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The book slipped slightly in my hand. And everything went dark.

He wasn’t touching me, but his presence anchored me, his steady heartbeat somehow syncing with mine despite the chaos around me. I forced myself to breathe. “I’m not afraid of you,” I told the shadows, voice trembling but firm. They flickered. “You hide truths,” one hissed, voice like wind through broken glass. “You deny yourself.” “I acknowledge them,” I said, stepping forward. “But I do not let them control me.” The shadows surged, spinning faster, pressing inward, folding the space around me. The walls bent, colors flaring and twisting. The light beneath my feet pulsed violently, threatening to throw me off balance.

Yet Elias’s presence behind her reminded her of loyalty, of protection, of another kind of fire—one she could rely on without questioning. Shaking herself, she turned back to the Codex. Her fingers traced the silver symbols, and the book opened on its own, revealing pages filled with ink that shimmered like liquid shadow. The words were indecipherable at first, swirling and shifting, but slowly, patterns emerged. Ancient spells, instructions for summoning and controlling shadows, notes about bloodlines and forbidden pacts… Evelyn’s eyes widened. She realized that everything Lucien and Elias had warned about, every secret Ava had hinted at, was contained within this single book. And the book

The moment my hands touched it, warmth spread through me, strange and electric. The shadows recoiled, as if my touch burned them. The figure hissed, stepping back, claws forming out of the darkness. I didn’t understand what was happening, but I felt power surge from the book into me. The words on the cover shimmered faintly, glowing like they recognized me. Fenrir moved closer. “Whatever you’re going to do—now is the time.” I took a deep breath. The shadows lunged again. This time, I didn’t flinch.

“From now on, you’re his friend. You tell him you hate me. That you’re ready to switch allegiances. Meanwhile, I want to know every move he makes. Every breath. Every whisper.” Luca chuckled on the other end. “Understood. I’ll be his mirror.” **** And just like that, Luca became my shadow in Istanbul, watching Lorenzo. He pretends to hunt me down, while feeding me his every step. Let him keep thinking he’s got an ally. Let him chase the wrong flame. I lit it for him. And when it burns out, I’ll be standing there in the ashes. I turned to my men. “Let’s not forget what kind of business we’re in,” I added coldly. “We don’t just serve kings and rich generals. We serve demand. That means shadows

Maddy sighed. “If you don’t spend the night with me bitch, I will make sure you regret it.” Jude’s voice was demonic, and it made Maddy’s skin crawl. She began to get a little afraid, to the others in the room, it looked like she was simply having a conversation with a potential client. What she did not know was that the man in her life, was listening to the conversation from his office. “Andre.” “Sir.” “I need the file on Jude Stones.”

The books they had on the subject seemed sadly outdated and she silently wondered if this exercise would bear results. Eli, being the Head Librarian, was able to sniff out what they needed fast, and she was sure the seven books on the desk were about all he could find. Most of them dealt with hauntings and spirit possessions, but none it seemed, could tell her how to kill an evil spirit. Not just banish it, but kill it and send it hurtling to hell, where it belonged.

He was being watched. "Hello?" He muttered as he looked around uncomfortably. Something just didn't feel right in here. Suddenly a dark figure emerges from the shadows and pounces on him. Grabbing his neck tight in an effort to strangle him. Prince Ryder stared into those familiar cold grey eyes which were now a very stormy grey, as they stared at him without recognition. "My alpha". He called out in a choked up manner, not recognising his own voice. Alpha Ethan raised up an arm already shifted to a paw, ready to strike and prince Ryder's eyes widen as he let out an ear pressing scream.

"Upon their visage, the countenance of the celestial orb, completed by the sacred sigil upon the union with their fated's mark." Thinking about the prophecy makes my skin crawl. Any time I think about ashes, I see my home, burnt to the ground. I hear howls of pain, remembering that they came from me as I held my baby brother's burnt body. Who needs screaming birds when I have already seen the hell that The Darkness hides.

Fear sharpens into fury, molten and blinding. I reach. Not with hands. With instinct. With that strange internal pull that drags me into shadows night after night without permission. The darkness beneath my feet answers. Not violently. Not chaotically. It opens. Like a mouth welcoming breath. Like a path recognizing its traveler. The shadows gripping my legs falter. Just for a second. But one second is enough. I step. Not forward. Down. Into the shadow beneath me. The world snaps sideways. Sound tears apart into jagged fragments.