Chapter 24: The Choice Between Blood and Bond The fortress was collapsing into chaos. Howls echoed through the night. Guards rushed through burning hallways while wolves fought below the shattered walls of the North Castle. And at the center of it all— Dominic Volkov was fighting a monster. BOOM! Another explosion shook the chamber as Dominic slammed the stranger through a stone pillar. Rubble crashed everywhere. But the man only laughed. Actually laughed. Seraphina’s chest tightened in terror. Nobody had ever survived Dominic’s strength like this before. Nobody. The stranger straightened slowly, brushing dust from his dark coat as though the attack had meant nothing. Golden eyes lifted toward Dominic. Amusement danced inside them. “You’ve grown stronger,” he admitted calml

