Harper’s POV
My heart ached in sympathy for Aurora’s broken relationship with her mate. I couldn’t even imagine what it must have been like to discover that the one person whom fate saw it right to pair you with ended up choosing power and darkness over you.
What was truly terrifying to me was that this tragic story could have easily belonged to me, too.
Having received the Mater Luporum, Lucas could have become obsessed with wanting to match my level of power—even though I never wanted it in the first place.
Aurora must have picked up on the darkened train of thought that muddled my mind for the time being.
“You don’t need to worry about Lucas, Harper,” she said quietly.
Lucas snapped his head to glance between the two of us. “I’m sorry, what?”
“He’s not like Calix. Not even a
