Chapter 61: My Unruly Girl

Lyralei opened her eyes to morning light streaming through the window. She was sprawled across Gerald's body, both of them naked and tangled together in the furs. Her cheek rested against his chest, rising and falling with his steady breathing.She lifted her head to study his face.He looked different in sleep. The hard lines around his mouth had softened. His jaw was relaxed instead of tight with tension. His red hair stuck up at odd angles where she'd run her fingers through it last night. Long dark lashes rested against his cheeks, and she could see a faint scar cutting through his left eyebrow that she'd never noticed before. His lips were slightly parted, breath coming slow and even.She smirked. Last night she'd taken charge of him, made him surrender control and let her lead. The memory sent warmth flooding through her chest.Then sadness hit her.She was leaving today. Walking away from whatever this was between them, this bond that was barely a day old but already felt like i

Last Updated : 2026-02-25

Chapter 62: I’ll Be Back

In her room, she washed quickly—face, hands, legs—using the basin of water someone had left. Then she went to the wooden cloth stand and pulled out the practical clothes Eliasen had given her days ago. Leather trousers that fit snugly and allowed movement. A sturdy tunic that wouldn't tear easily. She strapped the borrowed boots on, making sure they were tight after all this wasn't a social visit—When she stepped outside the mountain den, the pack was already gathered.They lined the pathway leading away from the carved stone dwellings. Warriors and families standing in rows. Gerald stood at the front, his red hair bright in the morning sun.Someone was glowering at her from the crowd. Eliasen, standing with her arms crossed and her red eyes blazing with hurt that cut deeper than anger.Lyralei smiled at her because she understood why, she was angry because Lyralei was leaving. Because she'd finally found someone she considered a friend, and now that person was walking away.The smil

Last Updated : 2026-02-26

Chapter 63:The Collision

Lyralei's memories came flooding back the moment she recognized this place.She cursed out loud.She was in that space again. That void between death and life where time moved strangely and visions pulled her into moments that shouldn't exist. The last time she'd been here, she'd watched Laura—that woman from her earlier visions—having sex with some red-haired alpha named Dante from Crimson Fang.The memory made her face flush hot with embarrassment even now.She felt the familiar tug starting. That pull that dragged her toward another vision or memory or whatever the hell these things were. Her stomach dropped as she realized what was probably coming."Please don't be sex," she muttered. "Please don't be sex. Please—"The pull intensified and she was yanked forward through the darkness.She landed somewhere that felt wrong.The impact wasn't physical exactly—more like her consciousness slammed into a different plane of existence. Her vision swam for a moment, colors bleeding and refo

Last Updated : 2026-02-27

Chapter 64: Descendant's Lesson

Lyralei rushed at Laura the moment she landed back in the dreamscape.The dream shifted around Laura like water responding to thought. Her nakedness dissolved into leather trousers and a simple tunic that looked well-worn and practical, materializing as naturally as breathing. Her dark hair pulled itself back into a braid, and she stood with her weight balanced like a fighter who'd trained for years."You again?" Laura cursed, already moving into a defensive stance. "What is it with you?"Lyralei didn't bother answering. She threw a punch aimed at Laura's face.Laura dodged easily, twisting to the side and coming back with a jab that Lyralei barely blocked. The impact jarred her arm but she pushed through, ducking under Laura's follow-up and driving her shoulder into the other woman's stomach.They grappled, hands locking as each tried to gain leverage. Laura was strong—stronger than Lyralei expected—but she wasn't giving up ground. She hooked her foot behind Laura's knee and pulled,

Last Updated : 2026-02-28

Chapter 65: You Cheating Bitch!

Nothing happened.She tried again, reaching for that place inside herself where her wolf lived. But something was blocking her. She couldn't access her shift at all.Laura charged at her, moving impossibly fast.Lyralei dove to the side, her heart hammering. "Come on," she muttered, trying again to shift. "Come on, come on—"Still nothing.She looked up to see Laura circling her, and suddenly understood. The satisfaction rolling off Laura in waves. It clicked.This was Laura's dream. She could control what happened here. She could block Lyralei from shifting because in this place, Laura made the rules."You cheating bitch," Lyralei snarled.Laura's wolf form seemed to grin, lips pulling back to show massive teeth.Then she jumped again—and sprouted wings.Actual fucking wings, like something out of a nightmare, spreading from her shoulders as she took flight.Lyralei stared in complete disbelief. "You've got to be fucking kidding me."Laura dove at her from above, claws extended.Lyra

Last Updated : 2026-03-03

Chapter 66: You Are Early

The world stopped moving.Lyralei blinked, steadied herself, and looked around.She was in a courtroom. Stone floors worn flat from years of use, vaulted ceilings that ate sound, long benches running in rows on either side facing inward. A raised dais at the far end with a heavy-backed seat that sat empty. Iron sconces along the walls, torches burning low. No colour, no softness. Just stone and cold light and the kind of silence that rooms like this collected on purpose.She was still standing. Barely — her legs felt unreliable and her stomach hadn't quite caught up with the rest of her — but standing.And she was furious.Not about the portal, not about the landing. Just — furious, and it was sitting hot in her chest with no face attached to it, no reason she could pull up when she reached for one. She stood there breathing through it and came up with nothing. No memory. No flash of anything and it just made her even more pissed.She groaned and pressed the back of her hand to her fa