d silver sky. Laughter echoed between the trees while music drifted through the night air, but Seraphina felt none of the warmth that surrounded th
y heavy, as though an invisible w
hat evening had not completely disappeared. It remained deep beneath h
uests sat. Her eyes stayed lowered as she placed fresh cups on the table and removed the empty ones, but th
d not understan
esence even without l
ade every other wolf nearby seem smaller. The flickering light from the bonfire illuminated the sharp angles of his
of wine in front of one of the royal warriors,
d step away, a quie
ai
it carried a weight that ma
lowly turne
s looking di
moved beneath the surface of those golde
t neither o
nued around them, but the space be
her gaze quickly a
my k
ied her c
t it was layered with something far more complicated. Beneath the scent of wolf was a faint trace of ancient magic that reminded him of old
scent of va
should not exist
ce stood direc
his chair while his wolf stir
ga from earlier,
a nodded
my k
sed of stealin
d slightly around
es
ou tak
ion surpr
ked her that with
shook her
t steal a
her express
ng before him did not smell like someone hiding the truth. Her heartbe
lieve
er raised a dif
erbs, then someone else had
earing surrounded by several young wolves. The future Luna laughed
n suddenly s
d his gaze t
is you
aphi
red in the air
acted insta
a
ough his mind with
and forced his attention
ou lived in this
as I can
ve no f
ook he
er told me whe
r again with re
o carried the impossible scent o
this girl than the Cresc
ddenly aware that many of the nearby wolves had
there is nothing else you requi
sidered
he felt the urge
at his instincts, urging him
now would draw da
before she understood it herself, powerful
rous politics of supernatural clans, and he k
stence too soon c
d he simp
may
in before stepping
e tension in her chest eased slightly, though the
ough the crowd, trying to
ughts refus
s had stirred somet
asked abo
ed at her with
make her body react in wa
ng Lyra watched S
eaking with the other young wolves, yet her eyes fo
onversation between S
Kael's gaze lingered on the
ough to ignite dangerous
supposed to re
xisted only to
rawn the attention of the mos
ot be allowe
nd the silver bracelet on her wrist
once, then perhaps she simply
ensure the pack rem
lebration and moved toward the edge of the fo
walked deeper among the trees, lea
in, and the quiet rustling of leaves
to gather fa
l moments she enj
strange sensa
se of heat rushed
e branches as pain s
as the energy surged aga
oded with overw
music from the clearing mor
oke of the bonfire dri
he could sense something deep
her nails pressed pain
aped her throat
ot entir
the faint echo o
aggered back
to me," she whisp
nt blood of three powerful
clawed towar
ered like sparks
cold and immortal watched quietly
her knees as the stra
aring, King Kael s
sensed it
ening ha
escent Moon pack, Kael realized the situation w
suggested, then the fragile peace between the
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