Dawn came bloodied. The battlefield still smoked, wolves lay broken, but Kael stood tall, his green eyes blazing, his massive frame scarred but unbowed.
Aradia stood at his side, her fire dimmed but steady, her heart steady in his arms.
Before the pack, Kael roared, his voice shaking the mountain. "We will not fall. We will not kneel. Shadow comes for us, but we are Alpha. We are flame. And together—we are unbreakable."
The wolves howled, their voices fierce, their eyes burning. For the first time, unity surged—not from fear, not from doubt, but from faith.
Aradia's fire rose, golden and bright, wrapping around Kael like a crown. She pressed her lips to his, her tears falling, her voice breaking against his mouth.
"I will not lose you. Not in this life. Not ever again."
His hands gripped her face, his kiss fierce, eternal. "And I will never let you go. Not in this life. Not in any."
Their vow echoed across the mountains, louder than shadow, brighter than gods.
Unbreakable. Eternal. Forever.