The Alpha King’s Mate Is An Ancient…So she would not die. Lillia echoed in her mind. Not today.
Then something stronger coiled suddenly around her neck, tightening painfully as her voice escaped in a strained sound.
“Ame… Lia—please—”
Before Lillia could react, a violent force wrenched her away, dragging her into the darkness. Her fingers tore free of Amelia’s grasp, clutching only a ripped fragment of fabric as she was pulled farther and farther away.
Lillia watched as Amelia receded into the distance, swallowed by the void, while the coldness and hostility around her deepened, pressing in from all sides.
Her body was tossed and dragged as multiple unseen forces fought to claim her. The air grew thick with a foul stench, suffocating her senses as she was pulled deeper into the void, deeper toward a point of no return.
But as her strength began to wane, Lillia closed her eyes, her breathing slowing to quiet as she reached inward toward Fenris.
Fenris… I know you’re weak. But I know you’re still here. If you would give your last strength to save me, then I will give mine to save her. And if we perish… then we perish together. I cannot exist in a world without you, because you are part of me as I am part of you. Without you, something in me is lost forever. I am nothing without you.
For a breathless moment there was nothing but coldness. Then—warmth flickered, then surged deep within, enveloping her as Fenris stirred.
A faint whimper echoed in her mind, followed by a quiet voice.
“Then… let us kick death in the teeth one last time.” —To be continued.
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