All Chapters of The Guardian's Mate: Chapter 121 - Chapter 124

Sophia POVThe attack came during last period, no warning shudder in the air this time, no gathering pressure to brace against. One moment the hallway outside my classroom was ordinary — students shuffling toward lockers, the muffled hum of announcements over the intercom — and the next, the fire alarm shrieked and the lights cut out entirely, plunging the corridor into a darkness that felt deliberate rather than accidental."Everyone stay calm," Mr. Larry started, though his voice cracked on the second word.Shadows detached from the walls before he finished the sentence — actual shadows, moving with the same unnatural intelligence I remembered from the festival smoke, except these had shape now, humanoid outlines with hollow, gleaming eyes that caught what little emergency lighting remained.I didn't run.I felt the old instinct rise — the urge to flee toward the nearest exit the way I had every single time before, letting Ethan or Nathan or Damian catch up and handle whatever came

Sophia POVThe black SUVs pulled through the estate gates just after dawn, three of them in a tight line, and every Guardian on the grounds straightened as they rolled to a stop."Dad's here," Ethan said quietly beside me, and I felt him go still in a way I'd only seen when something truly mattered. "He didn't call ahead.""Is that bad?""It means he already knows something."The lead door opened, and Alpha Liam stepped out. I'd only met him once, briefly, and the memory hadn't done him justice. He was tall, silver at the temples, with a presence that seemed to press the air flat around him. Guardians dropped their eyes as he passed. He didn't acknowledge any of them until his gaze landed on Ethan."Son.""Father." Ethan crossed the gravel and clasped his forearm. "You should have told me you were coming.""I should have come sooner." Liam's eyes flicked to me, sharp and measuring. "Sophia.""Alpha," I said, and managed not to stumble over it.The rear door opened, and Luna Angel step