NARRATOR

At the front of the army, a man wearing a helmet adorned with black feathers watched the exchange with piercing blue eyes.

His sharpened hearing caught every word of the conversation—something the other Elementals couldn’t perceive from this distance.

The restless horse beneath him shifted uneasily, but it wasn’t nearly as unsettled as his own racing heart.

An opportunity. This was the miracle he had prayed to the heavens for.

The man on horseback—the Duke of Everhart—held a great secret.

The Elementals believed they had successfully blocked all supernatural beings outside the dark mist.

They had no idea how wrong they were.

Some had been trapped inside when Umbros was sealed away—forced into hiding within Elemental society.

They had gone from being lords to being outcasts and hunted fugitives, living in constant fear of discovery.

A smile of relief spread across Elliot Everhart’s lips. His mate was pregnant—with two wolf pups.

Now, at last, they had a chance to survive.

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