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“Actually, you don’t see the truth.” He scoffed, glancing up at the sky.

“Yeah? Well, even if you’re a lame alpha, you’re the only family I’ve got. So, if I have to come to watch your back, then I’m coming. As for the rest, I don’t give a fuck.”

“Leo-”

“It’s time.” His voice was an animalistic growl as a huge surge of power wrapped around him, and I almost stepped back.

His eyes glowed a dark steel blue, and he grinned before the snapping of bones filled the air. Then, there before me was a huge, magnificent wolf. His fur was a light brown, but what awed me was the blue undertones to it, a colour that I had never seen before. His aura was emanating off him in waves, and when he raised his head to the moon, letting off a mighty menacing growl that oozed nothing but pure power and dominance, I realised that before me not only stood a strong alpha but either a mighty ally or a terrifying threat. However, it was his next words that truly planted the seed of fear within me.

What’s wrong, Dad? Scared?His powerful voice came through the link. His deep steely eyes met mine and I was unable to reply.

The boy I had known was gone.

In that moment, I made up my mind. Unless I ended up dead, I would not give him the position of Alpha. Leo had waited for this moment for years, not only because he wanted his wolf but because he craved power, and that very thought terrified me. He was now capable of unleashing hell.

A Revelation beyond Imagination

Alejandro

“Come back, Rayhan. We only have a couple dozen to go. You need to be here with Delsanra, even if it’s just for a bit,” I said quietly through the phone.

“Yeah,” his quiet reply came. “I want to, but me coming back slows things down. We need to work as fast as possible.”

He’d been fucking strong, even with each passing day. Delsanra hadn’t woken up in the last twenty hours and we were all getting fucking worried. Her heart was fading, and time was running out.

Kiara was knocked out in the cells, yet at times I felt the pain and agony through the bond. He was hurting her, trying to awaken her, and it fucking hurt knowing I was causing her pain, too.

“Alright… how long do you think it’ll take?” I asked.

“I’m going to say a day at most. I’m getting this fucking done,” he replied, his voice dangerously low.

“Got it.”

I hung up, dropping into my seat. I was trying to keep my shit together, but the poison was fucking messing me up, too.

Janaina and Elijah were in the room. Everyone was gathering here ready to leave when the time came. Only Leo said he would meet us on the way. He had shifted two nights ago, and Marcel had said he was a powerful wolf. I expected no less from a Rossi. The conversation from the day before yesterday played in my mind. Why had his words made me uneasy?

TWO DAYS AGO

“Congrats on your shift. Your old man said you’re a fucking sight.”

“Maybe.”

“I’m proud of you. I wouldn’t have expected anything less from a Rossi.” A cold scoff came down the line.

“Oh, yeah? I don’t really consider myself one of your kind.”

“My kind?”

“Yeah, the kind I hate.”

“Leo, I know you hate Rayhan, but try to understand what he did was because his mate-”

“Was tortured under Endora’s command, right? Yeah, I know. If you forget, I was there. I remember sneaking her medicine and food when I could. Even if she was a witch, she was just another prisoner… like all of us.”

“Then you understand why he did it.”

“Rayhan’s mate, Rayhan’s mate, Rayhan’s mate… I’m getting bored of hearing it. What about the mates of those who were forced to hurt her? Those who suffered from the trauma of being spelled to commit crimes, knowing their families would be killed before their eyes yet still begged not to be forced to hurt her? What about when Rayhan beat those victims? Did he not think their innocent mates would also feel the pain? Tell me, King Alejandro, in his revenge, he hurt so many innocent people. In fact, two of those who were kept prisoner, their mates were pregnant at the time, and one almost miscarried. But you all don’t care, do you? Because it’s your fucking Rayhan. Congratulations, Your Royal Highness. You really are the perfect king.”