Continue the ritual!” Aldric shouts, and the hands press harder against my temples. “Don’t stop!”
The chamber erupts into chaos. Men pour from shadows I didn’t even notice before—Aldric’s guards, more than I realized were here. They charge toward the entrance just as soldiers in royal colors burst through the doorway.
And leading them is the most magnificent wolf I’ve ever seen.
Massive and silver-black, with eyes like molten gold, Kael in his wolf form is a force of nature. He tears through the first line of defenders like they’re made of paper, his jaws snapping with lethal precision.
“Kill the Prince!” Zari screams, backing toward the far wall. “Kill them all!”
The fighting intensifies, soldiers clashing with Aldric’s hidden guards. Steel clangs against steel, men cry out in pain a
