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Of course we were lying naked in all our glory, skin flawless yet had a pale color to it, and this was absolutely normal being vampires. Rowan's smile was synonymous to a crack of lightning on a stormy night - sudden and electrifying. “Because I know you, Queen Ava. I know what your weaknesses, your desires... and your secrets are.” Now what was he on about? I thought to myself. My thoughts were however concealed with a forced laughter, it was a low, throaty sound, because beneath it, a thread of confusion and fury hummed. “And what secrets would those be, Rowan?' I asked, my voice dripping with ice.

“Alpha Rowan must have received my message.” Almost immediately, figures emerged from the mist surrounding the cavern—wolves shifting mid-stride, shadows transforming into soldiers. Rowan stepped forward, tall and battle-hardened, his silver hair pulled back and eyes faintly glowing with power. “Kael,” Rowan greeted, grasping his forearms in a warrior’s embrace. “You weren’t exaggerating. The storm is approaching rapidly.” Kael nodded. “Thank you for coming.” Rowan then turned to Aria with a respectful nod. “Luna Heir.”

He continued to stroke the top of her hair while reading through some documents. Alicia stared at his features under the sunlight. The wind blew his dark locks gently against the top of his forehead. Instead of his usual suits, Rowan wore a white button down, the top couple of buttons undone revealing some of his tanned, muscular chest. She just wanted to nip the collarbones on display. Swallowing, and ignoring the rising heat in her body, Alicia then stated something that was a little outlandish. “Could the witch be CONNECTED to the royal family?” Rowan’s hand paused.

And far away, across the clouds and burning lands… Alec opened his eyes. Somewhere between worlds. Between life and magic. Lightning cracked the sky. The air turned colder, even though fires still burned across the battlefield. Smoke wrapped around the broken lands like a black serpent, hiding what was coming. And then, they came. Rowan and Alexander. Two powerful figures, once king and Queen, now traitors of peace. Rowan wore dark armor, covered in shadows. Her eyes burned red, and her hands sparked with cruel magic. Alexander floated beside her, his mate, his silver hair twisted by wind, his cloak dragging storms behind him.

“They’ll have to face both of us.” Rowan smiles faintly, a mixture of relief and warning. “Yes,” she agrees, voice steady. “But first, we need to understand them. See their shadows before they see ours.” The wind shifts, carrying the faint scent of smoke from a ridge beyond. Rowan’s fire tingles with a warning. She steps forward slightly, hand brushing against Azeriel’s, and feels his response, a mirrored heartbeat of heat. They are in sync, ready, and yet the uncertainty gnaws at the edges of their resolve.

It would be in their best interest if they called it even and then moved on with their lives. That way, no one would hold the other to an oath. She apologized and said that she would call it even since she had done that. Rowan smiled. He had played wise on them. He knew of their relationship from when Caelum was injured in the clan. It was one of the perks of him being a seer. When he started picking up on the closeness between them two after their usual grumpiness toward one another, he needed no spirit to confirm what had happened.

The runes faded gently into the wind. Aria fell to her knees, the blade dissolving in her hand like stardust. Kael rushed to her, catching her as she collapsed against his chest. “It’s over,” he said, voice choking. “You did it.” “No,” she whispered. “*We* did.” Rowan and Elara stood hand in hand, the bond between them a steady light now not a weapon, but a beacon. Lyra and Callen watched the horizon. A new dawn was breaking.

“He has.” Arawn continued. “And that has happened only once before.” A cold breeze swept through the clearing. The pendant against Rowan’s chest pulsed softly. Once. ⸻ “Who?” she whispered. Arawn’s expression darkened. “The First Guardian.” Rowan’s pulse quickened. “The same one I’m supposedly descended from?” “No.” Arawn shook his head. “The woman he chose.” Every thought in Rowan’s mind came to a halt. “A woman?” “Yes.” “I thought the First Guardian was—”

It was a place where the weight of the past met the promise of what was to come an intersection of power, history, and fate. And yet… word traveled fast. Whispers said the last heir of Lunari was coming. Aeryn Valecrow. I had never seen him, but I knew the stories. Raised in the Shadow wilds. A warrior without mercy. A ghost made of smoke and ash. But I didn’t believe in ghosts. Danger was another story, and I believed in danger. "Lady Kaela." A voice called to my right a soft, male voice clipped. It was Erydan, my father's second-in-command. His eyes scanned the crowd. “We were not told the Lunari would attend.”

I nod, though my thoughts are already racing ahead—to Kael, to the way he stood between me and danger like it was instinct, to the certainty in his voice when he said they would answer to him. Does he know? Before I can ask, there’s a knock at the door. Maren stiffens. I feel it too—the shift in the air, subtle but unmistakable. When she opens the door, Rowan stands there, relaxed as ever, hands tucked into his pockets like he’s visiting friends instead of delivering news. “Elara,” he greets, warm and easy. “Maren.” She blinks in surprise. “You’re far from home.” “So is your Alpha King,” he replies lightly.