AURORA'S POV
Lucien’s words rang in my ears like a death knell, each syllable slicing deeper than the last.
“They dragged him into the Shadow Realm.”
I stood frozen, my breath catching, my entire body trembling as though the very ground beneath me had been ripped away. My hand instinctively cradled my stomach, my pup shifting restlessly inside as if he could feel the rising storm of fear and fury swirling within me.
“No,” I whispered, shaking my head. “No, that’s not possible. The Shadow Realm is… it’s a prison. A void. No one comes back from there alive.”
Lucien’s blood-soaked form trembled as he forced himself upright. His face was pale, his wolf barely contained beneath his skin, his glowing amber eyes darting between me and the doorway. “Aurora,” he rasped, voice thick with urgenc
