LOGINI looked up and stared at Uncle Garson, who was now beginning to choke from the loss of his parasite magic."Your turn, Uncle Garson," I hissed. "Give me the rest of your power!"I focused the pull of my energy directly onto Uncle Garson's body with extreme intensity."NO! STOP! AAAAAA!" Uncle Garso
MAEVE POVMy scream shattered as the parasite mist continued slamming into my chest. And it wasn't just energy striking me—it was voices filled with pain. All of them overlapped, screaming and crying out in agony.It felt like my skull was about to explode. Because I could hear the voices of wolves
If one monster had to bear the sins of the Nightwhisper ancestors, then let that monster be me.I closed my eyes. I forcibly opened the walls of my mind link, sending all my emotions through the mate bond still connected to the remnants of Alaric’s energy.“Alaric... can you hear me?” I whispered in
MAEVE POV“Alaric! No!” I screamed hoarsely.I pushed forward and thrust my fingers toward Uncle Garson’s neck, my silver energy shimmering brightly. My uncle didn’t move at all. Instead, he tilted his head, exposing his neck and revealing his weakest point.“Come on, what are you waiting for, Maeve
"You wanna take out that old parasite, or should I, Alaric?" Dorian asked."Let's finish him now, Dorian," Alaric growled.They both stepped forward without hesitation. I could feel the energy making me stronger because of Alaric's presence—and Dorian's as well. And this time, I was the one who had
MAEVE POVThe pressure of Uncle Garson's aura nearly crushed my bones. My lungs felt as though they were being squeezed between two steel plates. Yet in the middle of the despair darkening my vision... heat spread upward from my wrist.The conduit bracelet trembled, channeling energy that flooded my
MAEVE POVThe darkness inside this alchemical waste tunnel feels like the belly of a monster swallowing us alive. The rotten smell of sulfur, rusted metal, and leftover chemicals makes my head spin violently. As if my sanity is being stripped away little by little.Dorian’s antidote formula is the o
A small, manipulative smile curls across my lips.Did he seriously think I’d let them leave without me?While Maeve, who should’ve been mine, gets taken away?Oh no. Not happening.“You clearly misunderstand how I work, Sword Bearer. My formulas and my escape routes don’t come for free.”“What do yo
DORIAN POVI can faintly hear the pounding of boots and the howls of guards echoing up from the lower floors, filling the corridor behind me. Alpha Ezra isn’t playing around. He’s mobilized an entire battalion of instructors and guards just to hunt down one student and one Sword Bearer, now branded
“Alaric, I—”“I tortured myself every single night because I thought I wanted a weak male Alpha!” he cuts in harshly. “My instincts and my logic kept tearing each other apart because of your lies!”I lower my head, unable to answer.“Since when did that Duskborne bastard know you were a woman?”The







