Pain.
It tore through every nerve in my body like molten iron.
I collapsed to my knees in the center of the burning ritual circle, my claws digging into the frozen earth as darkness slammed against the ancient power inside me.
Two forces.
Two monsters.
Fighting for control.
Mine.
No… mine.
The Shadow King’s voice slithered through my mind like poison.
Such magnificent power…
And now it finally has a worthy vessel.
“GET OUT!” I screamed.
The ground exploded outward as my wolf surged forward, silver fire ripping through the black ritual energy trying to swallow me.
Across the battlefield, thousands of wolves watched in horror.
Some stepped back.
Some fell to their knees.
Some prepared to run.
Because if the Shadow King truly took control of me…
The world would end.
Rowan’s
