“Do you know that most of the gods are already dead?” Lilith cocked her head to the side. “What do you mean?” “In order to lock you in Tartarus, they had to transmute themselves into the locks. It was the only magic powerful enough to hold you. You’ve already killed most of them.” This time, Lili
After everything, Thea had forgotten about Lilith bringing Conri’s old body. Some traumas never leave you, no matter how long it’s been. Watching him fall, lifeless, took her right back to the event. She finished emptying the contents of her stomach while Xavier held her hair out of the way. “So
LYALL VALKO’S POV [firstborn son of Thea and the triplets] After my parents left the war room, everyone sat frozen in silence. We all knew that was likely the last time we would see our beloved Luna and Queen. The best person we ever knew. The last time my siblings and I would see our mother and
The warriors let loose. Magical flames that burned hotter and faster than regular fire engulfed the island of demons, reducing everything it touched to ashes. The shadow demons animating the dead things abandoned the bodies and fled toward the cities to find new hosts. The corpses burned quickly, on
LYALL VALKO’S POV Cody took the first group back to New Dawn, then returned for Maverick, Alpha Garret Knight, and me. By the time we landed, the rest of Moonlit had made it through the tunnel, and we gave the order to collapse the tunnel so the demons couldn’t use it. The fighting raged on. Th
LYALL VALKO’S POV The explosion of light blinded us momentarily, but the entire alliance felt the loss of my mother. When my eyes adjusted, I knew what I would see. My mother and the light weren’t there anymore. There was nothing left of my parents. We all knew it would happen, but somehow, even
“People are dying,” Thea said on the roof of the pack house. “Innocent humans, wolves, vampires, witches, werecreatures. Our people.” “We knew this was likely to happen, my love,” Alaric said. “You’re here, and you’re helping, darling,” Kai said. “It would be worse if you weren’t here, supporting
“How are we still alive? Or, alive again?” Thea asked. “Your intention,” Life and Death said through Xavier. “I didn’t intend for us to become gods.” Thea looked at the triplets. “Neither did we,” they said in unison. “Precious Queen Thea, your choices and desires didn’t just eliminate the bigge