Rejected by the Alpha, Claimed by the Beast
The blinding light, which had been carving through the ceiling and dissolving the stone walls, suddenly swirled into a violent vortex, funneling directly into Rowan’s mouth and chest.
I felt a cold, hollow sensation in my bones. The heat that had been burning me from the inside out was being siphoned away. But as I grew lighter, Rowan grew heavier.
His skin, already mapped with violet veins, began to split. Not with blood, but with **Radiance**.
"Rowan, stop! It’s too much!" I tried to push him away, but his grip on my shoulders was like iron. His fingers were digging into my skin, and where he touched me, I saw the gold and violet mixing, turning into a deep, celestial bronze.