Chapter 61 – Bloodlines and Betrayal The battlefield was chaos and beauty—flames danced across the treetops, warriors clashed steel to claw, and the sky above them churned with stormclouds stirred by ancient magic. Seraphina stood at the heart of it all, her aura a golden blaze that pulsed with the power of every Luna before her. But deep in the western flank, something went wrong. A howl—sharp and mournful—cut through the air. Lucien froze. “That was Caelan’s cry. The eastern barrier’s breached.” Kael’s eyes burned. “Impossible. That ridge was protected with blood wards.” Draven cursed. “Unless someone on the inside tore them down.” Seraphina’s eyes snapped to a figure charging toward them through the smoke—Maelis, one of the twin Alphas who had sworn loyalty to her just days ago.

