🦋ALTHEA
"I sent them to destroy those who stood in your way. To free the ones who suffered like we did. It was all I could do."
The moths swirled around her, glowing faintly.
"But that time is gone."
She stopped pacing. Stood perfectly still. And when she spoke again, her voice was cold. Certain. Final.
"I'm gaining my strength. The wolfsbane no longer taints me—not like before. And another mate has been found." Her eyes found mine. "A true mate. One who didn't reject us. One who wants us. Even if he doesn't want to."
The air began to shimmer with power.
"So I will come, Althea. I will rise. I will return and take back every pint of blood we've lost. Every drop of dignity they stole. Every scream they silenced."
Fear spiked through me. "You can't—"
"I can. I will." She stepped toward me, and the moths followed like a trailing shadow. "And you will help me."
"I don't want revenge—"
