The Hidden Hybrid’s Redemption
Killian whispered, his gravelly voice dropping into a low rumble that vibrated straight through my collarbone.
Slowly, he turned his massive frame, keeping one solid arm wrapped tightly around my waist, pinning my hips flush against his side. He forced me to look out over the crimson-stained snow.
Dozens of Bloodmoon warriors—men and women who had spent years treating me like an invisible, scentless slave—stood frozen among the wreckage. None of them looked at the dead Vanguard bodies. Their eyes were glued to the heavy, silver-stitched crimson Royal cloak hanging from my shoulders, and the deep, burning crimson fire ringed by liquid gold that still swirled within my pupils.