LOGINNyra's POVMy breath caught for only a second as Silas walked in looking every bit as confident as ever.The last time I’d seen him was when he’d scurried away after Rhys’s threat.This time, however, he didn’t look at me.And I was certain it wasn’t because he couldn’t but rather because he was still trying to come to terms with the fact that I… I was sitting exactly where I was.The hearing began and his petition was read aloud.The room was calm as his accusation rang in the hall and by the time they were done, the room felt colder than it had been earlier.Father's expression remained unreadable as he said, “Present your defense.”Rhys was the one that stood for me.He calmly laid the first stack of documents before the council, making sure the guards had given every member before he started.“I won’t begin by defending a woman whose work has yet to speak for her.”“Instead, I’ll rather start with the legacy left behind by the man who occupied her administrative seat.”A sigh esca
Aurora’s POVI grunted as the whip lashed at my ankles and I barely dodged.“Again. Recite the spell correctly, Your Majesty,” the voice was robotic, sending my frustration rising through the roof.The sky was still the same bright blue, with rays casting down. The meadows were still the same as far as the eye could see, a wide endless expanse.But before me stood a door, one that levitated in the air and through which I could enter another phase of training, if only I could recite the complete 100 spells without making a single mistake.I had made a mistake at 71.Then at 80.Now I was struggling to hold myself back from yelling at the disembodied voice that seemed to mock me from above.“I just want to get through this,” I growled.The voice did not respond, because of course it didn't.It only replied when it came to asking about the training.I had no one to talk to.If I had my wolf at least, there would be some conversation to keep me company.I wouldn’t feel so alone, so numb an
Alaric’s POVCalm?My chest heaved and I struggled to contain the swirling emotions within me.Calm was one thing, but I needed to see Aurora first.I closed my eyes briefly and a growl escaped my lips before I could manage to say, in a much quieter tone, “Where is she?”“Not in the pack,” Elder Miriam raised a hand before I could speak and she continued, “Not on this plane, is a more accurate answer for you, Alpha Alaric.”Not on this plane?“What do you mean?” I pressed, my tone turning urgent. “Not on this plane means she isn’t anywhere at all.”“She isn’t,” Elder Miriam said. “I believe the best way to help you would be to tell you how this happened.”She paused briefly before continuing, her eyes gleaming with a light that I had not seen before.“You must have known of her Royal bloodline, right?”My brows furrowed.“What does that have to do with this?”“She came to me for help. We were conducting a ritual until inly a few minutes ago, Alpha Alaric. She was part of the ritual. Un
Aurora’s POVWhere was I? Why had I come to this place?I wasn't blind to the fact that, despite it being evening when I started the ritual, it was suddenly daytime.I raised my gaze and looked up to the sky.I half expected to see something other than blue skies and white clouds, but there seemed to be no difference, at all.Still, I couldn't shake the feeling that this place was nowhere near my pack.My chest suddenly began to ache and I cried out, pressing my hand against it. I felt my heart beating fast, and I knelt to the ground, biting my IP to keep from crying out.It didn't take long for the pain to completely cease, but a strange, empty feeling was left.Searching deep inside, I could not help but let out a gasp.The mate bond, why wasn't it responding to me?The realization that I had no other way to contact anyone familiar was dreadful.It hit me like a slap to the face, and I had to force myself to begin breathing in a meditative rhythm before I ended up letting my panic ta
Aurora’s POVAt her words, I nodded emphatically, even though unease roiled in me“I am,” my voice went hoarse. “I have no choice in the matter anyway.”“You do,”Elder Miriam tilted her head towards the door. “You could run. You could wait for the next generation to do what you could not. You could pretend it doesn't exist after all.”I turned and saw Sylvia standing at the doorway, her face turning even more ashen as our eyes met.She looked away first, biting her lower lip.“If I do, others die,” I said, turning back to look into my teacup. I picked it up, and the warmth spread through my fingers. “Even if I run, my son will bear the brunt. My grandchildren too. It may spell the end of my bloodline, and I cannot allow that.”“So you fight,” Elder Miriam nodded.“Will you help me?” I asked, my voice smaller.“To fight, I cannot. But I can help you figure out where to aim your claws,” She tapped her teacup and rose to her feet. “You, standing there like a puppet. Are you not ready to a
Aurora’s POVThe weight in my chest seemed to increase further and further.I had not yet fully digested everything that happened. From meditation to having to kill Rosalie, rescue my son, and then, this.The memories of my childhood had fully returned. And I had yet to process them. But instinctively, I knew one thing I had to do: to kill Asura.Before I wouldn’t have been so insistent, but now I knew the truth.Because Asura had been the reason my parents had forcibly put me in hiding, placed those binds on me, and worked to save me from the mire.The Royal family’s decline? All connected to that entity. And so, I knew somehow that this was my fate. I had to deal with Asura or die trying.This had everything to do with my bloodline and for that very reason, I was stuck in this.After leaving the study, I only had enough time to take a shower and check on Asher. The events of the day had left a bit of a mark on him and I saw him for the first time in ages, laying still on the carpet,
Alaric’s POVI had barely managed to regain my senses.My fingers curled into fists at my side as I tried to keep my cool.This should have been impossible.Two sets of memories. Two lives. And this life had been far different.Everything should have been the same but somehow it wasn't.And the onl
Aurora’s POV“Fine,” I gestured for both of them to sit.Sylvia tremblingly took her seat across from me. Zephyr hesitated, his eyes focused on Sylvia for a couple of seconds. Eventually he crossed his arms and leaned against the doorway, looking away.I could tell he was upset, and that only fuell
Aurora’s POVThe girl didn't seem bothered by my question, in fact my voice seemed to make her smile tilt higher on her lips.“My name is Sylvia. You may know my teacher, the Priestess of the Kyrian Pack,” she explained. “I just didn't expect to be attacked before I got a chance to see you properly
Aurora’s POV In the hall, everyone froze. Zephyr and a few of the guards were the first to react. I followed after Zephyr’s back, rushing to keep up with him in stride. “Mom,” Asher was about to head out with me but Lyra stopped him. The noise had not just alerted us in the meeting hall, but ha







