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CHAPTER ELEVEN

LYRAThe room was cold.I sat on the edge of a narrow bed, my hands clasped tightly in my lap to keep them from shaking. Fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting everything in harsh white light. There were no windows and there was no other door except the one the guards had locked behind me.I was alone.Or I was supposed to be."Breathe," Sky said softly.“I'm trying,” I fired back."You're panicking."“Of course I'm panicking!” I snapped internally. “They're going to take my blood. They're going to know.”"We don't know that yet."“You said they'd find out. You told me not to let them take it.”Sky was quiet for a moment. When she spoke again, her voice was gentler."I said it was dangerous. I didn't say we couldn't survive it."I pressed my palms against my eyes, trying to steady my breathing. My chest felt too tight. Everything felt too tight.Then the door opened.I dropped my hands and stood quickly, my heart hammering.A woman stepped inside. She was older, maybe in her fif

CHAPTER TWELVE

LYRA"She's a human. No abnormalities detected."Kael's voice was flat, as he set the lab report back on his desk. The words should have brought relief. Instead, they hung in the air like an accusation waiting to be disproved.I stared blankly at Kael, my mind struggling to catch up.I'm a human.That's what it said. That's what the tests showed.So why didn't it feel true?"Impossible," Silas said quietly.Kael's eyes flicked to him. "The lab results are clear.""Lab results can be wrong," Silas countered. His eyes hadn't left me since I'd walked into the room. "Her healing was abnormal. Elara documented it.""Elara documented faster healing," Kael corrected. "Which can occur in humans under extreme stress. Adrenaline. Survival instinct."Silas's jaw tightened, but he didn't argue further.Kael stood, gesturing toward the door. "You're free to go, Miss Selene. For now."I blinked. "For now?""You'll remain on pack lands under supervision," he said. "You're not to leave without expr

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

LYRAI woke up to Willow throwing a pillow at my face."Ow!" I sat up, glaring at her. "What was that for?""You were smiling in your sleep," she said, perched on the edge of her bed with her arms crossed. "Which means you were dreaming about him."Heat crept up my neck. "I don't know what you're talking about.""Uh-huh." She grinned. "So which one was it? The cold, brooding Alpha King? Or the hot, dangerous rogue?""Willow—""I'm betting on the rogue," she continued, clearly enjoying this. "You have that look.""What look?""The 'I got swept off my feet by a bad boy' look."I grabbed the pillow and threw it back at her. She dodged, laughing."I hate you," I muttered."No you don't."She wasn't wrong."She's perceptive," Sky said, amused.“Stay out of this.” I said, replying to her in my head. "You were thinking about him."“That's none of your business.”Sky's laughter echoed softly in my mind.A knock sounded at the door.Willow and I exchanged glances."If that's another council s

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

LYRAThe air between us crackled with tension so thick I could barely breathe.Zeviar's arm was still around my waist, solid and unyielding. Orion's hand gripped mine, warm and refusing to let go. And I was caught between them, the both of them pulling me in opposite directions until I thought I might split in half."Let. Her. Go." Zeviar's voice was low and dangerous.Orion's jaw tightened. "You first."I'd had enough."Both of you—stop!" I wrenched myself free, stumbling back several steps. My chest heaved as I glared at them. "I'm not a toy you can just fight over."Zeviar's expression darkened. "Lyra—""No." I held up a hand, cutting him off. "I'm done with this. Done with both of you acting like I don't get a say in any of this."Orion opened his mouth, but I turned on him too."And you—" My voice shook. "You show up, say all these things, make me feel things, and then what? You're just going to stand here and posture like some alpha in a—"I stopped myself, blinking back the hea

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

LYRAI couldn't sleep.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Morgana's smile. I heard her voice, sharp and poisonous.Bonds can be broken.I turned over in bed for what felt like the hundredth time, pulling the blanket tighter around myself. Across the room, Willow's breathing was deep and even. At least one of us could rest."You should try to sleep," Sky said quietly.“I can't.”"You're exhausted."“I know.”But my mind wouldn't settle. Between Orion leaving, Morgana's threats, and the constant weight of not knowing what I was or why any of this was happening, sleep felt impossible.I sat up slowly, careful not to wake Willow, and padded over to the window.The packhouse grounds were quiet under the moonlight. It was peaceful and beautiful, even.It felt like a lie."Lyra," Sky said, her tone shifting. "Something's happening."What do you mean? Before she could answer, pain lanced through my skull.I gasped, pressing my palms to my temples."The barriers are breaking," Sky said urgent

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

ZEVIARIt's been two weeks.Two fucking weeks since I last saw her.I told myself it was necessary. That distance would give me clarity, help me think past the pull of the bond and make rational decisions about what came next.I told myself a lot of things. But none of them were true. I leaned back in my chair, staring at the stack of reports on my desk without actually seeing them. Financial projections. Territory disputes. Council briefs. All of it blurred together into meaningless noise.Because all I could think about was her. The way she'd looked at me in that clearing before Orion showed up. The way her body had fit against mine when I'd caught her. The way her vanilla scent had wrapped around me and refused to let go."You're being an idiot," Zayn growled.“I'm being practical.”"You're being a coward."I clenched my jaw, ignoring him. He'd been relentless for days now. Pacing and snarling. Demanding I go to her.But I couldn't.She was a human. A weak one at that. A politica

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

LYRA Two weeks. It had been two weeks since my memories came flooding back. Two weeks since I'd remembered my parents' faces, their voices, the way they'd died to protect me. Two weeks since Willow had seen my eyes glow silver and didn't run. And two weeks since I'd last seen Zeviar. Not that I was counting. I stood at the edge of the pack's training grounds, arms crossed, watching wolves spar in both human and animal form. The morning sun was warm on my face, but I barely felt it. I was too focused on the way they moved with so much strength and power. A massive gray wolf lunged at his opponent, teeth bared. The other shifter dodged, twisted, and came back with a strike that should have connected. But the wolf was faster, pivoting mid-air in a way that seemed impossible. "That's incredible," I thought. "That's nothing," Sky said, her tone almost smug. "Wait until you see what we can do." “We haven't done anything yet.” "Because you won't let me." I'd been having

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

ORION Nightshade was struggling. I stood at the entrance of the medical wing—a converted warehouse on the eastern edge of our territory—watching wolves come and go. Some were sick, others were helping tend to those who'd fallen ill. The fever started three weeks ago with just a handful of cases. Now it was spreading faster than we could contain it. Mara, our head healer, emerged from one of the rooms, stripping off her gloves. She looked exhausted. "How many today?" I asked. "Fifteen new cases." She rubbed her eyes. "We're running low on the suppressants. The human medications aren't doing anything anymore." "Because it's not a human disease," I said. "No. It's not." She met my gaze. "Alpha, I think this is magical in origin. Something in the territory. I can't treat it without knowing the source." My jaw tightened. "Keep doing what you can. I'll handle the supply issue." She nodded and disappeared back into the medical wing. I turned and walked through the compound

CHAPTER NINETEEN

THIRD PERSON POV.The room was built from stone.Old stone. The kind that had stood for centuries, weathered by time and soaked in secrets. The walls were thick, the ceiling low, and the single window was narrow—more of a slit than an opening, letting in only the barest sliver of moonlight.A candle sat on the table in the center of the room. Its flame flickered, weak and struggling against the cold air that seemed to seep from the very walls.Two figures stood in the shadows.Neither moved toward the light. Neither spoke for a long moment.Then, finally, one of them broke the silence."She's at Ravenwood."The voice was calm and ancient in a way that had nothing to do with age and everything to do with power. It was the voice of someone who had seen empires rise and fall, who had watched generations pass like seasons.The Grandmaster.The second figure shifted slightly. "You're certain?""I'm certain." There was no doubt in the tone. Just cold, absolute fact. "The last daughter of Se

CHAPTER TWENTY.

ZEVIAR I stood in front of the mirror in my private bathroom, gripping the edge of the sink hard enough that my knuckles went white. My reflection stared back at me. Pale, with shadows under my eyes that hadn't been there a month ago. I looked like hell. I felt worse. The pain started in my chest three days ago. A dull, persistent ache that spread through my ribs and settled deep in my bones. Zayn was quieter than he'd ever been, his presence in my mind dimmed to barely a whisper. We were dying. And I'd done it to myself. Two weeks. Two weeks of avoiding her. Telling myself it was strategic, that distance would give me clarity, that I could figure out a way around this that didn't make me look weak. Two weeks of being a coward. "Go to her," Zayn said, his voice so faint I almost didn't hear it. “I will.” "When?" “Today.” I'd made the decision last night, lying awake in bed while the curse gnawed at my insides. The ball was tomorrow and Kael's ultimatum hung over me like a

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