The original Alpha's chains sparked with dying power. Each crack sent shivers through the cave floor. "You feel it too, don't you?" he whispered to Elara. "The baby knows I'm here.
It wants to meet its ancestor." Elara's stomach twisted with another growth spurt. Her shirt stretched tight across her growing belly. "Stay away from us." "I don't need to come closer." His red eyes gleamed.
"My blood calls to the child. Soon it will answer." Suddenly, the cave filled with bright white light. When it faded, twelve figures in silver robes stood between them and the chained Alpha. "The High Council," Tobias breathed.
"They're here." The tallest figure removed her hood, showing an ancient woman with pure white hair. "We are too late. The acceleration has begun." "Council Elder Vera," Kael stepped forward. "We need your help." "Help?" Elder Vera's voice was cold as winter. "You have doomed us all.
