All Chapters of The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Caius's POVMy fingers tapped against the crystal glass as I gazed out over the city from my tower. The Blood Moon's red glow still lingered in the night sky, even days after the rite.Something had changed in the world. I could feel it in my old blood."Prince Caius," my advisor Elara said, entering my room with a bow. "The scouts have returned."I turned, keeping my face calm despite my desire. "And?""The Ruby Wolf lives. She escaped with the Cursed Alpha before the First Wolf fully emerged." Elara paused. "They've gone to ground in the old territories."Relief washed through me, though I was careful not to show it. Sienna was living. My plans could still unfold."And what of the Phantom Wolf?" I asked."Fighting his way back to them, my lord. He's... changed. The witnesses say his powers are returning."Interesting. Very interesting.I set down my glass. "Prepare the Council Chamber. It's time to make our move.""The Council won't like meeting with wolves," Elara warned.I smiled,

Zeke's POVI floated in darkness, neither dead nor alive.The silver knife that pierced my chest had torn me from my body, but something else had happened too. Instead of dying, I became something new, a guardian of the gate."Sienna," I whispered into the void. My sister's name rang around me.The gate pulsed behind me, a crack of red light barely contained. I could feel the First Wolf pushing against it, trying to find any crack. My sacrifice had stopped the ritual, but not totally. Part of the old god had escapedinto the Midnight Queen.I reached out with my mind, looking for Sienna. We were twins, linked by blood even before birth. That bond stayed, maybe even stronger now that I existed between worlds.There! A spark of warmth in the endless cold. I followed it like a light.Sienna is sleeping, I realized as I slipped into her dreams. She lay in an unfamiliar bed, in what looked like a vampire palace. Kieran watched over her, his face tight with worry. Nearby, the vampire prince

Isolde's POVMy fingers trembled as I put the final crystal in the circle. The tracking spell was nearly complete. All I needed was one drop of my blood to trigger it.The small cabin the Queen had given me sat at the edge of the Syndicate's land. Far enough from prying eyes, close enough to keep my cover. Moonlight streamed through the windows, casting long shadows across my desk.I pricked my finger with a silver needle and watched as a perfect crimson drop fell onto the center crystal. It glowed bright purple, then faded to a quivering blue. The other crystals lit up in sequence, making a map of energy in the air.There. Three bright spots of light – Kieran, Ronan, and Caius. All still at the Shadowfang house. And between them, the brilliant red glow that was Sienna.I smiled. The Queen would be pleased with my report.A floorboard creaked behind me.I spun around, magic crackling at my fingers, ready to strike.Elena, the pack's doctor and witch, stood in my doorway. Her eyes were

Sienna's POVThe Blood Moon covered everything in an eerie red glow. I gripped Kieran's hand tighter as his body shook. The change was begun, but something was different. His eyes stayed clear, focused on mine instead of glazing over with the mindless rage I'd heard about."You're fighting it," I whispered, shocked.A painful smile crossed his face. "For you."Movement in the shadows caught my eye. Zekemy brother, my twinstood watching us. My heart skipped. The brother I thought dead for so many years was right there, flesh and blood. But his eyes were cold, calculating.Beside him, Darius grinned. The Beta's deception stung, though I barely knew him."We need to reach the temple," Kieran growled, his voice deepening as his wolf fought to rise. "Now."Ronan emerged at my other side, his silver eyes scanning the chaos around us. "The pack's still under some kind of spell. We'll have to fight through."Caius materialized from the darkness, elegant as always despite the fight. "Allow me

Caius's POVThe building shook as more of the Queen's puppet wolves poured in. I fought with vampire speed, my hands a blur as I snapped necks and tore out throats. These weren't true wolvesjust empty carriers. I felt no guilt.Through the chaos, I watched Sienna and Ronan moving as one, their newly remembered bond making them dangerous. Fire danced from Sienna's fingers, her Ruby Wolf power burning brighter than I'd ever seen.Kieran, still in wolf form, tore through foes with savage grace. For once, his curse seemed a blessing.My phone vibrated in my pocket. In the middle of fighting, I almost ignored it. But the special tonethree short buzzesmade my dead heart skip.The royal alarm signal.I eliminated two more wolves and checked the screen.Court under attack. Rebels led by Viktor. King wounded. Return quickly. LyraThe words hit me like silver blades. Viktormy unclehad finally made his move. My father was hurt. My home burning.And yet here I stood, fighting someone else's war.