Mark by Destiny.
His eyes — pale gray like the fading moonlight — gave him away even when his accent didn’t.
He was Theodore’s spy, the silver hand of the Nightfang Alpha, sent weeks ago to dwell quietly among Moonspire’s staff. His orders were clear: Observe. Wait. Strike when she is most unguarded.
And now, the time had come.
Before him, on the polished oak counter, stood a silver cup — elegant, heavy, the sort used only for the royal table. Steam rose from it, fragrant with herbs and honey. But hidden in its warmth was something else — a powder of faint violet hue that glimmered only for a second before dissolving into nothing.