Fated by fire and fortune
One mistake, and either of them would fall.
Then—Selene saw her opening.
She spun beneath his blade and drove her sword into his side.
Alaric staggered, blood pouring from the wound.
But he didn’t fall.
He smiled.
And whispered, “You’re too late.”
Behind them, the pit roared to life.
Black fire burst upward, spiraling into the sky.
Selene turned in horror as the young wolves screamed—caught in a web of magic.
“No!” she ran toward them, ignoring the pain in her limbs.