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Riley's POV I froze when I heard his voice because it was loud and deep, and it carried so much power that it felt like it pushed the air out of my lungs. Everything around me seemed to stop at that moment. Even the guards who had been moving suddenly stood still, and the tension in the area grew so heavy that I could almost feel it pressing down on my shoulders. My fingers curled tightly into the fabric of my dress as I slowly turned to look at him.Sebastian was already walking toward us, and the closer he came, the more my body reacted in ways I could not control. My heart began to beat faster, and my stomach twisted with unease. I had seen him before, but standing this close to him made me understand why everyone feared and respected him so much. There was something cold in his eyes, something that made me feel like he was looking straight through me instead of at me.Cane and Caden moved slightly closer to me without saying anything, but I noticed the way their shoulders bec

Riley's POV “Healing from what?” Sebastian asked as he suddenly pulled my wrists closer to his nose and scented them deeply like he was trying to catch something hidden beneath my skin.My heart dropped so fast it felt like it hit the ground.It beat Thump. Thump. Thump.I was not expecting that at all.The way he held my wrist was firm, and I could feel his fingers pressing into my skin while he inhaled slowly, panic rushed through my entire body. I could hear my heartbeat loudly inside my ears, and for a second I was sure everyone else could hear it too. If he detected anything strange, if he sensed something connected to that mark, everything would be over.“It’s healing from an infection,” Cane said instantly without hesitation, his voice calm but serious.Sebastian did not respond immediately. He kept holding my wrist, his nose still close to my skin, and I felt exposed in a way I did not like at all. I forced myself not to pull away because that would only make me look guilty

Gunnar’s POV I had been inside this cave for three days, and every hour that passed was making me more restless and more angry because the prime wolf beasts were nowhere to be seen. I moved slowly through the darkness again, my steps careful and controlled as my eyes scanned every corner and every shadow. The cave was huge and deep, and it felt endless, with different tunnels stretching in every direction. I had searched almost every part of it already, and still there was nothing. No sign of them. No scent that stayed long enough for me to follow. It did not make sense. These beasts had been here for centuries. They were bound to this place. They were not creatures that just disappeared. Something was wrong, and that thought alone was making my wolf restless inside me. He had been pacing in my head for days, clawing and pushing against my control because he wanted to be free, and I had kept him restrained because shifting too early would waste my strength. But now I was star

Riley's POV Wait, I'm not dead?I blinked again because my brain was still not working properly and I honestly thought maybe I had finally died. I even pinched my arm just to be sure, and it hurt like hell, so that meant I was still alive, which was honestly disappointing because falling from that height should have killed me and now I was confused and annoyed and also hungry, which was very unfair because if someone almost dies, the least the universe could do was give them food.“Okay Riley,” I muttered to myself while still lying on the ground, staring at the sky. “Are you dead or not? Because if this is heaven, I have a lot of questions. Like where is the food? Where is the bed? And why do I still feel tired?”I shut my eyes again and opened them. Everything still looked the same. The strange glowing sky, the silent air, the weird peaceful place that made no sense at all. I sighed loudly.“Great. Not dead. Just stuck in another level of crazy.”Just then I heard a sound and turn