Lorien POV

I should have felt triumphant invincible, even. I had finally faced Rhael, stood my ground, and, with any luck, removed him from my life forever. But instead of relief, a hollow ache settled beneath my ribs.

Alpha Destrell’s revelation about my mother had cracked something open inside me. My world hadn’t shifted it had split. There was so much I never knew about my own family, about her. Learning she had power, real power, left everything I believed about my life wobbling on ...