The moment Rowan’s heart stopped…
The world seemed to break.
“Ivy…” Seraphine whispered.
But Ivy already knew.
She felt it through the mate bond.
Or rather
The sudden absence of it.
The warm thread that had always connected their souls had gone silent.
Gone cold.
Gone still.
For a long moment, Ivy didn’t move.
Her hands remained pressed against Rowan’s chest as if she could force his heart to beat again through sheer will.
“No,” she said softly.
The wind swept across the battlefield, carrying the scent of snow and death.
The kneeling wolves did not rise.
They watched their new queen in silence.
Because every wolf understood something ancient had just happened.
The Alpha King had given his life to save the Primordial Queen.
And now the queen stood alone.
Seraphine slowly
