re the world grew quieter and the air still sme

as still. She was not old but her hair was grey. Her

drawn before. Candles, White Chalk, bones, a werewolf sk

tations and the air around her felt like danger was lurking. Her hand trembled. The clean water

bab

akened." she chanted more and d

f water ca

fire. Wolves burning, witches falling to their knees, supernaturals burning

womb of fire. It's going to end us all." Her body shook violently as she tri

the floor breaking the connections. The fire in the bowl of water went out in

." She reached for the bowl of salt on her table and cast it into the a

**

erty sat on the edge of the forest – old and

to the outside world, especially at the council meetings even when they could barely stand each other's scent. They would never attend any council meeting alone, they always went together

ing – certainly not by the Alpha. Dressed in his black tailored suits, he paced

. "He's late again," he muttered, glancing towards the

through her phone as if she were bored at a funeral she didn't want to attend. "

"Typical Killian. I really

s favourite form of dominance ever since h

le "You think it make

he is desperate for everyone to

of Alpha gives up his wolf simply because he couldn't handle guilt?

disinterested, he had been flipping through the pages of a worn o

an burn the whole world down if he chooses to but he wants nothing to do

an

en sitting there long enough like a co

the other hand. "About Killian being late? He's always late, yo

fur coat. "None of

at Dante. "You think pretending like you don

crave the Alpha's seat so

tually lead properly, someone who's not a walking corpse. An Al

ld literally die for him. He's got loyalists who would sacrifice everyth

e because they fear him, That's not

ight as well get th

ly towards her "C

his seat unimpressed.

ts in the distance and the engine rumbled. The Alpha's convoy r

n straightened. Kae

ulped down the remaining

walked in. He didn't apologise

." He simply said with

were starting to think you forgot

e smile off your fac

e expected that response.

eir opinions

nited. They would never let the cou

," he said slowly and unbothered. "It's what we always do. Le

we wouldn't want them thinking the gr

the door. "Let's go" he turned towards

through the forest road, three

uxury van – armoured and tinted so deeply. The interior and s

d Malory lounged at Kael's side. No on

h

in

ssage dropped, cutting

cket and pulled out his phone. He glanced through

n

e. The gir

tightly "stop the car" he said calmly but the car

stop the