Selene's POV

At last, we reached the carriage. The horses stamped nervously, catching the tremors of battle behind us. We climbed in but then the ground rumbled louder.

I turned to the window and froze.

An endless sea of men surged like a dark flood down the mountain path.

My breath stuttered. “So many…”

Across from me, Ronan’s face was pale. His eyes widened at the sight of the floating crimson energy.

“They’ve got…” he whispered. “Wizards.”

He clenched his teeth. “Lucian killed our guards… he killed everyone standing in his way. And now—”

He didn’t finish. The truth was written in the horse of men that advanced toward us....