Zeke's POV
The Midnight Queen's words echoed in my head long after she vanished into the dark. Twin ties. The First Wolf. Our true history.
Lies tangled with facts until I couldn't separate them anymore.
I watched my sistermy twinas she leaned against Ronan, her face pale with shock. The silver glow on her wrist where the Queen had touched her mate mark made my own skin burn in response.
We were linked, whether we wanted it or not.
"We need to leave," Kieran growled, now dressed in clothes Elena had made for him. "The temple's becoming unstable."
Another howl rose from beneath us, louder this time. The floor shook.
"She's right about one thing," I said, my voice hoarse. "That's the First Wolf waking up."
Sienna looked at me with those eyesour eyes. Ruby red in the right light. "You knew? About us being related to her?"
I nodded, shame burning my throat. "I found out three months ago. But not everything. Not about the twin bond."
