by kbengelbooks
She did not hesitate.Scelestra was faster, and now the Crimson Queen has her prize. The monster that the General Aethorien had always held back is no longer his to control. Aly has one goal. Get him back.No matter the cost. Not because she never got to say those three words.Not because the magic around her has gone hollow.Not because she feels everything being done to him. Because she has to stop him. Before he becomes the thing that destroys everything he built. Including her. He shielded her from the bigger picture. From the politics. From the fractures. From what was already breaking. He is not there anymore, and the world is unraveling. Scelestra's corruption does not stop at magic or monsters. It has clawed its way into alliances, stripped resources, and pushed entire peoples to the brink. Even the dwarven cities may not survive what is coming. And Aly stands in the middle of it: Haunted.Hunted.Chasing the path of his destruction. But the longer he remains under Scelestra's control, the less of him remains. And if she reaches him too late, there may be nothing left to save. Only an impossible choice. Let him destroy her. Or destroy him herself. This story is also available on Wattpad and Inkitt under the profile KBengelbooks
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