LILA’S POV
The word echoed in my mind like thunder long after she said it.
“My queen.”
The silver-eyed woman stood at the front of the strange army that had surrounded the clearing. Her posture was calm, confident like someone who had finally found what she had spent years searching for.
Behind her, thousands of wolves stood in perfect formation.
Their eyes glowed silver in the dim forest light.
Council warriors stood on the opposite side, gripping their weapons tightly.
Behind me, the rogue wolves shifted restlessly.
The ancient Alpha stood like a mountain of muscle and scars.
The shadow creature remained close to my side, its massive body tense and protective.
Three armies.
Three powers.
And somehow…
They were all looking at me.
Marcus’s voice broke the silence behind me.
