Chapter 8 - The Night the Kingdom Learned Her Name
Colin captured the royal council.
He planned to execute them and blame Byron.
The palace gates closed.
The city descended into panic.
Mave stood before thousands.
She revealed the truth.
She told them who she was.
“I am a Holloworn.”
People screamed.
Some ran.
Others reached for weapons.
Mave did not move.
“I will not control your wolves.”
She raised her hands.
“I will never rule your minds.”
She lowered them.
“But I will never hide again.”
One by one, wolves stepped forward.
Then Alphas.
Then ordinary citizens.
Byron stood beside her.
The people chose them.
Colin's final plan failed.
He was captured.
The council was arrested.
Petra confessed.
Ainsley was pardoned after helping expose the conspiracy.
Mave's father returned home.
Liv was given a room in the royal wing and began training as a royal herbalist.
But there was one final issue.
The prophecy required one last choice.
Mave and Byron had to decide whether to complete the bond.
A bond between a Holloworn and an Alpha King could not be forced.
It had to be chosen.
Byron took her hand.
“I choose you.”
Mave smiled through tears.
“I choose you too.”
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The bond completed.
The kingdom changed.
