Chapter 75 The Fire Within

The sky above Moonshade burned with the hues of dawn—violet fading to gold as the first rays of light filtered through the dense forest canopy. Inside the Alpha estate, the mood remained anything but calm. Tension lay thick in the air, a storm building behind every watchful glance, every hurried step of a warrior or council member. Word of Malrik’s appearance had spread quickly, and fear followed in its wake like a shadow. Selene sat in the war room, surrounded by maps and scrolls, but her mind wasn’t on strategy. Her hand rested gently on her belly, feeling the rhythmic flutters of life within. Her baby. Her and Kael’s child. The prophecy-born flame, now targeted by royal bloodlust and ambition.