They Both Wanted Me
His lips were cold, but they softened under mine, and I felt something shift through the bond—hope, fragile and fierce.
When we broke apart, he looked almost young. Almost human.
"Tomorrow," he said.
"Tomorrow."
Dawn came too fast.
The army assembled at first light—wolves and vampires, side by side, their ancient hatred buried beneath shared purpose. Kael stood at the head of the pack, magnificent and terrible in his alpha power. Caspian waited beside me, cold and still as a statue.
And I—I was something new. Something born of two worlds, carrying the blood of enemies, the love of both, and the weight of everything.
Sikat na Kabanata