Shadows of the Wolf's Awakening

t pounded in her chest, her breath steady but her mind swirling. The words of the Alpha still echoed in her

ine, the legacy she never wanted, pressed down on her like a hundred-pound stone. She wasn't ready fo

more. She had made her choice. And now

between them, thick and unresolved. He had been there when she had needed him before, but that didn't mean she cou

f the creature within, a force that had awakened when she least expected it. It was a power that had changed

g the silence. "The Dark Ones are real. And they're not

ight with frustration. "I just don't und

tanding crossing his features. "Your bloodline, Seraphina. You'

ever asked for this," she growled, her voice full of bitter resig

t of something deeper in his eyes. "You've changed. And whether you acce

in her mind. "I didn't ask to be part of your fight," she sn

er, urging her to act, to take control of the situation, to stop being passive and start doing something about the threat. But she was

awaken the power inside her, knew that running away wasn't an option. She had f

nd commanding. The others were gathered around, all eyes fixed on Seraphina and Dorian, their gazes uncertain but full of a

ark Ones are not just hunters-they are strategists. They'll come for us

r expectations pressed down on her, but she pushed it aside. "What do we

ck, and we need to learn how to fight as one. But we also need to understand the enemy. The Dark Ones are not lik

nd of powers? And how could they fight

to be divided. You, Seraphina, have a gift-one that none of us can match. But

eading anyone-felt foreign. She had spent so long on her own, relying only on herself. Now, everything had changed.

n that, we need to prepare mentally. The Dark Ones don't just use brute strength-they use fear

about overcoming the fear, the doubts, the lingering memories of rejection and betrayal. The Dark Ones wou

rs. "We'll start at dawn. We'll focus on strengthening both

row furrowed.

or something. Something more than just power. They are after an artifact-an ancient reli

more power was a terrifying thought. They had already been dangerous enou

she asked, he

n somewhere within our territory. That's why we need to be rea

k Ones were dangerous enough on their own, but with this relic, they could

she said, her voice firm. "We can

is eyes filled with reso

a mixture of respect and wariness. "We'll need to

me. Time to stop running, time to stop hiding from the destiny she had been given. The Dark Ones

h the tension. "And we'll destroy the Dark Ones. We'll do wha

eginning. She had awoken something deep inside herself, and she would not let it go.

orian said, his voice fille

ure firm. "Tomorrow, we tr

ng. The battle ahead would not be easy, but it was theirs to fight. And for the first ti