~~ANIKA VALERION~~

~~THE ECLIPSE PACK~~

The mirror didn’t lie, but it sure as hell didn't feel real.

I stood frozen in the plush room, watching nimble fingers weave silver threads through my hair. Each strand caught the light. The maids twisted and braided until the style framed my face. I looked untouchable.

My velvet gown clung to my curves. On my shoulder, the heavy crest gleamed: a fierce wolf’s head beneath a moon, its obsidian eyes staring back at me with ancient knowing.

Two days.

Just two days since my world flipped upside down.

I closed my eyes, inhaling the faint hit of sandalwood and bergamot that still clung to...