Chapter 15

Aria

In that moment, I realize that I can't run from this. I can't hide away in the safe harbor of Silverfang and pretend none of this is happening.

This is my fight now, my burden to bear. For the sake of my unborn child and the future of our entire species.

With grim determination, I straighten my spine and meet Tamara's haunted gaze. "Then we find another way. We gather allies, resources. We do whatever it takes to protect my baby and stop Callum before it's too late."

Her eyes widen, a flicker of hope sparking to life in their stormy depths. "You mean...you'll fight him?"

I nod, a leaden weight settling in my chest. "I don't have a choice. If I don't stand against him, no one will. And my child will be lost to his twisted ambitions."

It's a terrifying prospect, the idea of facing down the male I once loved above all others. But I know in my bones that it's the only way forward.

For better or worse, the fate of the werewolf world now rests on my shoulders. On the tiny, innocent lif