Chapter 178
The laugh rising from beneath the mountain echoed through the shattered council hall long after the sound itself should have faded. It rolled through the stone beneath their feet like something ancient dragging itself awake after centuries buried beneath the world, and every wolf still inside the chamber felt the weight behind it immediately.
Ariana felt the vibration in her chest while dust continued falling from the cracked ceiling above them. The black mist pouring from the widening fracture spread slowly across the floor, curling around broken stone and collapsed pillars while the enormous eye beneath the mountain remained fixed entirely on Kael.
That frightened her more than the creature itself.
