The Alpha's Secret Legacy

Chapter 19

Gemma's Pov

I can't move.

That's the first thing I realize.

My body just... freezes.

Like my brain hasn't caught up to what I'm seeing.

Christine is standing there.

Alive.

Breathing.

Fighting.

That alone should feel impossible—but somehow it's real.

"Before you touch Dani," Chrissy says sharply, her voice cutting through the chaos, "you'll have to go through all of us first."

Her eyes are different.

Stronger.

Colder.

Not the same girl we knew.

And then it happens.

She shifts.

Right in front of us.

Her wolf form is massive, powerful, glowing with something I can't explain.

One by one, the others follow.

Harry. Louis. Niall. Zayn.

All of them forming a line between the demon and Dani.

Except me.

I stay human.

Useless in this moment.

The demon just laughs.

"Aww... little Christine Horan," it mocks. "I thought you were dead. Did a fairy bring you back?"

I frown.

Fairy?

What is he talking about?

Chrissy doesn't even blink.

"How about Queen Natasha?" she replies coldly. "The one you killed three months before I was even born."

The air shifts instantly.

That name hits something deep.

Queen Natasha.

I've heard it before.

Somewhere in stories... old legends... whispered warnings.

The Queen of Alphas.

Dead for centuries.

No way—

My thoughts cut off as the demon chuckles.

"Oh, you know her," it says calmly. "Did she hypnotize you too?"

He sounds too relaxed.

Too confident.

Like he already knows he's winning.

I swallow hard.

This isn't just a demon.

It's something worse.

A Class S Demon. Rank 24.

Not the strongest... but clearly not normal anymore.

Black magic.

Old power.

Corruption.

And it doesn't even look afraid.

"Maybe she taught me something instead," Chrissy says, smirking. "Like how to kill you."

Light starts glowing around her.

Bright.

Raw.

Dangerous.

The others follow her lead.

Even I feel the pressure in the air rising.

Zayn shouts suddenly, "We can't do this without Tim!"

And almost like fate answering him—

Tim appears.

Dragging Clifford.

But something's wrong.

Clifford looks lifeless.

Barely conscious.

And the moment Chrissy sees him—

Everything changes.

Her expression cracks.

Pain.

Fear.

Rage.

"You..." she whispers.

And then it explodes.

"You killed my best friend!" she screams.

Her power erupts.

The ground shakes.

The demon is thrown back, crashing hard.

For the first time—

It looks scared.

Then Chrissy moves.

Fast.

Merciless.

A blur of power and fury.

One strike.

That's all it takes.

The demon turns to ash.

Silence falls instantly.

Heavy.

Broken.

And then—

Chrissy drops to her knees beside Clifford.

Her hands shake.

"No... no no no..."

Clifford coughs weakly.

"Sorry... Chrissy..."

His voice is barely there.

"I hope you forgive me... because—"

His eyes close.

And the world stops.

Chrissy's scream tears through everything.

"NO! WAKE UP! DON'T YOU DARE—!"

But he doesn't move.

And for the first time since this all began...

I realize something terrifying.

We didn't win.

We just lost something bigger.