Chapter 101
The night was heavy with the scent of blood and smoke. Torches in Killian's hall burned low, casting an unstable light upon battered stone where battles had raged. Killian's breathing was labored, each intake bringing pain deep into his chest. His body trembled, silver poison coursing through his veins from wounds Kaden had inflicted upon him. His former vigor drained with each vial of crimson that spread across the stone floor.
Kaden loomed over him, sword glinting with cold light. The blood-stained silver blade, soaked with Killian's blood, seemed to have a life of its own in his hand. Meanness glowed in his eyes, satisfaction etched on his face as he looked upon the once-mighty Alpha struggle to rise.
You fool," Kaden cursed, his words dripping with venom. "Tonight was yo
