Victoria
The battle that followed was swift but decisive. Leo's forces, combined with the alliance packs and my plant guardians, overwhelmed Marcus's remaining mercenaries within minutes. The corrupted trees that had once served as his sentries crumbled to dust the moment my power severed their connection to his dark magic.
When the dust settled, Marcus Grimwood knelt in chains forged from silver and moonstone—bonds that would hold even an Alpha. His artificial eye had been permanently destroyed by my power surge, leaving him looking old and broken, stripped of the malevolent presence that had made him so terrifying.
Aurora had collapsed shortly after the battle ended, her body finally succumbing to months of magical drain. But in her final moments, she'd managed one last spell—
