The Fire Prince and Shadow Alpha closed in from opposite sides.
Reign stood between them, wounded, exhausted. Her fortress burned and froze around her. Her wolves were scattered. This was the end they'd been building toward.
"Surrender," the Fire Prince said. Flames danced along his arms. "You've lost. No reason to die for nothing."
"She won't surrender," the Shadow Alpha countered. Darkness bled from his form. "She's too stubborn. We'll have to kill her."
Reign's hand tightened on her weapon. Even injured, even drained, she wouldn't go down without a fight.
Then movement caught her eye. Behind the Shadow Alpha's forces. More assassins, creeping through the chaos. A second wave headed straight for her position.
Six wolves in black armor. Moving through shadows. Almost invisible in th
