KIARA’S POVThree nights.Those two words followed me everywhere.Three nights until the Gate opened.Three nights until whatever had been waiting beneath Moonfall Peak was released.Three nights until we discovered whether the figure wearing Kael’s father’s face had been telling the truth.And somehow, through all of it, the only thing I could think about was my sons.Rowan and Ryder were sleeping peacefully in the nursery as though the world outside wasn’t slowly falling apart.I stood between their cribs, watching them breathe.They were too young to understand any of this.Too innocent to know that ancient witches, wolves, the First Circle, and something far darker were fighting over their existence.I reached into Ryder’s crib and gently touched his cheek.His eyes opened.For a moment, they were normal.Then silver flooded his irises.The black symbol appeared again.I froze.“Ryder?”He stared at me.He didn’t cry.He didn’t move.He simply watched me.Then his tiny hand reached t
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