Elena
*****Nightfall — The Smoldering Valley*****
The sky was still burning.
Not with fire, not exactly, but with the leftover glow of magic that refused to fade. The clouds were torn apart in streaks of red and black, like someone had dragged claws through the heavens.
Smoke rolled through the valley in heavy waves, thick enough that every breath felt like swallowing ash.
But something had changed.
The world felt… awake.
The moment Lucian and Chase had knelt, I felt it.
Like a shockwave had passed through the unseen lines that connected every Alpha, every pack, every throne. Seraphina had felt it too. I was sure of that. Power always recognized power.
Finn and Fia stood close behind me, their hands still faintly glowing. Their energy hadn’t vanished. It had settled, quiet but d
