For the first time in my life, the world was quiet.
Not peaceful.
Quiet.
The kind of silence that came after something enormous had finally ended.
I stood beneath the ruined temple with Kael's hand wrapped tightly around mine.
Around us, the battlefield had gone still.
The Veiled Court was broken.
Their soldiers had dropped their weapons.
Their black banners had fallen into the dirt.
Some of the surviving Alphas were on their knees, staring at the Moon Goddess as if they couldn't believe what they were seeing.
The Queen was gone.
The woman who had controlled kings, stolen mate bonds, and hunted me since before I could remember had finally lost everything.
Her magic had vanished.
Her followers had scattered.
The Veiled Court was no more.
I should have felt victorious.
Instea
