“This is it, Lyra. The end of everything. Will you sacrifice everything for the future?” Marcus sneered, his eyes glinting with malice, as the final battle began. I could feel the weight of his words pressing down on my chest. My heart thundered, every beat reminding me of the gravity of the moment. The battle we were about to face wasn’t just about revenge anymore—it was about the future. The future of my pack, of my world. Marcus stood at the head of his army, his followers poised for blood. Behind him, his forces were a chaotic mass of warriors, each one fueled by their thirst for power, just as he had been. I’d faced them before, in skirmishes, but this… this would be different. This was the final reckoning. My hands clenched around the hilt of my blade. The artifact pulsed in my ch

