Epilogue
ONYX
“ W e need to get you out of the city, mother,” I beg her, but she is still packing useless things, and the longer I spend here, the longer I’m not with Gwenieve. I need to get to her and make sure she is safe, and my father has left the city at the first sign of trouble. So did most of the rich. I was sitting in a formal meeting with some of the betas and council for this district when I was sent a message that my father was storming to the academy because someone had been killed. Finnegan texted me that it was Gwen being accused of hurting Annie and it was lies. Of course it was lies; Gwen would never hurt Annie.
I don’t know what happened, but I came to get my weapon and car keys just as the city shook, as the west gates were burnt down and an entire tower was alongside it. I’m thankful my mother was in my apartment, and I can save her before going to help. Every minute counts and I hate that I’m not at Gwenieve’s side. I shouldn’t be surprised by it, but I am. I read Finnegan’s text one more time and it still is hard to swallow the truth. My father betrayed us all and ran. The alpha is meant to fight for its people, not condemn them to a fate worse than death. Starlight City is under attack and people are dying out there. “Come on. It doesn’t matter about this stuff.”
“Alright, alright.” She gives me the bags. “I can get myself to safety, and you should go and fight because we both know your father isn’t going to do that.” We both know wanted the title for power and not the real reason we have an alpha in the first place—to protect those who can’t protect themselves. “I love you, go and fight. Find your mate and protect her.”
“I can do both.” I soften my gaze when I see she is scared. Her own family was killed by the Vian before she met my father. I know she is scared of dying the same way they did.
“You’re always looking after me. How lucky did I get to have you?” She reaches for me, and in the blink of an eye, she is gone and faded into grey dust.
NO!
A wave of grey washes across the air, and I feel Gwen woven into it…and not just her. I feel her fear, pain, and terror. Gwen? The floorboards, everything in the apartment, turns to grey, and my mother is just gone. The light of her soul floats like an orb right in front of my hand, and I watch as it floats right into my chest, her power becoming mine, and I fall to my knees as more and more orbs float towards me, more powers, more people, more souls.
In the silence of the dead city, the orbs flood my sight and slam into me one by one until they are ripping my soul apart with too much power. I fall to my knees as my heart stops and a voice echoes in my mind. “You are my weapon, and I am your God. Bow to me, Onyx Nieminen, for I am the God of Crimson. I claim you.”
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