“You’re going to be Alpha,” Ravenna continued, stepping even closer to him, her voice softening, dripping with false sweetness. “And I’ll be at your side. We’ll unite the packs, and Shadefall Vale will fall in line once I’m Luna. Together, we’ll be unstoppable. Zerra will just have to accept it. She always thought she was so special with that Nightwhisper blood of hers.” She scoffed, as if the very mention of my bloodline disgusted her. “But in the end, she’s just another obstacle.”
My blood roared in my ears. Obstacle.
That’s what I was to them. Nothing more than something to be removed. Ravenna didn’t just want my mate—she wanted my title, my legacy, everything my bloodline stood for.
“You’re underestimating her,” Draven muttered, but his voice lacked conviction. “Zerra’s strong. Stronger than either of us.”
Damn right I was.
But even as he spoke those words, his gaze shifted, and I could see the doubt in his eyes, the fear. He had already made his choice. The Draven I thought I knew was gone, replaced by a man too weak to stand on his own.