DAMION'S POV
I couldn’t stay still. My boots slammed against the polished marble floor as I paced across the throne room, the riddle running through my mind over and over.
"Bind what’s given freely… return what’s taken twice…"
I muttered the words under my breath, hoping that saying them out loud would spark an answer, but nothing came. My wolf snarled inside me, restless and furious. The sun was sinking lower in the sky, streaking the horizon with red and gold. My chest tightened.
Aurora.
The thought of her out there, facing whatever dangers lurked in those cursed woods, made my blood run cold. Even with Alpha Caesar by her side, even with that cocky strength of hers, she wasn’t invincible.
“Damn it,” I growled, clenching my fists. I couldn’t just stand here and wait.
I stormed to
