Chapter 66: Morrigan’s End
Aiden POV
Morrigan stumbled backward, holding her chest where her heart should be. Without her stolen wolf bonds, she looked like what she really was - a broken old woman who had lived way too long.
"Stay back!" she screamed, but her voice cracked like dry leaves. "I still have power!"
She raised her hands, trying to summon the dark magic that had terrorized packs for ages. Nothing happened. Not even a spark.
"It’s over, Morrigan," I said, moving closer with my brothers beside me. "Lily broke your spell. You can’t hurt anyone anymore."
The old witch laughed, but it sounded more like crying. "You think this ends with me? You stupid boy, I was just the beginning!"
Behind us, those shadow things were still surrounding Lily, treating her like some kind of dark queen. My stomach twisted watching her stand there so calmly, like she didn’t care that she was becoming something frightening. But right now, I had to focus on Morrigan. One problem at a time.
"You stole bonds from thousands of wolves," Brock growled, his hands clenched. "Families forgot they loved each other because of you."
"Because I was in pain!" Morrigan shrieked. "My mate died! My children died! I lost everything, so why should anyone else get to be happy?"
I felt a stab of pity for her, which shocked me. As the future Alpha, I’d been trained to see enemies as just that - enemies. But looking at this broken woman, I could almost understand how sadness had twisted her into something evil.
"Losing people doesn’t give you the right to destroy other families," I said strongly. "There were other ways to handle your pain."