"Ahh!" Angus screamed in agony as the last of the runes on his body vanished. He could feel it. It was as though the unnatural strength had been ripped straight out of him and now, for the first time in years, he was nothing more than an ordinary wolf.
"It is done, my queen," Lila announced once the priests finished their chants.
Queen Seraphira released her magic and instantly the vines binding Angus splintered apart. Angus didn't even attempt to fight anymore. The moment the restraints vanished, he crumbled onto the floor like a broken man.
To everyone's surprise, a sob escaped his mouth. Angus Richmond began to cry. It was not the tears of a proud king, but the desperate weeping of a man finally realizing his end had come and it looked nothing like the glorious future he once envisioned.
"How could you do this to me?" Angus asked Seraphira, his tear-filled eyes fixed entirely on her.
