LOGINEmily's POV"Malric...""My King..."Voices rose all around me.Then the room fell deathly silent again.A crimson-and-blue lightning began swirling around Malric's body, wrapping him in dancing arcs of light.My breath caught.Before my eyes, the deep gash across his throat slowly sealed itself. Then the countless wounds covering the rest of his body began to disappear one after another, as though they had never existed."...That's..." Sarah gasped behind me. "...Only a Healer can do that."I couldn't look away. My entire world was Malric.Did...Did I just bring him back?Or was I witnessing a miracle?The lightning gradually faded until only a faint glow remained.His torn flesh had become flawless. Not even a scar remained. His skin looked untouched, as though he'd never been wounded at all.Then...He dragged in a harsh, ragged breath and his eyes flew open.My breath stopped.For one endless heartbeat...Nobody moved."Malric..."His name slipped from my lips like a prayer.He l
Emily's POV I squeezed my eyes shut as pain exploded through my body. It started in my bones first. Every bone cracked, every muscle tore apart before knitting itself back together.A scream ripped from my throat.No...Not a scream.A howl.When I opened my eyes again...The world had changed.Colors were brighter. Every heartbeat inside the room thundered in my ears. The scent of blood was overwhelming.I looked down at myself.White fur covered my body. My hands… no, they were paws. Long claws dug into the blood-soaked ground beneath me.I… I was a wolf.Gasps echoed around the room, their eyes fixed on mine."Crimson..." one of them breathed. "Crimson eyes…”“How is that possible?”The horror on their faces told me they hadn't expected this.Neither had I.I was just as shocked. Just as terrified."Hunt her down!" Darius roared.Almost instantly, bones cracked throughout the room as wolves shifted one after another.I moved backward on instinct, but my balance was wrong on the fo
Emily's POVIt felt like a nightmare I couldn't wake from.One moment, Malric was still on his knees before them, his body barely holding itself together, yet his eyes still carried the same defiance of the Lycan King I knew.The next...Adrian's claws sank into his throat.My breath stopped.Blood spilled.Too much blood.A scream tore through me, but the cloth stuffed inside my mouth swallowed the sound, leaving only a broken, helpless noise.I fought against the hands holding me.I pulled.I struggled.I begged with my eyes.With tears.But they didn't budge.They were too strong for my weak body.Malric's gaze found mine.Even now, covered in his own blood… he refused to look afraid.But I knew the reason he kept his eyes on me wasn't because he wasn't suffering. It was because he didn't want me to see how much pain he was in.He was still trying to protect me.Even when he was the one dying.More tears slipped down my face as my eyes silently pleaded with him not to give up.I ca
Malric’s POV My body refused to move. Not because I had surrendered. But because Adrian's claws hovered dangerously close to Emily's throat.One attempt to fight back…And my mate would pay the price.I froze.My heart shattered at the sight of her standing there, looking far too fragile in his grasp.For the first time in years, my pride meant nothing. My title meant nothing.The only thing that mattered was her.I lowered my head and obeyed.I wanted to beg.I wanted to tell Darius to release her and take me instead. I wanted to promise him anything if it meant Emily would be safe.But I couldn't.Every time I tried to speak, only blood spilled from my mouth. Not words.Whatever they had coated those needles with was no ordinary poison.I had endured countless poisons throughout my life. Some designed to weaken my wolf. Some meant to kill me slowly.But this was different.This wasn't just attacking my body.It felt like something had sealed my voice itself, preventing me from form
Lucien’s POV Fighting off the assassins who had invaded the palace seemed manageable at first.Then more of them kept pouring in.Wave after wave.Some of the palace guards, still dressed in royal uniforms, turned their weapons on us as well.That was when Sarah and Theodore finally realized everything I'd been telling them was true."Their numbers keep growing," Sarah said, blocking a strike before looking my way. "They're armed with silver bullets. We can't hold them off forever. We need another plan."Theodore fired a shot from the pistol he'd taken off one of the assassins before turning to me."I just received a mind-link from the Beta Warriors," he said. "They've infiltrated every wing of the palace. We're losing ground. What's your command, my prince?""The Shadow Guards," I reminded him grimly.Sarah ripped her claws across an attacker's chest before shoving the body aside."We'll hold them off," she said. "Get to the tomb. Now."I cut down another assassin and shook my head.
Darius’s POVI laughed as I circled him."So... you're shocked, aren't you?"He only growled, disbelief still burning in his eyes.I smirked.I expected nothing less.Without another word, I pulled off my shirt and turned, revealing the large birthmark stretching across my back—a wolf's head surrounded by the wings of an ancient bird.I let the silence linger for a moment before turning back to face him.His jaw tightened.The doubt in his eyes disappeared, replaced by recognition.The mark of the Wolfking bloodline."I suppose you're wondering how I survived," I said, holding his gaze. "After the Stones declared that every last member of my lineage had to be wiped out."He tried to respond, but only blood spilled from his mouth instead.The Moon Silver shackles were doing exactly what I wanted."I was only seven," I continued, my voice lowering. "My mother shoved me behind an old cabinet and told me not to make a sound."My fists clenched at the memory."I remember watching through t
Emily’s POV “Got you, girl!”Linda wrapped herself around me, dropping her luggage on the ground as she rushed forward.“How?” I said after a moment, pulling back slightly. “You also got a slot?”She smiled, shaking her head. “No. I’m here to assist the daughter of the head chef in the house I wor
Malric’s POV Just this morning, I received a report of an unknown plague breaking out in one of the smaller packs.My first instinct was to hand it over to Lucien or Theodore. But the moment I heard it had already spread into one of the larger packs, I changed my mind.If it wasn’t contained quick
Emily's POVHe locked the door behind him and sauntered toward me, his storm-grey eyes holding me in a seductive, predatory gaze. My chest pounded as I remembered the crescent moon mark on my back.I straightened immediately. “Mal… Malric.”He loomed over me, caging me against the wall. His head di
Emily’s POV My breath hitched. I didn’t know I had Malric’s scent on me. It must’ve lingered from our close proximity since yesterday.The broad man’s eyes swept over me. “Who are you to the king?”My heart slammed against my ribs. The answer could save me…or doom me. My mind raced for the right







