Chapter 11: The Trap in the Dark

The hidden door opened with the grinding roar of stone dragged across stone.

Blinding moonlight poured from the chamber beyond, though Harper knew they were buried deep beneath the old Silverbrook chapel. The light was too pure and too cold to have come from the sk

Chapter 12: The Execution of Mercy

The vault became silent except for Landon’s ragged breathing.

Axel’s elite guards moved with disciplined efficiency. They secured Thomas first, fastening silver-infused restraints around his wrists and ankles. The metal suppressed his wolf and prevented him from

Chapter 13: The High Council’s Threat

The Lunar Scepter did not resemble a weapon.

It stood upright in the center of the hidden chamber, suspended within a column of moonlight. Its shaft appeared to have been carved from white wood, though silver veins moved beneath its surface like living blood.