Chapter 24: The Alpha’s Choice
The air inside the Shadow King’s domain felt wrong. It was Thick. Suffocating. It curled around Ronan like an unseen force, pressing against his skin, whispering lies in the back of his mind. But he wouldn’t be deceived. Not again.
"You need me," Ronan said, watching the Shadow King carefully.
There was a pause.
A flicker of something hidden in the darkness of the king’s eyes. Then a slow smile.
"You misunderstand, Alpha," the Shadow King mused. "It is you who needs me."
Ronan didn’t move. Didn’t let his breath hitch. Didn’t let the small shift of power go unnoticed.
Because now he saw it. The Shadow King was lying. He wasn’t just offering Ronan power.
He was desperate for Ronan to take it.
And that meant something bigger was at play.
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