登入CHLOE'S POVThe moment I heard the alarm bells echo through the pack, my heart nearly stopped.Warriors were running in every direction.Women hurried children indoors.The gates were being reinforced.Something had happened.I grabbed the arm of a passing warrior."What's going on?""The Coven."He didn't stop running."They're outside our borders."The color drained from my face."No..."I whispered."No... what are you doing, Seraphine?"I hurried toward one of the watchtowers overlooking the pack borders.The moment I reached the top, my breath caught.Hundreds...No.Thousands of witches stood beyond the forest.Completely surrounding the territory.At their head...Seraphine.She stood as calm as ever, staring directly toward the Alpha's house.I clenched my fists."This wasn't the plan."She couldn't attack now.Not now.Not while Rowan's mark had only begun awakening.Not while I was still inside the pack.If war started now, everything we had spent years planning could be destroyed
KIARA'S POVI couldn't stop thinking about the portrait.Even after Kael led me back to our room.Even after he searched every hallway, every empty room, and every hidden corner of the pack house.He found nothing….No secret passage….No footprints….No signs that anyone had been there.But I knew what I had seen.It wasn't another vision.It wasn't a dream.It was real.It had to be.The moment we entered our bedroom, my eyes immediately searched for Rowan.He was still asleep beside Ryder.His tiny chest rose and fell gently.The mark on his back had faded slightly, but it was still there.Watching him brought a little relief to my heart.Just a little.Kael closed the bedroom door behind us."You shouldn't be walking around alone."His voice wasn't angry this time.Only tired."I know.""You scared me."I looked at him."I'm sorry."He sighed and wrapped an arm around my shoulders."You've apologized enough tonight."I leaned my head against him."I really did hear someone.""I know you be
KIARA'S POVThat night, no one slept.Kael refused to leave Rowan's side.I refused to leave either.The room was illuminated only by the soft glow of the fireplace, casting long shadows across the walls. Ryder slept peacefully in his crib while Rowan rested in my arms, his tiny breathing uneven but steady enough to ease my heart, if only a little.Kael stood by the window, his arms folded tightly across his chest, staring into the darkness outside.Neither of us spoke.There were simply no words left.Every few minutes, my eyes drifted to Rowan's back.The mark was still there.Dark….Unnatural….Waiting."What if she was right?" I whispered.Kael turned to look at me."Who?""Seraphine."His jaw tightened immediately."I don't care what that woman said.""What if she was telling the truth?""She won't get our sons.""You don't know that.""I do."His voice was firm."I'll die before I let anyone touch them."The room fell silent again.Then...A knock echoed against the bedroom door.Three
KAEL'S POVThe moment Kiara and I stepped into our room, all the warmth from our conversation disappeared.Rowan was crying again…Not loudly…Weakly….Painfully.The sound was enough to make both of us rush toward the crib.Olivia was already standing beside him, gently rocking him in her arms while the witch doctor knelt nearby with several herbs and small bowls spread across the floor.The old woman's face looked grim.Very grim.The second Kiara saw Rowan, she hurried over and carefully took him from Olivia."My baby," she whispered as tears filled her eyes again. "Mommy's here."Rowan's tiny fingers curled around hers.His crying softened.But it didn't stop….It never truly stopped.I walked over to Ryder's crib.Unlike his brother, Ryder was sleeping peacefully.His little chest rose and fell steadily.Healthy….Strong.Seeing one son perfectly fine while the other grew weaker by the hour was torture.I turned toward the witch doctor."You said the mark changed."She nodded."It has.
KIARA'S POVBy the time I returned to the pack house, the entire place was in chaos.Warriors were running across the courtyard.Voices echoed through the halls.The moment I stepped through the front doors, every conversation stopped.Dozens of eyes turned toward me.Relief washed over their faces.Then fear.Because they all knew exactly where I had been.Olivia was the first to reach me.Without saying a word, she wrapped her arms around me."Oh, thank the Moon Goddess," she whispered shakily. "You're safe."I frowned."What happened?"She pulled away, tears shining in her eyes."What happened?" she repeated. "Kiara, you've been gone for hours!"My heart sank."I—"Before I could finish, a deep voice thundered through the hallway."Kiara."I slowly turned.Kael.He stood at the end of the corridor.His clothes were covered in dirt, his hair was disheveled, and his breathing was heavy.It looked like he had searched every corner of the forest.His golden eyes locked onto mine.For a momen
KIARA'S POVI couldn't sit and wait anymore.Not after what happened to Rowan.Not after seeing that mark burned into my son's tiny back.Every second I stayed inside the pack house, wondering what the Coven was planning next, felt like another second I was failing as a mother.Kael had doubled the guards around the pack.The witch doctor hadn't left Rowan's side.Olivia barely slept.Everyone was preparing for an attack.But I wasn't.I was done waiting for one.Just before dawn, I quietly slipped out of bed. Kael was finally asleep after spending the entire night beside Rowan's crib. His hand was still resting protectively on our son's blanket, as though even in his sleep he refused to let him go.My heart broke at the sight.I leaned down and kissed Kael's forehead."I'm sorry," I whispered.Then I kissed each of my boys."Mommy will be back."I wrapped a cloak around myself and quietly left the pack house before anyone noticed.The forest was cold and silent.Every step carried me farthe
KIARA’S POVIt had been a week since the twins were born, and despite everything that had happened, they were healthy. Kael had become completely obsessed with them. He barely slept anymore and spent most of his time carrying one of the boys around while the other slept on his chest. I honestly did
KIARA'S POVSomething was wrong, I had tried to ignore it at first.Everyone expected me to be tired. After all, I was pregnant.But this wasn't normal.Every day, I felt weaker.Every day, I struggled to get out of bed.Even simple things exhausted me.The twins were growing too fast.And my body was pa
KAEL'S POVSomething wasn't right and the more I thought about it, the less I liked it. It had been days since Kiara told me about the vision days since she admitted she knew nothing about Chloe's family.At first, I told myself I was overthinking Chloe had been by Kiara's side for years.She loved
KIARA'S POVFear showed up in his eyes."Tell me everything " he said.For a moment I could not say a word. My hands were shaking inside his as tears kept falling down my face. The pictures from the visions appeared in my mind again. I saw blood and people screaming and dying.Kael held my hands ti







