All Chapters of The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Zeke's POVThe Midnight Queen's words echoed in my head long after she vanished into the dark. Twin ties. The First Wolf. Our true history.Lies tangled with facts until I couldn't separate them anymore.I watched my sistermy twinas she leaned against Ronan, her face pale with shock. The silver glow on her wrist where the Queen had touched her mate mark made my own skin burn in response.We were linked, whether we wanted it or not."We need to leave," Kieran growled, now dressed in clothes Elena had made for him. "The temple's becoming unstable."Another howl rose from beneath us, louder this time. The floor shook."She's right about one thing," I said, my voice hoarse. "That's the First Wolf waking up."Sienna looked at me with those eyesour eyes. Ruby red in the right light. "You knew? About us being related to her?"I nodded, shame burning my throat. "I found out three months ago. But not everything. Not about the twin bond.""We need to talk," she said, moving toward me.That's wh

Isolde's POVThe mirror in my hands showed me nothing but darkness. For three days, I'd tried to find Sienna through my scrying glass, but she stayed hidden even from my magic.Smart girl.I set down the mirror and looked around my small tent. Herbs hung from the roof, their scents mixing with the smoke from my protection candles. After fleeing the temple, I'd created this small space on the outskirts of Kieran's new camp, though I wasn't exactly welcome.No one trusted a witch who had once served the Midnight Queen.A sudden wind extinguished my lights, plunging the tent into blackness. The air grew thick with power that wasn't mine."Show yourselves," I ordered, calling a small flame to my palm.Three hooded figures emerged from the shadows, materializing like smoke. My sister witches from the Black Moon Coven.Lyra, tall and stern. Mara, round-faced and seemingly gentle. Thea, silent and dangerous."Sisters," I greeted carefully. "This is unexpected.""The High Priestess has called

Sienna's POVI awoke to darkness and the smell of pine. My head throbbed as I sat up, trying to remember what had happened after...After seeing a face that shouldn't exist."Hello?" I called out, my voice echoing in the stillness.No answer.I pushed myself to my feet, wincing at the ache in my muscles. The last thing I remembered was running north with Ronan, then the attack. Queen's killers everywhere. And thena cloaked person.A small flame sparked to life in my palm, throwing eerie shadows on stone walls. I was in some kind of cave, but not one I recognized."The Ruby Wolf awakens."I spun around, flame burning brighter as I faced the speaker. A tall woman with silver hair and black eyes stood at the opening to a tunnel I hadn't noticed before."Who are you?" I asked. "Where's Ronan?"The woman smiled, showing pointed teeth. "I am Nyx, guardian of the Second Trial. Your companions are not here. In the Heart's Trial, you walk alone."My stomach dropped. "The Second Celestial Trial

Ronan's POV I ran through the forest, following Sienna as she chased after Kieran's howl. My side still burned where her fire had healed my wound not with pain, but with a strange warmth that spread through my blood like liquid gold. "Slow down," I called. "We need a plan." She glanced back at me, her red hair a flame in the moonlight. "There's no time." But I saw the fear in her eyes. Fear not for herself, but for Kieran. Something twisted in my chest. Jealousy? I pushed it away. I had no right to feel jealous not when I'd been sent to kill her. Not when I'd betrayed her once already, even if I couldn't remember doing it. Zeke caught up to us, feeling the spot on his head where he'd been struck. "Sienna, Ronan's right. Darius is setting a trap." She stopped suddenly, turning to face us. "I know. But I can't leave Kieran to die just because it might be dangerous." "Why?" I asked, the word leaving before I could stop it. "Why risk your life for him?" Her eyes met mine, and for

Isolde's POVI stood in the abandoned church, the moonlight streaming through the cracks in the broken roof. My hands shook as I clutched the old grimoire tightly to my chest. For twenty years, I had served a cause I once believed in. Twenty years of lies, of secrets, of serving someone I thought was doing the right thing. But now, everything was falling apart. The truth was coming out, and I didn’t know if I could fix it.The air around me got colder, and I knew she was here. The Midnight Queen. The woman I had served for so long. She stepped out of the darkness, no longer wearing the face of Elena, the kind woman I had once known. This was her true face a face I had known since I was a kid. Her eyes glowed with a power that made my skin crawl."You’re late," I said, trying to keep my voice calm even though my heart was pounding.The Queen smiled, but it wasn’t a kind smile. It was cold and dangerous. "I had business to attend to," she replied. "Kieran knows who I am now. That change