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LILA’S POVThe forest was still, almost eerily so, but I could feel it ,the pull of her presence, a crimson thread weaving through my consciousness. My wings twitched instinctively, golden feathers shimmering faintly in the half-light, responding to the invisible storm I knew was coming. My twin. The sister I’d thought lost… the one who had embraced the darkness while I clawed my way into the light. She was here. Watching. Waiting. Smiling somewhere I couldn’t see.“Lila…” The word slipped into my mind before it even reached my ears. A voice that was mine yet not mine, soft, cruel, intimate. It brushed against my thoughts like ice. “Did you miss me?”I staggered, heart pounding, golden energy coiling around me, as if trying to anchor me to reality. “I don’t care where you are,” I hissed under my breath, fingers curling into fists. “I don’t care what you want. You won’t control me. Not again.”Ah, but she laughed then, that soft, venomous laugh that made my blood run cold. And I knew ,I

LILA’S POVMorning didn’t bring peace.It brought clarity.And clarity… was far more dangerous.The camp was alive again not in the way it had been before, filled with laughter and fragile hope but in a sharper, more focused way. Wolves moved with purpose, their steps quicker, their gazes constantly scanning. Fear had reshaped them overnight.Fear… and survival.I stood at the center of it all, watching.They were training.Some of them still had bandages wrapped around their arms, ribs, legs but they pushed through anyway. Every strike, every shift, every breath carried urgency.Because now they knew.We were no longer just surviving.We were being hunted.And worse… we were being studied.My wings flickered faintly behind me, unstable, responding to the constant tension humming beneath my skin. I hadn’t slept. Not really. Every time I closed my eyes, I felt her again my twin scraping against the edges of my mind like claws against glass.Waiting.Learning.Smiling.“Lila.”I didn’t t

LILA’S POVDarkness clawed at me.It wasn’t the forest. Not the camp. Not even the fire that had reduced our defenses to ash. This was her my twin inside my mind, bending it, folding it, breaking it like a fragile toy.I screamed, and yet no sound came. My body in the real world sagged; golden wings drooped weakly. Sara shook my shoulder, panic in her eyes.“Lila! You have to fight! Stay with us!”But the world inside my mind was a storm of red and black, swirling around me, impossible to escape. My twin’s laughter echoed, layered and cruel.“You’ve always been predictable,” she hissed, each word slicing through my soul. “You protect. You love. You cling. And that’s why you’ll fail.”I fell to my knees on the warped ground, clutching my head. The darkness pressed against my skull, sharp and suffocating. Memories—the faces of my pack, Nathan’s golden eyes, Marcus bleeding, Sara screaming flashed violently, each one a knife.Focus, I forced myself. Hold on.But her power was relentless.

LILA’S POVDawn broke across the horizon like a bloodstain on the sky, the edges of clouds tinged with red and gold. I stood atop a ridge overlooking the camp, wings folded against my back, watching as the rejected mates moved through the forest below. Their energy was raw but promising, determination flickering in every motion.Nathan approached quietly, his golden aura dimly illuminating the mist. “You’ve barely slept,” he said softly, concern etched in every line of his face.“I don’t have the luxury of rest,” I replied, voice tight. “Every moment we delay, Ryker grows stronger. Every day we waste, more packs suffer. I won’t let him dictate the fate of those who finally found a family here.”He nodded, though I could see the worry in his eyes. “And yet… you can’t do it all alone, Lila. You’re pushing yourself too hard. I know you… I know your limits, even if you don’t.”I smiled, though it was thin. “Then I’ll push past them. For them. For all of us.”Nathan exhaled slowly, knowing

LILA’S POVThe forest never felt more alive and more dangerous than that morning. Every rustle of leaves, every snap of a branch, seemed amplified, a whispered warning. I walked the ridge above our camp, wings folded lightly, golden aura flickering as if sensing the tension vibrating through the trees.Nathan walked beside me, his hand brushing against mine, a small anchor in the chaos. “You’ve been restless,” he murmured, eyes scanning the shadows. “Even for you, this feels… heavy.”I nodded, jaw tight. “It is heavy. Ryker doesn’t strike openly yet. He tests, he probes, he watches. And I can feel it scouts are moving in. Probably small groups at first, just to see our defenses, gauge our strength.”Ethan, who had been walking silently behind us, growled under his breath. “Let them come. They’ll regret underestimating us.”Davian’s analytical gaze swept the horizon. “Patience, Ethan. If we act too soon, we reveal our strategies. Let them make the first move. But we’ll be ready.”Marcu