Alysse’s POV
I ran.
Faster than I ever had before.
The world blurred around me—trees, wind, ground—none of it mattered.
Only one thing did.
Wren.
The bond wasn’t just hurting anymore.
It was… fading.
Flickering like a dying flame.
“Hold on…” I whispered desperately. “Please… just hold on…”
The moment I reached the clearing—
I stopped.
She stood there.
Waiting.
Wren’s Appearance
Wren’s body was upright—but wrong.
Her eyes…
Pitch black.
No warmth.
No light.
No her.
Dark energy coiled around her like living shadows, wrapping, tightening, feeding.
And behind her—
A figure slowly emerged.
Elegant.
Terrifying.
Beautiful in a way that made your skin crawl.
Devolina Revealed
“Ah…” she smiled, her voice smooth like silk dipped in poison.
“So this is the Golden Wolf.”
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