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The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster Lost Brother
Zeke's POVPain shot through my body as I woke up gasping. The silver lines under my skin burned like fire. I stumbled to the mirror in my room and stared at my reflection. The mask had melted into me, leaving shimmering patterns across my face that pulsed with each breath."What am I becoming?" I whispered, pressing my fingers against the cool glass.My dreams had been filled with pictures of Sienna. Not as the enemy the Queen had always described, but as a laughing child with bright green eyes, chasing me through a field. Were these memories or tricks?A knock at the door shocked me."Enter," I called, quickly pulling up my hat to hide my face.Isolde glided in, her white hair floating around her like a cloud. "The Queen requests your presence. The attack on the Shadowfang Pack has begun."My heart jumped. "Already? But she said we had three days until""Plans have changed," Isolde interrupted. "The traitor in their pack moved too soon. We must strike while they're vulnerable."I fo
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Isolde's POVI watched Zeke leave the Queen's room, the silver lines under his skin still glowing faintly. Something had changed in him. I'd seen the flicker in his eyes when the basin tipped, revealing the offering page. The Queen hadn't noticed, but I had. I always notice everything."He saw it," I whispered once he was gone.The Queen turned to me, her old eyes narrowing. "No matter. He'll bring Sienna to us, regardless. The blood bond between twins is too powerful to resist."I nodded, keeping my thoughts hidden behind a wall of practiced apathy. For ages, I'd served the Midnight Syndicate faithfully. I'd wronged the Ruby Wolves, helped hunt them to near extinction. All for a promise the Queen had made me long ago – power beyond measure.But power comes with knowledge, and lately, I'd learned too much."I'll go to the Shadowfang territory," I said. "To ensure everything proceeds as planned."The Queen studied me, mistrust dancing across her timeless face. "You've grown... interest
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-08The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster Wolf's Heart
Kieran's POVThe veins under my skin burned like fire. I stared at my image in the small pool of water inside the cave, watching the dark lines crawl up my neck. The curse was getting worse. Much worse.I splashed cold water on my face and took a deep breath. My pack needed me now more than ever.When I turned around, Elena stood watching me. My loyal second-in-command since Darius left us."You look terrible," she said bluntly.I almost smiled. "Always honest.""The pack is scared, Kieran. They need their Alpha."I nodded, pushing away from the pool. "How many lost in the last attack?""Seven dead. Twelve wounded." Her eyes softened. "It would have been worse without Sienna. Her fire kept the north entrance secure."The mention of Sienna made the veins on my arm pulse. Since she'd arrived, the curse had gotten both stronger and weaker. I could feel the rage growing inside me, but somehow, I could also control it better when she was near."We can't stay here," I said. "Gather everyone
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The beast's voice in my head was louder than ever."Kieran!" Elena's words cut through the haze of rage. "The south tunnel! There are pack members trapped!"I dropped Darius, who scrambled away, and ran toward the fallen tunnel. Smoke and dust filled the air. Frantic pack members were trying to dig through the rubble."Sienna?" I called, fear rising in my throat."She's in there," a young wolf cried. "With the children!"I pressed my hands against the fallen rocks, feeling the weight, the support. There was no way to dig through without causing another fall.The dark lines on my skin pulsed, and suddenly I knew what to do. I placed both hands flat against the largest boulder and let the curse flow through me, into the stone.The rock cracked, then split apart. Not crumbling, but breaking into perfect halves that rolled aside, leaving an opening.Gasps rose from the pack members watching."Get them out," I ordered, maintaining my attention on the rocks, keeping them stable with my newf
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-08The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster Fire Rising II
Sienna's POV Zeke looked at me with new understanding. "This is why she wants us both. Together, we can amplify each other's abilities."A shout from the caves stopped us. We turned to see a young wolf running toward us."Sienna! Kieran needs you now!"When I reached the cave entrance, chaos ruled. Pack members rushed back and forth, collecting weapons and supplies.Kieran stood at the center, his face grim, the dark veins still noticeable along his neck but more controlled than yesterday."Syndicate scouts," he explained when he saw me. "They've found us."My stomach dropped. "How many?""A small group for now. Just testing our defenses." His eyes met mine. "But they'll report back.""What's the plan?" I asked."We can't run again. Too many wounded." He lowered his voice so only I could hear. "I need you to help me create a defense they won't expect."I thought of what I'd just learned with Zeke. "I might have something."I quickly explained about sharing my power. Kieran's eyes wid
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-08The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster Memory's Shadow
Ronan's POVBlood dripped from my palm as I stood in the middle of the witch's stone circle. Smoke swirled around my legs, thick and sweet-smelling."Are you certain you want to do this?" Mara asked, her blind eyes somehow still finding mine in the dim candlelight. Unlike Isolde, this witch had no loyalty to the Syndicate or the packs. She served only the balance."I need to remember," I said strongly. "Sienna deserves the truth."After the fight at the caves yesterday, I couldn't shake the feeling that I knew more about the Midnight Queen than I was letting on. My past with Sienna was a puzzle with too many missing pieces.Mara nodded and took my wounded hand. "Memories blocked by magic leave scars on the mind. Breaking through will hurt.""I can handle pain."She smiled sadly. "Not this kind."Before I could respond, she pressed her thumb against the cut on my palm and started chanting. The smoke thickened, climbing up my legs, my chest, until it filled my lungs.I tried to cough, b
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-08The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster Blood Politics
Caius's POV"The Council demands your return, Prince Caius," my sister's voice crackled through the ancient phone I'd stolen from Kieran's pack. Reception was bad this high in the mountains.I paced the small cave room they'd given me, away from the werewolves who still eyed me with suspicion. "Tell the Council I'm handling a situation that affects all vampire houses."Lyra sighed. "They're voting tonight on whether to strip you of your title.""Let them try." I kept my voice calm though anger burned inside me. "Who leads the opposition?""Cousin Dorian. He claims you've abandoned your duties to chase werewolf fairy tales."I laughed bitterly. If only they knew what I'd found. The Ruby Wolf wasn't a fairy story – she was the key to everything."Send Dorian a message. Tell him I'll return with something that will end our civil war forever.""Caius..." Worry colored Lyra's voice. "What have you found?"I looked out at the werewolf encampment below. Sienna was training with Elena, her fi
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-04-08The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster The Mind Bridge
"Too late," Zeke said, his voice suddenly changed – hollow, as if someone else spoke through him. "The summoning has begun."Sienna fought against his grip. "Zeke, this isn't you! Fight it!"For a moment, conflict crossed his face. Then his eyes hardened. "This is exactly who I am, sister. Who we both are. The Queen's children."My blood went cold. The Queen's children?"That's impossible," Sienna gasped.Zeke smiled sadly. "Why do you think she wants us both? Our mother didn't die. She became the Midnight Queen."The ground beneath the blood circle cracked open. Dark smoke poured out, whirling around the twins."We need help!" I yelled to Ronan. "Get Kieran!"Ronan paused, clearly torn between getting help and staying with Sienna."Go!" I pushed. "I'll stay with her."As he raced back toward the camp, I pressed against the barrier, looking for any weakness. Inside, Sienna was still fighting, flames bursting from her free hand."Sienna!" I called. "Listen to me! Your blood is special
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The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster Blood and Betrayal
Kieran's POV I stared at the Midnight Queen as she stood before us, her mask of shadows moving like smoke. My body felt wrong caught between human and wolf, the silver poison still burning in my blood despite Sienna's healing. "Run," Sienna whispered again. But I wasn't going anywhere. Not this time. The Queen raised her hands to her mask, fingers wrapping around its sides. The forest seemed to hold its breath. Then a howl cut through the night my Beta, Rafe, calling the pack to war. The Queen's hands froze. Her head tilted, listening. "Your wolves come, Alpha," she said, voice like ice sliding over stone. "But they won't save you." With a wave of her hand, darkness overtook the clearing. I felt something sharp slice across my chest claws or a blade, I couldn't tell. Sienna cried out somewhere to my left. Ronan shouted. Then the darkness lifted, and the Queen was gone. "Is everyone alive?" I asked, putting my hand to the fresh cut on my chest. Sienna appeared at my side, her
The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster Shadows of the Past
Ronan's POV I ran through the forest, following Sienna as she chased after Kieran's howl. My side still burned where her fire had healed my wound not with pain, but with a strange warmth that spread through my blood like liquid gold. "Slow down," I called. "We need a plan." She glanced back at me, her red hair a flame in the moonlight. "There's no time." But I saw the fear in her eyes. Fear not for herself, but for Kieran. Something twisted in my chest. Jealousy? I pushed it away. I had no right to feel jealous not when I'd been sent to kill her. Not when I'd betrayed her once already, even if I couldn't remember doing it. Zeke caught up to us, feeling the spot on his head where he'd been struck. "Sienna, Ronan's right. Darius is setting a trap." She stopped suddenly, turning to face us. "I know. But I can't leave Kieran to die just because it might be dangerous." "Why?" I asked, the word leaving before I could stop it. "Why risk your life for him?" Her eyes met mine, and for
The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster The Face of Betrayal
Sienna's POV I woke with a gasp, dirt and pine needles sticking to my cheek. Stars glittered overhead through a cover of trees. My body ached as if I'd been thrown from a great height, and maybe I had been. The cave was gone. The trial was over. But the face I'd seen the true enemy behind the Queen's mask burned in my mind like a brand. "Impossible," I whispered, pushing myself to my knees. My head spun with the movement, and I clutched at a nearby tree root to balance myself. It couldn't be true. And yet, deep down, I knew it was. The person behind everything, the hunts, the lies, the manipulation was someone I trusted. Someone who had led me. Isolde. My boss. The Black Moon Witch herself. A sharp pain shot through my wrist. I looked down to see a new mark forming on my skin a perfect crescent moon wrapped around a ruby-colored flame. The mark of the Second Trial. "I passed," I whispered, tracing the symbol with my thumb. "But at what cost?" Memories flashed through my mind
The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster The Illusion of Choice
Sienna's POVI awoke to darkness and the smell of pine. My head throbbed as I sat up, trying to remember what had happened after...After seeing a face that shouldn't exist."Hello?" I called out, my voice echoing in the stillness.No answer.I pushed myself to my feet, wincing at the ache in my muscles. The last thing I remembered was running north with Ronan, then the attack. Queen's killers everywhere. And thena cloaked person.A small flame sparked to life in my palm, throwing eerie shadows on stone walls. I was in some kind of cave, but not one I recognized."The Ruby Wolf awakens."I spun around, flame burning brighter as I faced the speaker. A tall woman with silver hair and black eyes stood at the opening to a tunnel I hadn't noticed before."Who are you?" I asked. "Where's Ronan?"The woman smiled, showing pointed teeth. "I am Nyx, guardian of the Second Trial. Your companions are not here. In the Heart's Trial, you walk alone."My stomach dropped. "The Second Celestial Trial
The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster Shadows of the Father
Kieran's POVPain shot through my side as I tried to sit up. The wound from Darius's deception was healing, but too slowly. Three days, and I still couldn't shift without reopening it."Stay down," Elena directed, pushing me back onto the furs. "Your stubbornness won't make you heal faster."I growled but didn't fight her. My Beta was right, as usual.Our temporary camp buzzed with activity outside my tent. Guards shouted directions, preparing for another attack. Darius's warning had saved lives, but I still couldn't bring myself to visit him in the medics' tent.Some betrayals cut too deep."You have a visitor," Elena said quietly. "Should I send him away?""Who?" I asked, wincing as I changed position."Your uncle."I closed my eyes briefly. Alaric was the last person I wanted to see, but he was also the only one who might have answers."Let him in."Elena nodded and stepped outside. Moments later, my father's brother entered the tent. His silver hair was wild, his eyes haunted. He
The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster Spells of Betrayal
Isolde's POVThe mirror in my hands showed me nothing but darkness. For three days, I'd tried to find Sienna through my scrying glass, but she stayed hidden even from my magic.Smart girl.I set down the mirror and looked around my small tent. Herbs hung from the roof, their scents mixing with the smoke from my protection candles. After fleeing the temple, I'd created this small space on the outskirts of Kieran's new camp, though I wasn't exactly welcome.No one trusted a witch who had once served the Midnight Queen.A sudden wind extinguished my lights, plunging the tent into blackness. The air grew thick with power that wasn't mine."Show yourselves," I ordered, calling a small flame to my palm.Three hooded figures emerged from the shadows, materializing like smoke. My sister witches from the Black Moon Coven.Lyra, tall and stern. Mara, round-faced and seemingly gentle. Thea, silent and dangerous."Sisters," I greeted carefully. "This is unexpected.""The High Priestess has called
The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster The Price of Loyalty
Darius's POVCold stone pressed against my back as I stared at the ceiling of my jail cell. Three days since they'd thrown me in here. Three days since everything fell apart.The pack jail smelled like mold and old blood. My blood. The silver-laced bars had burned my hands when I'd tested them the first day.No one came except to slide boring food through the slot. No visitors. No trial. Just silence.I'd wronged Kieran, and now both sides had abandoned me.My ribs ached where Elena had kicked me after they'd caught me trying to signal the Syndicate during the escape from the temple. The memory of Kieran's facethe hurt that flashed before the ragewas worse than any physical pain."You were like a brother to me," he'd growled before turning away forever.A sound outside my cell made me sit up. Footsteps. Too light to be a guard."Who's there?" My voice cracked from disuse.A shadow moved beyond the bars, then a face appeared. Tomas. Another Beta from Kieran's inner circleand apparently
The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster Blood Chains
Zeke's POVThe Midnight Queen's words echoed in my head long after she vanished into the dark. Twin ties. The First Wolf. Our true history.Lies tangled with facts until I couldn't separate them anymore.I watched my sistermy twinas she leaned against Ronan, her face pale with shock. The silver glow on her wrist where the Queen had touched her mate mark made my own skin burn in response.We were linked, whether we wanted it or not."We need to leave," Kieran growled, now dressed in clothes Elena had made for him. "The temple's becoming unstable."Another howl rose from beneath us, louder this time. The floor shook."She's right about one thing," I said, my voice hoarse. "That's the First Wolf waking up."Sienna looked at me with those eyesour eyes. Ruby red in the right light. "You knew? About us being related to her?"I nodded, shame burning my throat. "I found out three months ago. But not everything. Not about the twin bond.""We need to talk," she said, moving toward me.That's wh
The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster Blood of My Blood
Midnight Queen's POVI watched the vampire prince flee while chaos exploded in my temple. How predictable. Royals always choose their crowns over their hearts.His blood donation to the Ruby Wolf girl was surprising, though. A smart move that might complicate things.No matter. I had waited ages for this moment.The temple floor cracked wider beneath my feet as I drew more power. Puppet wolves fought the Alpha, the Phantom Wolf, and my grandson around me. Isolde and Elena worked their spell in the corner, thinking I didn't notice their treachery.Fools. I saw everything.My attention fixed on Siennamy blood, my keyas she wiped vampire blood from her lips. Power radiated from her skin like heat from fire. So much like me, once."Enough!" I shouted, clapping my hands together.A shockwave rippled through the building, knocking everyone to the ground. Only Sienna stayed standing, protected by her new vampire-blood shield.Silence fell. The puppet dogs froze in place.I floated down until
