Chapter 552 Chapter 551: The Ones That Lurk Beneath A Few Hours Before “That was a Virelop,” Tobias said, already moving, his voice cutting through the uncertainty. “It came to scout p> “If one is here,” he continued, his tone hardening, “then there are more. And it will not attack
Chapter 551 Chapter 550: The Things That Watch A Few Hours Before They did not look back. Not one of them. Not when the air itself had trembled with the force of it. Not when the cliff—the only path some of them had known—had collapsed into nothing. They did not
Chapter 550 Chapter 549: News from Nirvana A Day Before Victoria’s gaze snapped toward the door. The knock had been soft, deliberate, and somehow impatient. “What is it?” she asked, voice clipped. A low voice responded, distant but clear. “There’s someone here for you, my lady p> Victoria’s eyes narrowed.
Chapter 549 Chapter 548: The Last Stand A Day Before The wind howled across the cliff like a warning that had come too late. It carried the scent of blood. And death. Nathan wiped the back of his hand across his face, smearing the blood that had already begun to
Chapter 548 Chapter 547: The Face Beneath A Day Before The world below the cliff felt like a different battlefield. It was more quiet, but it wasn’t safer. The moment Tobias’s feet touched the ground, his knees nearly gave out beneath him. Strong hands caught him before he could collapse
Chapter 547 Chapter 546: The Breaking Line A Day Before Everything moved too fast. Someone rushed toward Annabeth, breath uneven, hands shaking slightly as they shoved a small bundle into her grip. “Here,” they said quickly. “It’s all we have p> Annabeth didn’t waste a second. She dropped to her
Chapter 546 Chapter 545: Stand or Fall A Day Before The chaos escalated immediately. It was obvious from the way the warriors moved that they had been instructed thus: survival was irrelevant, kill anyone that stands in your way. The warriors sent by Victoria did not hesitate, nor did they
Chapter 545 Chapter 544: Too Late to Run A Day Before The moment Tobias stepped out of the castle, he did not stop walking. Not until he had reached the outer path that led toward the barracks. Only then did he allow his pace to slow. His expression remained the
Chapter 544 Chapter 543: The Summons A Day Before Tobias had no idea why Victoria had summoned him. As he walked through the dark courtyard behind the guard, Tobias kept his expression calm, but inside his mind thoughts moved quickly. *Do you think she knows?* Ryker asked. “I hope not,”
Chapter 543 Chapter 542: A Message Through the Shadows One Month Before Two days passed after Tobias left the building. Two long days. Two days where the images from the dungeon refused to leave his mind. Even now, as he sat alone in William’s chambers, Tobias could still hear the
Chapter 542 Chapter 541: The Priestess Below One Month Before Tobias stood inside the building rigidly straight, hands behind his back. The air inside it still carried that same strange heaviness Tobias had noticed the first time he entered. There was only one other guard apart from him, and he
Chapter 541 Chapter 540: A Map and a Problem One Month Before It took Tobias two full days to get the information regarding the cliff. Two days of moving carefully. Two days of pretending he had nothing better to do than wander around the Blood Moon pack until Victoria summoned
Chapter 540 Chapter 539: The Weight of Cruelty One Month Before *There was. And I have a bad feeling about it and that building in general too p> “Me too,” Tobias said. *If Victoria carried you there herself,* Ryker continued carefully, * then we must be far more cautious than
Chapter 539 Chapter 538: Quiet Conversations One Month Before Victoria sat comfortably on the couch she always used whenever she visited Selith. One arm rested lazily along the back of the couch while the other supported her chin. Her gaze remained fixed on Selith, who stood a short distance away,
Chapter 538 Chapter 537: The Building That Should Have Been Empty II A man sat hunched in the corner of one cell, staring blankly at the ground. Another lay stretched across the floor of his cell, unmoving except for the slow rise and fall of his chest. Victoria walked slowly
Chapter 537 Chapter 536: The Building That Should Have Been Empty I The wind moved through the dry grass in long whispers, bending the brittle stalks against one another. Somewhere far off, a bird cried once before falling silent again. The land beyond the road stretched empty and dark, broken
Chapter 536 Chapter 535: The Weight of a Decision One Month Before Nathan stared at Annabeth as if he had finally lost all patience. For a moment he simply looked at her. Then he sighed and ran a hand through his hair. “It doesn’t matter if you’re stepping in for
Chapter 535 Chapter 534: A Path Carved in Desperation One Month Before Tobias nodded slowly at first. But then he paused and his eyes widened. “Wait,” he said. “Did I hear you correctly p> “Except you have a hearing ailment, then yes, you heard me correctly,” Annabeth said to him.
Chapter 534 Chapter 533: The Pack That Refused to Die One Month Before Silence settled heavily in the room after Nathan finished speaking. Tobias stared at him. “The Enclave invaded your pack?” he repeated slowly. Nathan gave a small nod. Before he could say anything else, Annabeth scoffed loudly. “Oh
Chapter 533 Chapter 532: What Remains of Silver Creek One Month Before The punch knocked the breath straight out of Tobias. Pain exploded through his stomach as he doubled over, a strangled sound escaping his throat before he could stop it. For a moment he could not breathe. His lungs