LOGINIan’s POVDarla stood beside me for a while, still holding my hand as if she needed the reassurance that none of this was going to vanish. Her fingers were warm against mine, and it made my wolf purr like it had never before.“I still can’t believe he agreed so easily,” she said quietly.I glanced down at her. “He didn’t agree easily. He just trusts you.”She smiled at that but didn’t say anything for a moment. We began walking back toward the pack grounds together, our steps slow and unhurried, like neither of us was in a rush to leave each other's side. After a while, Darla tilted her head toward me. “Ian?”“Mm?”“When did you start liking me?”I let out a quiet laugh, mostly because the question caught me off guard. “That’s what you’re thinking about right now?”She shrugged slightly, her thumb tracing small circles over the back of my hand. “I’m curious. I feel like I should know. Unless it’s a terrible answer.”“It’s not terrible,” I said, thinking about it properly. “It’s just…
Ian’s POVDarla looked at me for a long moment, as though she was trying to process the words I had just spouted. Even I was surprised. I had just indirectly confirmed my feelings for. Feelings I have for so long, found hard to put into words. A smile slowly spread across her face, one so full of relief that it tugged at something deep inside me. Before I could say another word, she closed the distance between us and rested her hands lightly against my chest.“I’ve wanted to do this for so long,” she whispered.Then she leaned forward and kissed me.For a brief moment, my mind went completely blank. I had imagined what it would be like to kiss her more times than I cared to admit over the past few days, yet nothing came close to the warmth that spread through me the moment our lips met. I slipped an arm around her waist and kissed her back, smiling against her lips when I felt her relax completely in my embrace.When we finally pulled away, neither of us moved very far. She rested he
Ian's POVThe last few days had passed in a blur.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Sabrina lying motionless on that bed with her skin growing paler by the hour. Every time I opened them, there was another problem demanding my attention. Between searching for Amaria, securing the pack, checking on Damon, and making sure everyone stayed alert, I had barely had a moment to think about myself.Or Darla.I hadn’t realized how badly I had neglected her until one of the guards approached me while I was finishing another round of questioning with the servants.“Alpha Ian.”I looked up from the report in my hands.“What is it?”“The convoy from the Silver Moon Pack is preparing to leave.”I frowned, not immediately understanding why he was telling me.“So?”“Their Beta’s daughter is leaving with them.”I didn't register his words immediately. I frowned. Darla is leaving?I looked toward the pack gates instinctively before turning back to the guard.“When?”“They just set out, Beta–”I wait
Damon’s POVIan and I moved through the pack immediately after the realization that Amaria had slipped away again, and this time there was no sign of her scent or presence in any of the corridors we checked. We pulled the maids together and questioned them one after the other, watching carefully for even the smallest hesitation, but every answer led to the same dead end because none of them had seen her leave and none of them could explain when she had vanished, only that she had already been gone before the search properly tightened around the inner pack. The more we searched, the clearer it became that this was not an impulsive escape but something planned, something calculated, and that realization made my patience run thinner with every passing minute.Ian finally stepped closer after another round of questioning and said, “Damon, you need to go back to Sabrina. I’ll handle this from here.” His voice was firm. “She is stable now, and we cannot afford to leave her alone for long
Sabrina's POVI woke up the next morning feeling strangely detached from my own body. Everything felt sore and heavy, and for a few seconds I just lay there trying to understand where I was and why my chest felt so tight. Then I shifted slightly beneath the blankets and noticed something dark against my skin.Blood.My eyes dropped fully to my legs and I froze.Dried blood stained my thighs and the sheets beneath me.Immediately everything came rushing back. The bracelet. The pain. Damon’s face hovering over me. The feeling of weakness that had swallowed me whole. The blood I thought I had seen before falling asleep again.My hand moved to my stomach so quickly it hurt.No.My breathing became uneven as panic spread through me.No.The thought entered my mind before I could stop it and suddenly it became impossible to think of anything else.My baby.I stared at the blood and tears started slipping down my face before I even realized I was crying.“My baby…”The words came out quietly
Damon’s POVThe pack doctor had just left after doing everything he could to stabilize her. He hadn’t said much. He didn’t need to. The look on his face had already carved the truth into my chest.I sat next to Sabrina, wiping down the sweat off her face and body just like the pack doctor had instructed before he left.Her skin had turned a paler shade of blue, her pink lips losing their color. The only sign of life in her was the weak rise and fall of her chest. In the midst of all these, I couldn't help but self loathe. Especially with the red glow coming from that bracelet wrapped tightly around her hands.How could I not have known. How could I have let myself believe Amaris's was no more. I was so caught in the recent joys in my life that I had forgotten just how impossible it was to take Amaria out for good.Sighing deeply, I looked at the priestess who sat on the floor crossed legged, hands clasped together in front of her while her mouth moved as they muttered incomprehensibl
Sabrina’s POVDamon had left me earlier in front of the pack house after he received a mindlink from the head guard, urging him to check something out at the pack border. Walking around all day left me feeling parched so instead of going straight to my room, I made a detour to the kitchen. The se
Sabrina's POVI ran to him and my bare feet barely left the cold floor as I threw myself against his chest. Immediately his arms were round me, strong and unyielding, my raging, scattered thoughts were for the first time, gone since I woke up.His scent, his warmth, it put me back on my feet in a
Damon's POV“Are you sure you don’t want more gravy, Sabrina?” Ian asked as he passed the bowl across the table.“I’m fine, thank you,” she said with a small smile, the kind she used when she wanted to seem polite even when she wasn’t entirely comfortable.Danielle added quietly, “It tasted better
Sabrina’s POVDamon and I lay on the mat spread across the garden floor, the fruits beside us untouched because he had decided that teasing me was far more entertaining. His hand rested on my belly, as if he wanted to feel the life growing inside of me. He leaned close, whispering soft, ridiculous







