(Isla)
I stood over the chamber while silence surrounded me.
Every wolf remained on one knee beneath me. Their heads stayed lowered, and none of them dared meet my eyes for more than a moment. I had never wanted anyone to bow to me, yet none of them could resist what Vaela had become.
Pain settled deep inside me.
The anger was still there, but it no longer burned alone. I could feel every memory of the chains, the hunger, the cold nights, and the voices telling me I was nothing. They all stood beside me as if they had never left.
Vaela stepped closer inside me.
'He lied to everyone.'
'He stole everything from us.'
I didn't answer.
My eyes remained on Evander. He still knelt with his head lowered, but I remembered the man from my vision standing over Rodan without fear. He had orde
