The Hollow King's Gambit**
**1. The Blood Truth**
The fire had burned low in Blackwater Keep’s great hall, but no one dared to relight it.
Mikey sat hunched over the remains of Rafe’s clothes, his fingers tracing the dark residue left behind. **“He said they had my *real* father.”** His voice was hollow. **“That means Cain was never…”**
**“A lie,”** Weiss finished grimly. The old alpha leaned heavily against the stone table, his wounds still seeping. **“The Coven must have replaced your true father years ago. Planted Cain in his place.”**
Zelene’s hands clenched into fists. **“Why?”**
**“Access,”** Damian growled. He paced like a caged wolf, his golden eyes flicking to Mikey every few seconds. **“To the Stormcaller bloodline. To *him*.”**
Mikey’s veins pulsed—blue-blac
