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Vanessa's povThe night was unnaturally quiet. Even with the fires burning gently in their pits and warriors shuffling through patrols, something about the air felt… hollow.Like it was holding its breath.I sat outside the war tent on a fallen log, watching the stars shine in the sky. The volcanic smoke of Ashville filled my lungs, it was one smell that this region would never let go of despite it being centuries since the last eruption. The moon casted its silver, ethereal glow on us, a reminder that the goddess was still with us.She was our only hope alongside Xander and Ava.Ava…Ava hadn’t come out all day.And it was eating me alive.“She’s still not herself, huh?”Kael’s voice broke through my train of thoughts, low and familiar. I didn’t need to turn to know it was him. He had a way of stepping into a space without disrupting it—like a ghost who chose when to be seen.“No,” I murmured, tugging the sleeves of my tunic over my hands. “She’s not.”Kael didn’t say anything at fir
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Vanessa's povThe kiss had left something inside me unsteady.Not broken—just… a bit different. Like a part of me I hadn’t realized had slowed down and stopped had suddenly begun to move again.Kael and I didn’t speak for a while after that. We just sat there on the log, side by side, listening to the fire crackle, crickets and insects chirp, and the slight conversations carried from the camp by the wind.I could still feel the softness of his mouth on mine.It was maddening.“You’re quiet,” he said after a while.“I’m always quiet,” I murmured.He tilted his head, looking at me from the corner of his eye. “Not always and I can tell that something is going on in your head right now.”I let out a soft snort and leaned back, placing my arms behind me to support my body. “True. Guess I’m just… trying to make sense of it.”Kael leaned back too, his shoulder brushing mine. “Of what?”“You.”“This.”“Us?”He didn’t answer immediately, but the silence between us felt more like an unspoken qu
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Vanessa's povI woke to warmth.Not just the kind that came from the rising sun or the thick furs draped over my body in my tent. No. Rather it was the kind that pulsed beneath my skin.A low, comforting hum flowing through my veins.I didn't know what it was but I liked it.I sat up slowly, blinking against the soft morning light filtering through the smoke and fog that hung over the valley. Kael was already awake, lying beside me on his side, propped up on one elbow. Watching me.“What?” I asked, voice hoarse and filled with sleep as I rubbed my eyes.He shook his head slowly, eyes narrowed in what seemed to be confusion. Like he was trying to understand something. “Do you… feel that?”I frowned. “Feel what?”Then I stilled.There it was again.A thrum. Like a heartbeat, but not mine. A low tug pulling at my chest—my soul. And then… warmth spread from the center of me outward, not just physical but something deeper. Something eternal.My eyes met his. I knew.“You’re my mate,” I bre
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Xander's povThe moment the last letter of Ava’s name left my lips, everything around me stilled.The air in the room thickened like smoke, filling and clinging to my lungs. The little light that we had dimmed, sounded muffled. I could no longer hear the fire crackling or the faint noises from the halls beyond our chamber. I could only feel the pulsing of the stone against her chest and the pull—deep and ancient—tugging at my soul.Then, the world faded.A flash of light exploded behind my eyes, and my knees buckled. I fell but no, not onto the ground, but through it. Through the floor, through the pack house, through the very meaning of existence.It was like drowning through something I couldn't quite name.I crashed into darkness.Not the absence of light… but a living, breathing dark. It curled around me like smoke, like a tunic. Whispers slithered through the air, voices I couldn’t understand but felt in my bones—echoes of forgotten souls, lost memories, trapped souls.I stood sl
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Xander's povWe came back like falling stars.One second, I was surrounded by light, clutching Ava’s hand in the fading light of the Veil’s magic—and the next, we slammed into the physical world with a pulse of air that sent every candle in the room flickering out.Gasps echoed.A crash sounded as Kael knocked over his chair in shock.Weapons were drawn.But I didn’t see any of it.All I saw was her.Ava collapsed into me the moment we hit the floor. Her body trembled with the weight of everything that had just happened, and I caught her before she hit the cold stone. I didn’t let go.Not for a second.She felt real now. Warm. Breathing. Alive.And yet, I was afraid to blink. Afraid that if I did, I’d open my eyes and find myself still in that cursed veil with Zerathos’ laughter ringing in my ears.“Ava,” I breathed, my voice cracking around the edges.Her face was pale, streaked with sweat, her lips parted as if she was still struggling to draw breath. She blinked slowly, dazed, like
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Xander's pov"Choose."That word hadn’t left my mind ever since I had read it. Since Kael handed me the white piece of bone wrapped in a bloodied material.I didn't even want to think about whose body the bone might have been pulled out from.The bone was now sitting on the war table in front of me, staring at me. The letters hadn't been carved with pure intent, the disorganized manner let me know that the sender was a malicious psycho.Choose.But choose what?Ava sat beside me earlier, trying to calm me. She was still recovering and wanted to be by my side at all times which is the only reason why I let her be in the war room right now. She whispered that it was a trick or taunt by Zerathos to just destabilize me. But I knew better, it wasn't a threat to me.I knew the difference between threats and messages.This was anm message but it wasn't meant for me as far as I could guess but I didn't rule out the possibility that it might.I got up from the table and began to pace across th
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Xander's povTrust.It was the cornerstone of any kingdom.If removed it could send the whole thing to the ground.And right now, mine was crumbling.I stared at all my closest allies in front of me and the paper I had laid out, the voice from earlier whispered something one last time.“Time’s up.”The words still echoed in my mind. They weren’t just a threat — they were a promise. A deadline.And someone I trusted was the one who started the clock.I’d fought wars. I’d bled for my people. I’d made peace with nightmares and walked beside the moon-blessed and the cursed alike.But betrayal?That was a different kind of war.It wasn’t just swords and strategy.It was the whispers behind closed doors. The lies disguised as loyalty. The deadly smiles masked as sweet and kind ones.And this time, I would not be caught unaware.Magnus had betrayed me once, I wouldn't let anyone else catch me off guard so I had a plan.The plan was simple.Too simple, maybe — but that’s what made it brillian
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Xander's povShe said nothing.Kael stepped between us, disbelief written across his face. “That’s not possible.”“I didn’t want to believe it either,” I said quietly. “But the scouts confirmed it. The moment I saw where the enemy had moved, I knew.”Vanessa’s mouth parted. “You…”“I trusted you, you're my little sister.” I said to Lyra, my voice low. “I cared for you. Protected you. Ava healed you when we rescued you from Magnus. And you sold us out.”She took a single step back.Not to flee.To think.To decide what mask to wear next.But I saw past all of them now.“What did he offer you?” I asked. “Power? Freedom?”Lyra didn’t respond. Her jaw clenched and her hands trembled slightly at her sides.Kaida moved toward her, her wolf rising beneath her skin. “Tell us the truth. Now.”Lyra closed her eyes.And then she whispered, “I was trying to protect you.”That made it worse.Because it meant she’d convinced herself that was the truth.I shook my head. “Guards.”The doors opened.B
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Rowan's POVThe room erupted like wildfire.Voices rose from every corner—sharp, angry, confused. All talking above each other. It was total and utter chaos, one that I could barely keep up with.“She’s a traitor!”“She could compromise the entire battle plan! If she hasn't already!”“We cannot risk this! Not again!”“We gave Magnus mercy, and look where that got us—bloodshed and betrayal!”I tried to breathe, but the walls of the war room felt like they were closing in, every shout a dagger being driven deeper into my skull.Magnus.They kept bringing up Magnus.A man I had stood beside for years. A man we’d all trusted until the moment he shattered that trust with fire and treason.Xander had killed him.And now… they wanted to know why Lyra was different.Because she’s not him, my mind screamed.“She’s his blood!” one of the alphas—Alpha Alaric of Thornspike—shouted across the room. “She carries royal lineage. If she defects permanently, that’s not just betrayal—it’s treason from w
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Rowan's POVThe war room was quieter than usual.It wasn’t for lack of people—everyone who mattered was present. All the alphas from the allied packs, their Lunas, council members, and trusted generals sat or stood in the circular stone chamber, murmuring and glancing at one another. A map of the Shadow Forge was pinned to the center of the strategy table, surrounded by half-filled goblets of wine and war plans scribbled on paper.But the air was thick with something heavier than war.Betrayal.Lyra.My sister.I sat to the right of Xander, who looked like he hadn’t slept all night. His hands were folded in front of him, jaw locked tight, dark circles shadowing his eyes. I knew that look. He was barely holding himself together.I wasn’t doing much better.Lyra.The name echoed inside my skull like a curse I couldn’t shake. My twin. My mirror. I knew her movements like I knew my own. Or at least I thought I did.Until she vanished into the shadows.Until she had failed the test Xander
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Ava's povThe moonlight filtered into our chamber through the talk windows. Everything was quiet. Too quiet.Outside, the war continued in subtle ways—strategy, training, whispers of what the warriors were anticipating—but in here, all I could hear was the sound of the crickets chirping and Xander’s shallow breathing.He sat at the edge of the bed, his shoulders hunched forward, elbows rested on his knees. It hurt to see him this way with his back hunched forward like the weight of the world was resting there.And maybe it did.I sat up slowly, watching him for a moment, giving him space. His hands were clasped tightly together, knuckles white. His jaw clenched so hard I could see the muscle twitch beneath his skin.“Xander,” I said softly, barely a whisper.He didn’t turn to me.After a while he spoke but his voice sounded distant and hoarse. “I was twelve when my mother died,” he said. “The day after Lyra and Rowan were born.”My heart clenched, and I silently pulled the blanket tig
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Rowan's POVI had always believed that silence was a thing to fear.Growing up, silence in the castle often meant danger. It meant tension. It meant something unspoken was brewing in the shadows waiting to come to light.But tonight, sitting on the floor of my chamber with Kaida beside me—her presence comforting, her hand still clasping mine— the silence wasn’t suffocating.After the tears had dried up and the storm in my chest had calmed down, I found myself simply staring at kaida.I never understood the comfort people spoke about from their mates but I had always dreamt of it and now that I tasted it, I craved it more than anythingI had cried like a boy, and she hadn’t said anything. Hadn’t judged. Hadn’t pulled away.She stayed.That meant more than any words.The candle on my desk has burnt halfway down, casting soft shadows and golden glow on her. Her eyes were one of the features I loved so much about her, it was filled with so much warmth right now and suddenly the pain in my
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Rowan's POVI didn’t hear a word after the fifth report.Voices droned on and on around the table—Kael’s updates on border sweeps, Vanessa detailing the shift changes, Ava quietly offering insight on ward security. Xander stood at the head, his expression unreadable, sharp as a blade. But me?I was gone.Somewhere else.Somewhere quieter. Somewhere before.Before the scarf. Before the disappearance. Before the betrayal.Before I had to live with the idea that my twin—my twin—might have been feeding our enemy.Lyra.I clenched my fists so hard my nails dug into my palm. The hollow ache in my chest wasn’t just grief. It was a storm. Rumbling and growing. It would soon be unleashed.But not yet.I stood up abruptly. “Excuse me,” I muttered, stepping away from the table without waiting for permission. No one stopped me. Not even Xander. Not even Ava.They understood.Gods, they understood.I walked through the stone halls of Ashville’s war camp like a ghost. The same walls that had once b
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Xander's povShe said nothing.Kael stepped between us, disbelief written across his face. “That’s not possible.”“I didn’t want to believe it either,” I said quietly. “But the scouts confirmed it. The moment I saw where the enemy had moved, I knew.”Vanessa’s mouth parted. “You…”“I trusted you, you're my little sister.” I said to Lyra, my voice low. “I cared for you. Protected you. Ava healed you when we rescued you from Magnus. And you sold us out.”She took a single step back.Not to flee.To think.To decide what mask to wear next.But I saw past all of them now.“What did he offer you?” I asked. “Power? Freedom?”Lyra didn’t respond. Her jaw clenched and her hands trembled slightly at her sides.Kaida moved toward her, her wolf rising beneath her skin. “Tell us the truth. Now.”Lyra closed her eyes.And then she whispered, “I was trying to protect you.”That made it worse.Because it meant she’d convinced herself that was the truth.I shook my head. “Guards.”The doors opened.B
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Xander's povTrust.It was the cornerstone of any kingdom.If removed it could send the whole thing to the ground.And right now, mine was crumbling.I stared at all my closest allies in front of me and the paper I had laid out, the voice from earlier whispered something one last time.“Time’s up.”The words still echoed in my mind. They weren’t just a threat — they were a promise. A deadline.And someone I trusted was the one who started the clock.I’d fought wars. I’d bled for my people. I’d made peace with nightmares and walked beside the moon-blessed and the cursed alike.But betrayal?That was a different kind of war.It wasn’t just swords and strategy.It was the whispers behind closed doors. The lies disguised as loyalty. The deadly smiles masked as sweet and kind ones.And this time, I would not be caught unaware.Magnus had betrayed me once, I wouldn't let anyone else catch me off guard so I had a plan.The plan was simple.Too simple, maybe — but that’s what made it brillian
