Rejected And Disowned Now Claimed By Four Ruthless Alphas
The kind of silence that comes just before a storm, heavy with pressure and warning.
Flames rise from her fingers, not orange or red, but a deep, pulsing violet, like the sky just before night swallows the world. The fire doesn’t burn her skin. It dances over it, crackling like a living thing.
The elders stare, unmoving. Malrick’s mouth presses into a tight line, but he says nothing.
Veyra lowers her hand and lets the flame vanish. “Satisfied?” she asks.
Corven nods, slowly. The others remain silent.