Alpha’s Claimed Mate.
Akira whispered a sharp incantation — words I didn’t recognize but felt down to the marrow of my bones.
The mist recoiled.
The figures howled in rage, shrinking, twisting.
Another wave came — stronger, meaner.
They clawed at the edges of reality, trying to force fear into our hearts.
Akira stood, her hand flashing as she pulled a small silver talisman from under her jacket — a charm etched with runes I knew were old, older than Raven’s Peak itself.
The moment she held it aloft, the symbols lit up — soft and silver like moonlight trapped in stone.