Chapter 388: True Intentions

Chapter 35: The Rogue King's True Intentions

Astrid's POV

The fire crackled softly in the middle of our camp, its flickering light casting long shadows across the weary faces gathered around it.

Rowena sat apart from the others, her posture poised despite the shackles around her wrists.

Her silver hair, neat and immaculate, caught the firelight, and her eyes-sharp, calculating-watched us with the kind of patience that only came with age and

experience.

Killian stood to her right, his fists clenched tightly at his sides. He hadn't said much since we brought her back, but the tension in his shoulders spoke volumes.

His mother, the woman who had caused so much pain, was now our reluctant informant.

Drystan paced nearby, his claws flexing as he glared at Rowena. Nova sat stiffly beside me, her hand gripping her knee as if to keep her emotions in check.

Andros leaned against a tree on the far side of the clearing, his presence like a dark shadow, a reminder of the betrayal that had fractured our family.

"You've told us what the Amulet does," Killian said finally, breaking the silence. His voice was low, controlled. "Now tell us how to stop it."

Rowena raised an eyebrow, her expression calm. "You think you can just 'stop' it? This isn't a simple weapon, Killian. The Amulet is a relic older than any of us, tied to bonds stronger than any of us can fully understand."

authority that demanded attention. She wasn't mocking us, but neither was

his wolf barely contained. "Enough riddles, Rowena. If you know how to stop it, you'd

anger, as always," she said, her tone even. "That's why you'll never see the

"Try me," Drystan snapped.

convey. "The Amulet wasn't just made to suppress Almega

weaken you-he wants to destroy the very thing that makes you strong. Without those bonds, wolves

her words, the weight of her revelation pressing down on all

was sharp when she finally spoke. "If that's true, then how do we destroy

with a faint smile. "Destroy it? My dear, do you even know what you're

from that line can sever its power. And

my heart sinking. "What

softening just slightly. "A bond must be severed," she said quietly. "Permanently. The person destroying the Amulet must give up their

barely contained. "So you're saying someone has to give up everything? The

"Yes," Rowena said simply.

"Convenient, isn't it? You've been holding this over us,

the truth. If the Rogue King succeeds, none of this

my fists, my wolf growling softly. "Why

"Because, Astrid, I have nothing to gain. My life has been one of mistakes, many

his voice hard.

a flicker of hesitation crossing her face before she answered. "It includes Astrid's

down on me. "You're saying... I could destroy

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