Chapter 187. Eternal Enemy

Xerina’s POV

The sky darkened even more, thickening into a roiling mass of black clouds that seemed to pulsate with a sinister life of their own. Morvan’s laughter echoed like a death knell, taunting us from all around. The tendrils of energy lashed out faster, snaking across the battlefield, reaching for anything they could consume.

Rasmus and I stood together, our hands clasped, as that dark power coiled closer. I felt his strength owing into me, steadying my heartbeat, but beneath the calm facade, I could sense the flicker of fear in his eyes. Not for himself, but for us—for the pack, for the world that had already suffered so much.

“Morvan’s power isn’t like anything we’ve faced before,” I said, my voice hushed yet determined. “It’s not just magic—it’s chaos itself. We need to find the source of his strength and cut him off at the root.”

Rasmus’s jaw tightened, his eyes scanning the sky as if searching for a hidden answer. “If Valeria was just a pa