Chapter Eighty one

Sophie’s POV The disappearance of Elara and the stolen sealing crystal sent the entire mansion into lockdown. Lucas’s sudden crying and those terrifying dark veins on his tiny arms had every protective instinct in me coming alive. Almost eight months old and our son was already fighting an internal battle we couldn’t fully see. I held him tightly against my chest, rocking him as golden sparks mixed with faint, worrying shadows that moved across his skin before vanishing. “Shh, little spark,” I whispered, pouring every ounce of Luna energy into him. “Mama’s here. We won’t let them take you.” Damon paced the nursery, his silver eyes filled with both fury and fear. The pack was mobilized, every warrior on high alert, but the problem that hit hardest came from the elders during an emergency meeting at dawn. One elder revealed a hidden page from the forbidden scrolls. “The Mirror Soul isn’t just a reflection. In rare cases, it can split. If the ancients succeed in their ritual, Lucas

Chapter Eighty Two

Sophie’s POV The sight of the alter ego of Lucas moving toward our son made my blood freeze over. Time seemed to slow as I made my move as well, golden Luna energy exploding from me aiming in a protect. The shadow twin collided with my shield, its black eyes, mirror images of Lucas’s silver ones, flashing with hunger that was as old as anything. Lucas screamed in my arms, his tiny body convulsing as the dark veins spread further, fighting against the pull of his corrupted counterpart. “Damon!” I cried through our bond, my voice breaking. He was already there, his massive black wolf form slamming into the shadow entity. The ritual circle kept pulsing harder, Vespera’s broken laughter echoing even as she bled out on the ground. The First God fragment loomed larger, feeding power into the merge. “Lucas is stronger than this!” I shouted, and decided that I would believe that. There were a lot of memories i could think about. Late nights feeding him, his first laughs, the way he reach

Chapter Eighty Three

Sophie’s POV Lucas’s strange two-toned voice and the reappearing dark veins on his tiny arms broke any fragile hope we had held on to after the battle at the ridge. I pulled him closer, rocking him up and down as golden sparks fought against the shadowy patterns spreading across his skin. This young, our son was now carrying an internal war that no child should ever endure. The shadow twin wasn’t just a separate entity, it was becoming one, learning our secrets, our weaknesses, our love. “Fight it, Lucas,” I whispered desperately, tears streaming down my face. “You are ours. You are the Spark of love, not their weapon.” Damon wrapped his powerful arms around both of us, his Alpha energy flooding the family bond like a tidal wave. For a moment, the dark veins receded, and Lucas’s silver eyes cleared, filling with tears as he babbled “Mama... Papa...” in his normal voice. But even this relief was short-lived. A pack healer burst into the chambers with urgent news. “Luna, Alpha, sev

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