ALPHA'S REGRET, QUEEN'S REVENGE
His eyes gleamed with the appetite of a predator, but not just any prey would suffice.
He wanted Hailey.
I felt the pull of his magic as he spoke, his voice a distorted hymn of ancient power. Shadows twisted at his feet, crawling up his form, merging with his flesh until his outline pulsed with dark energy. He was no longer just a King—he was becoming something else, something worse.
A god of the damned.
The air vibrated as his ritual grew stronger, as magic hunted Hailey through the invisible currents that linked destinies. I saw her sleeping form twitch, her breath catch as if she sensed it, as if something dark was reaching out for her, calling her name.