Midnight Queen's POV
I felt it the moment everything changed. The darkness I had carefully gathered for ages was suddenly being transformed. My prison inside the Phantom Wolf was breaking apart, but not in the way I had planned. Not in my favor.
The Ruby Wolf girl had done the impossible. She had refused the choice.
"No!" I screamed, but my voice was caught inside Ronan's body, a mere whisper in the wind as the ruby light tore through my darkness.
I had been so close. So very close to freedom.
For too long, I had been patient. I had whispered in the ears of alphas, turned wolf against wolf, hunted down Ruby Wolves until only this girl remained. All to reach this moment—the moment when the last Ruby Wolf would finally finish the ritual and unlock the ancient power.
But not for her. For me.
I pushed against the walls of my cage, fighting the ruby light that was changing me. I would not be refused. Not when I had given everything to get here.
