But it wasn’t just pain.
No… what Alia sensed now was a calling.
And she finally understood.
Only River can bring Heiko back.
Their bond was tethered in something deeper than mating. Cursed Alpha to Dark Alpha. Mirror to mirror.
River was the key. She always had been.
But she was still bound—tightly wrapped in the chains of her own repression, years of her power being forced dormant, sealed away for her safety. And now, with Heiko slipping into madness, the Deathbringer’s full fury unleashed across the battlefield… River would never be strong enough to reach him in her current state.
Not unless…
Alia’s grip tightened on the satchel. Her jaw clenched.
Unless I unbind her.
Unless I break the chains.
But it was a terrible risk. Alia read about what happened to young Dark Alphas who
