Chapter 7 - The Alpha King's Choice
Colin had prepared silver traps.
Byron's wolf was weakened.
Mave's power was blocked.
Liv was trapped.
For a moment, everything seemed lost.
Then Ainsley arrived with the northern clans.
Mave's father freed Liv.
The cathedral erupted into battle.
Colin confronted Byron.
He revealed the final secret.
Riden had been given a choice.
Join the council.
Or die.
He refused.
Byron realized that his brother had died protecting the same future they were fighting for.
The brothers' final conversation, preserved in a hidden recording, was played.
Riden's voice echoed through the cathedral.
“Do not become the king they want.”
Byron closed his eyes.
Then he transformed.
His wolf emerged stronger than before.
He broke the silver chains.
Mave felt their bond ignite.
Her power flowed through him.
His power flowed through her.
Not control.
Not domination.
Equality.
Together they defeated Colin.
But Colin escaped through a hidden passage.
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Mave knew he would return.
She was right.
