Alpha Asher’s POV
Locking Gemma away was the hardest thing we had ever done.
She was supposed to be beside us, not trapped underground like some dangerous animal. She was our mate. Our equal. Our queen.
Ever since she triggered her vampire side, everything had changed. The sweet, stubborn girl we knew was buried beneath bloodlust and darkness. She’d become cold, ruthless… heartless. Yet somehow, she was still the most beautiful creature I’d ever seen.
And her wolf…
The fact her wolf had awakened shocked all of us. She was stronger now than any supernatural I’d ever encountered. Part vampire. Part wolf. Part witch. A true tribrid.
Deadly.
Perfect.
Terrifying.
Part of me regretted letting her trigger her vampire side at all, but we’d had no choice. War was coming, and we needed her
