Rose POV Finally back in control, I knew exactly what I needed to do. There would be no hesitation this time, no second-guessing my instincts. Thanks to Mishka’s memories, catching up was effortless. Everything she had seen, felt, and endured unfolded before me in the blink of an eye. It made my role as her wolf easier—dangerously so. With every memory came clarity, and with clarity came concern. There was no denying it anymore. Three kingdoms were working together. Only three. Out of fifty-two kingdoms across the Moon Lands, just three were fully invested. The rest stood idle, watching. Waiting. The Kingdom of Red, and the Kingdom of Charles most of all. The Red Kingdom had always been self-absorbed. Unless there was something to gain—something tangible and immediate—its king would

