Chapter 10 10 Chapter 10 DANGEROUS COMBINATION KIERAN’S POVD “No, Celeste, thumb over knuckle,” Ethan reiterated for the fifth time, adjusting his sister’s fist. “If you punch like that, you’ll break your fingers.” Celeste huffed, her lips forming into a pout. “Whatever, I still don’t know why I even have

Chapter 9 Chapter 9: Chapter 9 SADISTIC BASTARD   SERAPHINA’S POV   The coldness wasn’t unfamiliar.   But there was an underlying tension that was new—tight, uncomfortable.   Still, I plastered a smile on my face when Daniel asked me to pass the syrup and kept it on when Kieran

Chapter 8 Chapter 8: Chapter 8 OUT OF THE SHADOWS   SERAPHINA’S POV   “Hi, Sera.”   His voice was deep and smooth, mildly amused—maybe because I was staring at him with my eyes popping out of my head.   When I didn’t move or say anything, he chuckled, the

Chapter 7 Chapter 7: Chapter 7 ROCKY RELATIONSHIP   SERAPHINA’S POV   “Mom!”   Daniel unfolded himself from Christian Blackthorne’s lap and raced to me as soon as I stepped in through the front door.   I exhaled, catching his body against mine in a one-armed hug. I pressed his

Chapter 6 Chapter 6: Chapter 6 ICY REGARD   KIERAN’S POV   The scent of Seraphina’s blood still haunted me.   I couldn’t purge that scene—rogues swarming, Daniel safe with my parents, Celeste needing my protection after years of neglecting combat training. But when those fangs flashed toward Sera… when

Chapter 5 Chapter 5: Chapter 5 THE FUNERAL   SERAPHINA’S POV   Another sleepless night.   The irony wasn’t lost on me—I hadn’t shared a bed with Kieran in years, yet the unfamiliar silence of this new house felt louder than any absence. Every time I closed my eyes, the

Chapter 4 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 WHERE’S THE FIRE?   SERAPHINA’S POV   I returned from the lawyer’s office feeling like my soul had been put through a shredder.   Walking through the front door gave me a strange kind of anxiety. Maybe it was because I knew this was

Chapter 3 Chapter 3: Chapter 3 ALL I WANT   SERAPHINA’S POV   The words shouldn’t have hurt—not after a decade of waiting for this moment. Yet they sliced through me like silver, the pain radiating from my shattered heart to every nerve ending.   I’d always known that Kieran

Chapter 2 Chapter 2: Chapter 2 COLD AND EMPTY   SERAPHINA’S POV   The fragile silence was shattered as a piercing cry echoed down the sterile hallway.   “Papa! Where are you?”   Every head turned in unison. My stomach plummeted as Celeste came into view—her golden hair whipping behind

Chapter 1 Chapter 1: Chapter 1 THE MISTAKE   SERAPHINA’S POV   “Seraphina!”   I jolted awake in bed, hearing my name from the urgency in my mother’s voice on the phone. Her voice trembled through the phone, sharp and brittle.   “Mom?” My throat was raw. She hadn’t reached