The Dragon Slayer's Queen
“If that thing comes down here, we’re dead.”
The Queen, ignoring the bodies, stepped forward and ran her palm over the runes. “It’s a trap,” she said, almost gently. “But not for us. For them.” She nodded at the corpses. “The Council tried to brute-force the matrix, but it only consumes shifters that don’t belong. Only royal blood can open it safely.”
“Or twins,” Bella said, suddenly grasping Zayla’s hand.