One woman’s destiny threatens every Alpha’s throne.
I never wanted to become the reason kingdoms went to war.
Yet somehow…
That was exactly what was happening.
Three days had passed since Damon left Moonspire.
Life inside the palace looked peaceful on the outside, but beneath the calm, everyone seemed to be waiting for something terrible to happen.
The servants whispered whenever I walked by.
The guards had doubled their patrols.
Messengers came and went at every hour of the day.
Even the palace felt different.
Heavier.
As though the walls themselves were holding their breath.
I stood on the balcony outside my room, watching the city wake beneath the morning sun.
Moonspire was beautiful.
Silver rooftops sparkled in the distance.
Merchants opened their shops.
Children chased
