Freyah.
As planned, I left Gillian inside the werewolf palace, a calculated move meant to lure his true enemies into the open. According to Vampire King Magnush, every living soul who could testify that Gillian was the son of the late Alpha King Jeremias, the sole successor and rightful prince of the entire territory… had already been silenced.
There was only one path left for us. I had to enter Maximus’s chambers and secure the original seal. Until then, all I could do was wait… and trust that Gillian would give the signal.
But days turned into weeks. Then weeks into a full month. No message. No sign. What unsettled me most was the emptiness… I could no longer feel his presence at all. When night finally fell, I made my decision. I would go to the palace myself.
At the gates, I shifte
