تسجيل الدخولCaelum’s POVWe left the place before sunrise.After tracking the footprints it led no where important.The city was still sleeping when General Rowan’s soldiers opened the northern gates for us.The sky was dark.Even though dawn was approaching, thick clouds covered the moon, leaving the road ahead barely visible.I sat behind the wheel of the vehicle, my hands resting firmly against it as we followed the narrow road toward the mountains.Aria sat beside me and Nyra was in the back.General Rowan’s two soldiers followed behind us on horseback.Our destination was still several hours away. The village beneath the mountains. The place where we hoped to find answers.The place where, according to Rowan’s scouts, the king might already be waiting. I glanced at the rearview mirror.Nyra was staring out the window.“You okay?” I asked Her eyes met mine through the mirror. “I’m fine.”“You’re sure?”“Yes.” She smiled Aria looked at me and I shrugged while Nyra rolled her eyes. “I regret
Caelum's POVI looked down at the map still spread across the table.Five territories and twentyfive packs and somewhere among them was the person responsible for the attacks.The person who wanted Nyra.I leaned back in my chair. "Well..."Aria reached for another piece of bread. "That was cheerful conversation"I stared at her. "You're eating?""Yes.""We just found out an ancient dark wolf is probably hunting us.""I know."She shrugged. "I get hungry when I'm stressed."Nyra looked at her. "You're always hungry.""Exactly."I couldn't help laughing, even Nyra smiled then her expression became serious. "We need to find him."The smile disappeared from my face. "Agreed."We moved to the strategy room shortly after breakfast. General Rowan had given us permission to use it.The walls were covered with maps. I stared at the map."So..." I pointed toward the five territories we'd planned to visit. "We start here."Aria leaned closer. "Why?""Because this is where the attacks began."N
Caelum's POVI was very warm and second thing was that my entire body hurt.A dull ache spread through my chest every time I breathed. My ribs protested the smallest movement, and my left shoulder felt as though someone had dropped a boulder on it.I let out a quiet groan."So I'm still alive."The memory of the battle returned in flashes. The black-armored man and my lightning.Nyra.I slowly opened my eyes.Soft morning light poured through the curtains, filling the room with a warm golden glow.For a moment, everything was peaceful theb I noticed someone beside me.Nyra. She was asleep on the other side of the bed.Still wearing the same clothes from yesterday, though they had been cleaned. One arm rested beneath her head while loose strands of black hair framed her face.She looked beautiful as always.I smiled "So you stayed here."She must have been exhausted.Dark circles rested beneath her eyes, and even in sleep her brows were slightly furrowed. I quietly pushed the blanket
Nyra’s POVMate.The word echoed through every part of me. It settled into my heart with a certainty that left no room for doubt.I stared at Caelum’s unconscious face, unable to move.No… This couldn’t be happening.My wolf remained unusually calm, almost… happy. The invisible thread between us pulsed again, warm and steady.I instinctively reached for my chest but it was still there and I could feel the bond.I had heard stories growing up, every wolf had.The Moon Goddess would choose one soul for another, weaving their lives together with a bond stronger than blood.Some wolves found their mates early while others searched for decades. Others never found theirs at all.And somehow mine had been beside me all this time and I didn’t know.Tears blurred my vision. “This isn’t fair…”I whispered. “You deserve someone… normal.”“Move aside.” General Rowan’s voice pulled me back to reality.Several healers hurried toward us carrying leather satchels filled with herbs and bandages.One o
Nyra's POV"Caelum!" The scream tore from my throat before I realized it was mine.He lay crumpled against the shattered stone wall, blood spreading beneath him in a dark crimson pool.His silver hair, usually so bright, was stained red and I couldn’t breath as I saw him struggling to breathe."No..."I stumbled toward him, my legs refusing to move fast enough. "No, no, no..."The black-armored man watched from the center of the ruined street. His golden eyes followed me with cruel amusement."I warned him he couldn’t take me down." He said My hands slid beneath Caelum's shoulders as I shook him, his body was limp in my arm.I heard Aria cry Freon somewhere behind me but I couldn’t hear her.His eyes fluttered open for only a second. "N... Nyra...""I'm here."I brushed the blood away from his lips with trembling fingers. "I'm right here."He tried to smile but it only made more blood spill from the corner of his mouth.“Am I dying?” He asked “Shut up, dont say that” I said My che
Caelum's POVThe world felt like it was moving into motion. One heartbeat, the man stood beyond the shattered gate.The next he was in front of Nyra and grabbed her neck, I didn't think, I just moved.My body reacted before my mind could catch up. I threw myself between them, drawing my sword in the same motion.My steel clashed against his black claws that had appeared where the stranger's hand had been.The impact sent me skidding several feet across the stone street. The wolf didn't even seem surprised.Instead he looked at me and smiled."So." His golden eyes studied me with interest. "The Alpha King's son."I planted my feet on the ground. "You'll have to go through me.""I was planning to." He said Behind me, Nyra drew her sword while Aria nocked an arrow.General Rowan barked orders at the soldiers "Protect the civilians!""Archers!" "Loose!"A rain of arrows filled the sky but the stranger wolf barely looked up.Dark mist burst from his body and all the arrows disintegrated b
Aria’s POV…The scream tore out of me before I realized it was mine.Kaelen.Pain exploded through the bond—raw, violent, suffocating. It felt like my chest had been ripped open, like my heart was being crushed in a fist that wasn’t mine. I staggered, nearly dropping to my knees as the world tilted
Aria’s POV….Morning arrived softly, as if the world itself was afraid to wake me too suddenly.I opened my eyes to warmth—real warmth this time. Fire crackled low in the hearth, filling the room with the scent of pine and cinnamon. Pale winter light filtered through the curtains, turning everythin
Aria’s POV…..The battlefield hadn’t gone quiet.Not really.Even after Serena’s ashes scattered into the wind, the war still roared around us—steel clashing, wolves howling, magic tearing the earth apart. But in the space between Kaelen and me, there was a silence so sharp it hurt more than any wo
Kaelen’s POV……The world had narrowed to a single room.No war cries.No chanting.No fire or blood or magic.Just stone walls, healer’s lamps, and Aria lying still.The healers have moved her while Varric and my shadows cleaned up after the war, planning the burials for the warriors who died.She







