Chapter 215. Surprise Attack

Celeste’s POV

Daren stood on the balcony of the highest tower in the castle, his silhouette outlined against the dying light of the sun. He gazed westward as the horizon swallowed the last golden rays, and a chill settled over his shoulders. Night was creeping in. When he turned, he found a familiar face—or at least one hidden behind bandages.

“Byron? You dare come here after everything you’ve done?” Daren’s voice cracked the still air, and a cold blue aura pulsed around him.

Hovering before him was Byron, Beta of the Dreadmaw pack. He perched atop what looked like a lycanthrope werewolf, but something was terribly wrong. The creature’s body seemed stitched together, fur of mismatched colors matted at the seams, and its eyes dead and hollow.

Byron smirked. “What, aren’t you happy to see me? We were once friends, weren’t we? Colleagues, striving for the same thing—unity.”

Daren’s aura flared brighter. “Unity? You don’t seek unity. You crave absolu