Chapter 43 A Kingdom Burns

Chapter 43 – A Kingdom Burns The cold wind whipped through the ruined battlefield, carrying with it the stench of death and the lingering echo of Lena’s howl. The snow, once a soft blanket over the valley, was now soaked in blood, churned to sludge beneath the weight of war. In the center of it all, Lena stood alone, cloaked in the shimmering remnants of her awakened Alpha Queen form. Her breath came in ragged gasps, her vision swimming. Power pulsed through her veins like molten fire, but her body was failing.