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The 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
Huling Na-update : 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
Huling Na-update : 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
Huling Na-update : 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
Huling Na-update : 2025-04-08The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster Bridge Between the Mind
Through our relationship, I felt her understanding. The Ruby Wolf family was never about opening gates, it was about keeping them closed.My physical eyes snapped open, glowing silver. The Queen smiled down at me, missing what was happening."Welcome back, my son," she said. "Do you remember now? Do you see our purpose?"I forced myself to nod, though it took all my strength. "Yes, Mother. I remember everything."She helped me sit up on the altar. My body felt strangethe silver marks had spread across my chest, down my arms. Power hummed beneath my skin, unlike anything I'd felt before.The Queen had tested on me since birth, turning me into something more than werewolf. The hybrid abilities she'd made were unpredictable, dangerous.Perfect for what I needed to do."The pack is breaking through," one of her followers yelled.The Queen turned away. "Keep them back! We need more time!"I glanced at Caius, seeing doubt in his eyes. He wasn't fully committed to her planjust desperate to s
Huling Na-update : 2025-04-08The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster Trapped in Darkness
Darius's POV I ran through the trees, heart pounding in my chest. Behind me followed Elena, Morgan, and three younger dogs from the pack. The sounds of fighting faded as we moved deeper into the woods. "This way," I called over my shoulder. "There's a passage beneath the old oak that leads to the safe house." The Blood Moon hung above us, soaking everything in an eerie red glow. The same moon that watched as the Midnight Queen tried to open the Celestial Gate. The same moon that watched Zeke and Sienna join powers against their mother. And the same moon that would reveal me if I wasn't careful. "Kieran ordered full evacuation," Elena said, her voice tight with fear. "The younger ones and elders first." I nodded, trying to look worried. "The passage will get them to safety while the warriors hold the line." What none of them knew was that I'd been reporting to the Midnight Syndicate for years. Every secret, every weakness of the Shadowfang PackI had passed it all along. But no
Huling Na-update : 2025-04-13The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster Chapter 64: Double-Edged Magic
Isa's POVMy fingers shook as I dropped three blood-red berries into the bubbling cauldron. The mixture hissed and turned from dirty brown to deep purple. Perfect."That's the seventh batch tonight," I muttered, wiping sweat from my face.All around me, the safe house buzzed with activity. Frightened pack members huddled together while fighters prepared for battle. The departure had brought chaos, exactly as the Midnight Queen planned.I poured the protection potion into small leather pouches, adding a mumbled spell to each one. Protection magic, yesbut with a secret tracking spell woven through it like invisible thread.The Midnight Syndicate had trained me well."Isa, are those ready?" Elena burst through the cabin door, her face dirty and hair wild from the tunnel escape. "We need them now."My heart skipped at the sight of her. This wasn't meant to happen. Black Moon witches didn't form attachments. Especially not to monsters."Just finished," I said, giving her the stack of pouch
Huling Na-update : 2025-04-13The Last Ruby Wolf - Live as a Queen or Die as a Monster Chapter 65: Blood Reveals All
Kieran's POVThe red beam of light shot through the sky like a warning. My heart pounded as I ran back toward the safe house, leaving the ritual site behind. The twins had somehow started the gate opening process without me. Without Sienna.My wolf growled inside me, demanding I turn back to find her. But Elena and the pack needed me first.I broke through the tree line at full speed, skidding to a stop at the sight before me. Wolves scattered in fear. Children crying. The smell of fear so thick I could taste it."Alpha!" Morgan spotted me first, running over with blood smeared across her face. "Thank the moon you're here.""What happened?" I asked, grabbing her shoulders. "Where's Elena?"Morgan pointed toward the main house. "She's hurt. Badly."Ice filled my veins as I sprinted toward the cabin, pushing aside anyone in my path. Inside, I found Elena lying on a homemade bed, her neck and shoulder torn open. The smell of silver poison filled my nose."Who did this?" I growled, droppi
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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
