Roman’s POV
Meanwhile Jason made sure Raven didn’t see her like this.
"Listen to me, if you truly care for Raven," this time I said coldly and held her shoulder again, "and understand what I am saying."
She looked at me, finally having some sense in her.
"This was the only way, Eira," I let my tone soften a little, "Or do you think running away with him somewhere would end all the trouble?"
As if I had caught what could be her next thought, she felt speechless.
Running away was always the top of her solution lists, and that’s the reason we didn’t tell before coming here that what was going to happen here, and that Raven is her son.
"Because it wouldn’t end with it," I repeated, "In fact more people would hunt for that pureblood child on the run. By doing all of this today, we are making sure everyone sees Raven is ours and they won’t ever look at him. That Raven isn’t a tool to toy around. Do you get it?"
She nodded lightly, but I could feel her sadness.
"I understand your anger, but unless we got into it, we wouldn’t know what’s coming for us. Whatever is happening today since we arrived here wasn’t a coincidence, but part of our plans that depended entirely on what our enemies had planned.
"We knew this moment of battle might come, and this is how it would go. So, we took this chance to capture that witch. We have to find a final solution to everything rather than being in danger all the time."
"What if... what if he defeats Kael today?" she asked, her voice trembling, eyes moist. "What if he takes away Raven?"
"Then we will have one last way left. A war between both packs, and we get our son back," I told her straightaway. "But we don’t want to go there. We have to get Raven today, and for that we have to pray that Lucian and Rafe find that witch quickly, Kael defeats this bastard, and we eliminate the threat.
"We were going to depend on Rafe’s vampire senses to find her, but you came as a great help. Now Rafe and Lucian might finish it quickly, and Kael can get the fair chance at fight."
She understood and looked towards the sparring ground. Asher and Kael both had hurt each other. Even from a distance I would smell blood.
And from the looks of it, it was clear, Kael was hurt more and now looked weak in front Asher. If it’s not for the Black magic, I was sure Kael would have ripped him open in just starting few attacks.
Eira clutched my hand, "That black fog around him is getting stronger," her voice trembled as in fear that Kael was going to be defeated.
"Kael will try to hold as long as he could to wait for Lucian and Rafe to find her," I told her, but inside I was getting nervous as well.
Damn! Lucian, Rafe, hurry up.
Asher lunged at Kael again, and this time the attack was far more devastating than before. The black magic wrapped around him seemed to have amplifying his power beyond its natural limit.
The impact was brutal.
Kael’s massive wolf form was slammed into the ground with merciless force, his body skidding across the earth as stone cracked beneath him. A violent cloud of dust exploded into the air, swallowing everything in sight and turning the sparring ground into chaos.
Through the bond, Kael’s pain tore through us. Grave. Deep. Crushing.
And if we could feel it this, then Eira was feeling it tenfold.
I turned to her just in time to see her crumble, tears streaming freely down her face as her hand clutched her chest. She gasped as if the pain had pierced her own heart. Kael’s suffering was tearing her apart from the inside.
The crowd erupted. Voices rose in excitement and awe, praising Asher’s strength, shouting that Kael was finished, that the battle was already decided.
The dust finally settled.
Asher emerged first, standing tall, unscathed, his massive black wolf form radiating menace. Kael was still on the ground.
Asher turned his head toward us. He didn’t need words. The mocking gleam in his eyes said everything.
He was going to kill Kael.
’Where the fuck are you? Did you find that witch yet?’
’Following her,’ Rafe replied instantly. ’She injured Lucian, but he’s fine. We’re close.’
I looked at Jason. Shall we?
"What the fuck is happening?" I breathed, my eyes darting to Jason, who looked just as stunned as I was.
Kael was no different. He stared at Asher’s massive wolf form suspended in midair, then turned sharply toward us, disbelief flashing through his eyes.
Everyone else was frozen.Every Alpha. Every guard. Every spectator.
Only our small family could move.
Then we saw her.
Eira.
Power was leaking from her body in violent waves, the air around her trembling as if reality itself couldn’t withstand it.
Her eyes were locked solely on Kael, glowing with something ancient and terrifying. Every nerve in her frail body stood out, her muscles rigid, veins visible beneath her skin as the pressure of that power crushed her from within.
She was losing control.
"Kael, go!" Jason roared.
Kael didn’t hesitate. He moved instantly, shifting his position with pure instinct, throwing himself out of the killing path.
At the same moment, Eira’s strength gave out. The power collapsed back into her, and her body went limp.
I caught her just in time, wrapping my arms around her as she sagged, unconscious and spent.
Behind us, time snapped back into place.
Asher’s wolf came crashing down with brutal force, his massive jaws slamming straight into the ground where Kael had been standing moments ago. The earth cracked beneath the impact.

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