NARRATORShe couldn’t control them completely—not without a fight. They didn’t fear her; rather, the light within her called them, luring them to devour her.Nyx hated every time she had to deal with these creatures. She couldn’t understand how her father and brother could coexist with such abominations.Summoning her Lightning Blade, she prepared to put the specter in its place. These beings only understood power. But just as she was about to take a step forward…"That’s enough."A cold voice echoed from within the shadowy specter, making it screech in agony.It wasn’t laughing so much anymore. ‘Oh no, the master caught me fooling around! I just wanted to play with the little light!’Nyx watched as two hands emerged from the specter’s stomach, tearing the entity open as if ripping through nonexistent flesh.The shriek made her cover her ears, and suddenly, the swirling darkness dispersed, revealing a young man stepping out from within the spectral being."I hate when you do this." Ny

NARRATORDamn, she really was a marked lycan now, and recently, her mate had already been uncomfortable with so many males around her, even though he rationally knew they were neither a threat nor competition."Mara, we're really glad to see you and that you turned out to be the mate of the brave Beof," Magnus said, keeping a respectful distance.The white lycan stepped closer to his mate, wrapping her in a dominant embrace. His blue eyes carried a subtle warning for the other males."Well, and the real party hasn’t even started yet," Fenrir added with a mischievous grin—he was the type who loved watching the world burn."Did Laziel fall asleep anywhere again?" Victoria glanced past them toward her cousin, who, as always, seemed disconnected from reality."I'm awake," Laziel’s cold voice rang out as he got up from the ground, dusting off his black robe embroidered with silver.No way to sleep with all this damn chatter."Come here, my favorite nephew!" Fenrir strode over, grabbing him

NARRATORKatherine had run into her eldest daughter and Lyra in the fief’s village, and luckily, Lavinia had spilled everything before they got here.She hadn’t been able to contact her sister and was already starting to panic when she saw her mother... it was like the heavens had opened, even though she knew she wouldn’t escape the scolding."Come here and look at the spectacle we’ve put on in front of the kings. Elliot, stop being so irrational! And shift the hell back already!" Katherine grabbed her daughters and growled at her husband.She held onto Amara’s wrist the tightest to keep her from running to her mate—otherwise, the fight would break out all over again.The young lycan sobbed in justification, Lavinia tried to mediate, Elliot stood there naked, Beof was practically naked too, bleeding, and mentally scrambling for a defense for the impending trial.‘Dear father-in-law, your daughter danced half-naked for me in a brothel, pretending to be a courtesan and was about to slee

NARRATORHe and his weird little quirks."What are you doing here, and how do you know I want to go to the mountains?" Lavinia frowned slightly."I wasn't spying on you, if that's what you're worried about. I was looking for my sisters, and you don't have to be a genius to figure out you're interested in energy fields," Laziel replied, his sharp eyes gazing into the distance, where the sky looked strangely distorted."Well, when you put it that way..." I sound like an idiot.Lavinia twisted her lips a little.She was supposed to be the eldest here, yet this kid gave off the aura of a thousand-year-old man."If you're uncomfortable, I'll go alone...""No, wait, Laziel!" Lavinia stopped him just as he was about to turn his back on her. "I'm sorry for being so harsh. I'm just a bit anxious about all this, but yes, I'd really like to go with you."With you, it's a million times safer, especially if there are rogue specters around."I'll find my sisters first...""We’re already here. I kne

NARRATOR All of them stood on the ledge. Nyx looked up at the sky above their heads; there was nothing to see, only a dense layer of darkness."I think we need to go through this cave. I couldn’t ascend any further with my portals," Lavinia informed them.There was an energy field floating above the mountain."Guys, I think the breach here is about to open," she said excitedly."Wait for my return," Laziel turned to command the massive blackened head that loomed behind him.A low hiss echoed from within the spectral mist.And so, with more recklessness than bravery, the new and powerful generation of supernatural beings ventured into the dark tunnel, now illuminated by magical lights conjured by Nyx."There are specters ahead. Stay alert. I’ll control them—I’ll go first," Laziel took the lead.With specters present, he was the best suited to handle them.As the faint glow at the end of the path grew closer, the prince's bad premonition deepened, but so did his curiosity.Something ex