ALPHA'S REGRET, QUEEN'S REVENGE
Insinuating himself into the folds of their union like poison.
I addressed my raven, which stood serenely on the top beam.
"Seek out Ryan," I whispered. "Tell him the moment to escape is over. He must return."
The raven croaked and vanished.
I looked into the crystal again.
There was more.
I saw a throne of snakes.
And Lilith, white, still, hovering between death and life.
Serenia leaning over her, hand on her chest.
And Hailey, walking into fire—no armor, no guard, no crown.