|| Lilac’s POV ||

The words sent a chill down my spine. “This is… the curse of the Nightshades,” I whispered.

The goddess nodded, her expression grim. “Yes. This is the curse that plagues them to this day. No Alpha of the Nightshades has found their soulmate since. It was not I who cursed them, Lilac. It was Erebus who brought this doom upon himself.”

The meadow returned, the vision fading like a dream. I sat there, my mind reeling, my heart heavy with the ...