جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 55

Chapter 51Elara's PovAvery's eyes went wide. Her mouth opened. No words came out. Her hands flew to her neck, gripping the arrow shaft. Blood poured between her fingers, and slowly, she shifted into her wolf form.The room exploded with screams, and chairs scraping. Guards were shouting and the wolves were lunging from their seats."Grand Luna!" Someone yelled…but it sounded distorted in my ears."Someone call a healer!" It was pure chaos."Get the doors!" I still couldn't move. This would have been an opportunity to slip out, find the jade ring or Rowan and leave, but I couldn't.My eyes just remained on Avery as she dropped to her knees. Then her chest hit the floor, accompanied by her face with a thud that echoed through the chamber.She wasn't moving, but her eyes were still open. My father told me… anyone who died with their eyes open was a wicked person and they really deserved death.Kyle stumbled backwards, his scroll falling from his hands. Beatrice screamed and pointed at

Chapter 53Elara's PovSeris… she was truly Calliope. How, I couldn't fathom how this happened.My fists were empty. I held no sword, it was just hands and the rage burning within me.But she didn't move. She just stood there, her arms crossed, staring at me like I was nothing.My heartbeat pounded loudly inside my ears.I swung at her, but she caught my wrist immediately and squeezed hard. Pain shot up my arm and I winced."Foolish girl." Her voice was very calm."You're still the same, Elara. You think you can hurt me?"I tried hitting her with my other hand, but she caught that one too."You're weak, you should know that. What about your pups? You've been chained for hours." She leaned closer. Her breath smelled like copper. "I've been waiting for this moment for ten years. I'm not going to let you ruin it."She shoved me backwards violently.My back slammed against the stone floor. Air left my lungs instantly and I gasped, wheezing desperately as pain spread through my spine.Dust

Chapter 55Cassian's PovThe first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was the familiar white ceiling of the hospital. Slowly, I sat up due to the pain I always felt in my chest, but my hands moved with force. I expected the pain to shoot through my body, but it didn't, it felt like the pain in my chest was gone.I didn't understand that at first and lay back, staring at the fluorescent lights, waiting for the familiar ache. The stutter in my heart and the usual black blood crawling through my veins, that felt like worms, but then, I didn't feel anything, I felt nothing.It was just silence and pure stillness. The room smelled of antiseptic and old flowers. Machines beeped somewhere to my left. An IV dripped into my arm. The window showed nothing but gray sky and falling snow.The last thing I remembered was Elara's face. Her hands on my chest and blood spilling from my lips.Elara.I tried to sit up. My arms shook and my head pounded."Alpha!"Adrian said running in, and in an instant