The Last Blackthorne Heir Returns
"The power you feel is real. The connection to something greater than yourself—that's real. They just lied about its source and purpose."
Helena struggled to sit up, her face ashen without her wolf's strength flowing through her. "Don't listen to her, Elias. She wants to control you, just as we warned. To diminish your greatness."
"My name," my brother said quietly, his eyes never leaving mine, "is it really Lucious?"
I nodded. "Lucious Blackthorne. Named by our mother with her dying breath."
Something shifted in his expression, a softening around the eyes that made him look younger, more vulnerable. For just a moment, I glimpsed the baby brother I should have grown up protecting.