter than it had in years. The steam from the bowl rose in the cold, damp air of the tunnels, smelling of wild leek and bone marrow. I was rehearsing what to say. I wanted to tell the girl that she was safe, that the our pack was were impenetrable, and that I wouldn't let anyone, not even Ivan, treat her like a prisoner.I stepped into the chamber, the broth sloshing slightly against the ceramic. "Darling? I brought something for your strength. The healers say you need to…” I trailed off at the sight before my me, my whole body shook and the bowl hit the stone floor with a loud sound but it sounded distant.Broth splattered my boots, but I didn't feel the heat. My eyes were locked on the bed of ferns. The girl’s head was lolling to the side at an unnatural angle. Her eyes were wide, glassy, and fixed on nothing. The vibrant, greenish glow that the Life-Sap usually cast on a patient

CHAPTER 127

Chapter 128Ivan’s povThe forest didn’t feel like home anymore, it was probably because I had stayed so long with the wolves that their pack feels like my home but I dare not back out now, the humans would kill me. As I stepped out of the pack and headed towards the bush that leads to the human’s hideout. I wondered why I was second doubting myself, if it was because of what the girl said or I was just trying to be a chicken.I moved with a speed that felt like a betrayal. Every branch I pushed aside, every silent step I took through the undergrowth, was an act of treason. Anastasia had been right about one thing: I was a master of the grey areas. I had spent a decade convinced I was building a sanctuary, but as I touched the bridge of my nose, feeling the sting where the girl’s finger nails had raked my skin, the lie felt like it was dissolving.The transition from the deep woods to the human scorched earth zone was abrupt. The moss gave way to packed dirt and gravel; the silence o

CHAPTER 128

Grey’s POVTThe air in the Northwest Corridor was thick with the scent of pine needles and brewing trouble. I could feel the static in my veins long before I reached the council room. Dealing with Nicholas was always a delicate dance of diplomacy and suppressed irritation, but today, the weight in the atmosphere felt heavier.I pushed open the heavy oak doors, and there he was, Nicholas, looking every bit the weary Alpha, leaning over a map of the perimeter."Grey," he said, not looking up. "The situation with Anastasia is complicated.""She’s making headway, isn’t she?" I asked, crossing my arms. I’d heard the whispers. Anastasia had been tracking the human splinter groups with a precision that bordered on prophetic. She was close to breaking their encryption."She was," Nicholas sighed, finally meeting my eyes. "Until she brought that girl back to the pack. The human witness. Everything was aligned for an interrogation that could have ended this shadow war. And then..."He gestured

CHAPTER 129

Grey’s povThe stone corridor felt smaller than usual and there was something that was extremely weird about it but I just count pinpoint it but I know that there was something wrong here, somewhere and some how. I watched Ivan’s face. It was a mask I had seen him wear a thousand times, one of practiced indifference, but today the edges were fraying."You're losing it, Grey," Ivan said, a soft, mocking chuckle vibrating in his chest. He turned his shoulder to me, a dismissive gesture meant to make me feel small. "The grief is rotting your brain. Cause what the meaning of these delusions? Go lie down."He started to walk away, that arrogant swagger echoing against the walls. My vision blurred red. Before I realized I had moved, I lunged, my hand clamping onto his shoulder like a vice. I spun him around, slamming him back against the cold masonry."Don’t you dare walk away from me," I spat, my voice a low growl that vibrated in my own throat. "I know, Ivan. I know you killed her. I know

CHAPTER 130

CHAPTER 131Amelia’s POVThe atmosphere in the palace felt so suffocating as I stood there watching everyone cry out their eyes, the smell of grief, pain, agony and fear was so pungent in the air that it was overwhelming. Grey was dead and we were still confused about how he was murdered in the pack, everyone was scared that he might know something that would have helped us in this forthcoming war. This made us question how safe we were, if someone could kill Grey in the palace without anyone finding out about it till the next day. What was the probability that some one was not even killing some of our people and hiding them?i always thought that I’d be happy any day grey die but here I was feeling down cast cause the man I spent most of my life hating died, I didn’t even feel this sad when father died or it was because I knew that there was someone to transfer the whole hatred I had for father to.I wonder how I would feel if someone I love die if I felt this way cause someone I ha

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