"Thorne said something about ascension. Trying to achieve godhood."
"Close. They're trying to recreate the divine spark—the power the Moon Goddess used to create werewolves in the first place. They believe if they can harvest enough divine blood and perform the right rituals, they can access the same creative force. Become gods themselves."
"That's insane."
"Is it?" Morganna's smile is sad. "I believed it for three hundred years. Spent centuries chasing that power. It seemed rational when you're convinced the world needs reshaping and only divine power can do it."
"What changed?" Kieran asks. "The purification removed your corruption, but that doesn't explain why you're helping us now."
"Because I can see clearly for the first time in three centuries." Morganna's voice cracks. "The th
