BETRAYAL WITHIN
~TATE'S POV~
Gregory's magic wrapped around me like chains. Like a vice crushing my ribs. I couldn't breathe. Couldn't move. Couldn't even scream. Through the bond, I felt Mathias and Daxon's rage. Their misery. They were fighting to reach me, but whatever held them was stronger than their Alpha will.
I was alone.
"Don't fight it," Gregory said softly, stepping closer. "You've done so well, Tate. You've fulfilled your purpose. Now let me take it from here."
His hand reached for my chest, dark magic pulsing from his palm. The spell was almost complete. Another second and he would rip my power....my soul...right out of my body.
'No.'
The word echoed in my mind. Not my voice. My mother's.
'You are more than your power. More than any prophecy. You are my daughter. And w
