The Phoenix Wolf's Awakening 의 모든 챕터: 챕터 61 - 챕터 70

Mona's POV The pain started at midnight—not the gentle warning Sophie had described, but a violent seizure of muscles that sent phoenix fire exploding from my skin in golden sheets."Too early!" Sophie's hands glowed with healing light as she pressed them against my convulsing belly. "She's only thirty-seven weeks—"Another contraction hit, this one bringing lightning to join my fire. The windows shattered outward. Derek's power, responding to mine, to our children fighting to be born. The bed frame cracked, wood splintering under the combined force of our uncontrolled abilities."Get Nova. Now!" Sophie commanded someone—I couldn't see who through the haze of pain. My phoenix fire was turning violent, shifting from gold to white-hot, the kind that had killed dozens during the siege. But now I couldn't control it. Couldn't stop it. The babies were coming, and they were bringing every ounce of power in my blood to the surface.Nova burst through the door within minutes, Aria right behi

Mona's POV The blood started the morning of Leon's wedding—not mine, but Lyra's, seeping through her nightgown in thin lines where her phoenix fire had burned too hot during sleep."She's hurting herself," Derek said, cradling our six-month-old daughter while I frantically searched for Sophie's healing salves. "Her power is growing faster than her body can handle."Cassian watched from his crib, those storm-gray eyes tracking every movement, his own lightning crackling faintly along his skin in response to his sister's distress. They always knew when the other was in pain. Twin bonds ran deeper than blood—I knew that better than most."We can't miss the wedding," I said, spreading the salve over Lyra's burns, watching them heal and reopen in continuous cycles. "Leon needs us there.""Leon would understand—""No." My voice came out sharper than intended. "He's given up everything for duty. For pack. For survival. Today is his. We're going."The solution came from Nova, who arrived to

Mona's POV The morning Lyra took her first steps, she walked straight into fire.Not metaphorical fire—actual flames from the hearth I'd forgotten to screen. One moment she was crawling, the next she pulled herself up using the stone ledge, and then she was walking through the blaze like it was morning sunlight. Giggling."Derek!" I screamed, lunging forward, but he caught my arm."Look," he breathed.The fire parted around her. Not burning, not even warming—just moving aside like respectful subjects before their queen. Lyra toddled through the hearth, emerged on the other side covered in ash but unharmed, and promptly fell on her bottom with a delighted shriek."Mama!" She reached for me with sooty hands. "Hot pretty!"A week later, Cassian watched his sister's newfound mobility with storm-gray eyes that calculated distances and possibilities. He'd been pulling himself up for days, testing his balance, studying Lyra's technique with an intensity that reminded me painfully of Marcus

Mona's POV Selena stood in my doorway at three in the morning, holding a leather satchel that contained her entire life and a secret that would change everything."I'm leaving," she said, and the words hit me like cold water, even though I'd seen this coming for months. Maybe years.She'd been different lately. Not distant—we'd grown too close for that—but focused inward, like someone learning to speak a new language in their dreams. I'd caught her reading books with no titles, pages that smelled of sage and secrets. Her fingers would trace patterns in the air when she thought no one was watching. The witch blood her mother had spent a lifetime hiding was finally singing in her veins."The Northern Coven accepted me," she continued, stepping into my room. Derek stirred beside me but didn't wake. "A full year apprenticeship. Traditional training. The kind my mother should have given me if she hadn't been so afraid."I sat up, pulling a robe around my shoulders. The twins slept in thei

Mona's POV Elder Marcus stood in our great hall at dawn, speaking words that made my blood freeze: "I formally challenge the Alpha's bloodline and demand the twins be removed from succession."Derek's growl shook the windows. I grabbed his wrist before he could lunge, feeling his muscles coiled tight as steel beneath my fingers. Marcus had waited until the twins were at the Academy, until we were alone except for the required witnesses for a formal challenge. He'd planned this perfectly, the coward."On what grounds?" Derek's voice was lethal quiet, the kind that preceded violence."They are abominations," Marcus said, his weathered face twisted with disgust. "Phoenix-touched. Unnatural. They shifted at three years old—that alone proves they're not true wolves. Nightshade needs pure blood to lead, not these... experiments.""Choose your next words very carefully," I said, surprising myself with how calm I sounded when inside I was screaming. "You're talking about my children.""I'm t