Vale's POV
The moment my mate bond with Dante shattered, everything went wrong.
The five kings' powers, which had been held steady by my connection to Dante, suddenly went wild inside me. Dragon fire burned through my veins without control. Vampire hunger clawed at my mind. Werewolf rage howled in my thoughts. Demon magic crackled under my skin like electricity.
"Ah," Vincent said with satisfaction. "There's the chaos I was waiting for."
I doubled over as the conflicting powers tore through me. Without Dante's stabilizing love, the kings' magic had no anchor. No center to hold them together.
"Vale!" Adrian moved toward me, but stopped when vampire instincts suddenly flooded my mind.
Through the Vampire King's consciousness, I saw Adrian as prey. Blood pumping through his veins. A heartbeat that called to the hunger inside me.
"Stay back," I gasped, horrified by my own thoughts.
But Adrian didn't listen. He stepped closer, his red eyes full of concern.
