Alpha Kazan and his hated mate
Across the frosted room, Sam and Ophelia leaned forward, holding their breath as they waited.
I traced the tiny, faint mark of the crescent moon on her brow before it faded completely beneath her skin. This child was the fusion of a fierce wolf pack, a stolen human heart, and the ancient, eternal throne of the Winter Court. Her name needed to carry the weight of the dark sky outside and the frozen crown she was destined to wear.
"Her name is Astraea Winter Blackwood," I announced, my half-fae voice ringing through the bunker with an absolute, unbreakable clarity that made the crimson runes on the walls flare in agreement. "The star of our darkest night."