Triple Temptation
POV: Ash Ryder
"Is it supposed to feel this quiet, Rhea? Or is the world finally just dead?"
Ash stood at the epicenter of the charred remains of the Under-Whisper, his voice sounding disturbingly smooth, devoid of the gravelly rasp that had defined his Alpha's roar. The bioluminescent roots were gone, replaced by a crystalline grey silence that stretched for miles. He looked down at his hands. They weren't blackened or charred anymore; the skin was marble-pale, perfect, and terrifyingly cold. There was no pulse in his wrists, only a steady, low hum of violet power that vibrated beneath the surface of his veins.