Alpha Darius’s POV The wind howled as I stepped into the heart of the place where I had summoned Mireya. The first thing I saw was a sign, she had been bound again. She had been destroyed. How is this even possible?? At least I knew Karren wasn't so familiar with rituals and spirits.. I moved deeper into the ruins, past twisted trees and shattered altars, the scent of scorched magic thick in the air. I recognized the etching of demon blood and Alpha essence. “Demon blood, it must be the witch he calls a wife.. It seems the contract has paved the way for a union.” I knelt, touching the cracked stone at the center of the ritual site. Still warm. “She was bound here,” I murmured. “By them.” Mireya was gone. Her tether severed. Her rage silenced. My jaw clenched as the fury within

