Chapter 48 

~Valeria ~ “Grimm!” Raphael holds my hand. “What… is happening?” Ravens swirl in the sky and start to dance to Grimm’s sway. They come down like a fist and begin attacking the enemy, leaving their bodies stripped almost to the bone. Every single person, even those in wolf form, stops to watch. “What is he doing?” Raphael mutters. “Saving the King,” I whisper. “He… is…” Raphael stares, too stunned to finish. “Yes,” I say. “I wasn’t crazy that night. Grimm is a descendant of the Raven Wolf King. And so am I.” Raphael looks at me, torn between believing and doubting. My eyes turn back to the battle. The man in golden armor stops short, struck by the same shock that froze Raphael and everyone else who’s seen Grimm. “You… are him… you’re the Dark King…” he breathes, standing utterly still as the battlefield seems to halt around him. Then his disbelief twists into amusement. “So you have returned. The Raven Wolf King renewed—but your new life will be swift. I will take the glory. I will be k