Chapter: Chapter 75Deep in the woods, Daisy stalked through the tangled underbrush, the branch clinging to her like some cloak. The white wolf was chained up and looked really rough. The silver chains dug into his fur and flesh. “Time to tie up loose ends,” Daisy muttered, her claws flicking out. The little wolf looked up at her, with his blue eyes pleading for mercy but he didn't say anything. “You should’ve stayed in the shadows, kid,” Daisy said, circling him like a shark. “You should’ve kept pretending you were just a rogue. But, nooo, you had to go and remember you used to be someone, huh?” A little whimper from the wolf, but his eyes didn’t break from hers. Stubborn thing. “Don’t sweat it,” Daisy said, “I’ll make it quick. I can’t have you messing up my win when I’m this close.” She lifted her arm, her claws ready for the kill. Meanwhile, back in the palace, there was a sudden mood change. Cassie collapsed as the gut,wrenching, soul-level panic ripped through her. This was deepe
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Chapter: Chapter 74The door burst open. The guards were finally there. Too late. Daisy was already moving, claws ready, eyes wild, ready to destroy her last enemy. Suddenly, their attention drifted. Smoke,thick, choking and nasty hit Cassie’s nose all at once. Screamings broke out below. The sky was suddenly on fire,orange tongues clawing up from the courtyard. The guards didn't see anyone in the room. The screams alerted them. “Fire! The courtyard is burning!” The guards outside Cassie’s door freeze, jittery, their eyes darting between the hallway and her. “Go!” roared their captain. “Drop everything! Move!” Off they went, stomping down the hall, boots pounding like a drumline. Just like that, Cassie was left alone with Daisy. “Perfect timing,” Daisy said, stepping back, all cool and casual, as if chaos wasn’t shaking the whole place. Cassie’s brain was going nuts. “What’s going on?” she snapped “A little distraction,” said a new voice, familiar and cold as a grave. Cassie’s heart just…
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Chapter: Chapter 73 The moon casted long shadows across Cassie's chamber as she sat by her window, staring into the darkness. Sleep had become a stranger to her since Jamie's confession. Every sound made her jump, every shadow seemed to hide a threat from her. A little tap on the glass shot her back into consciousness. She turned, barely breathing. And there, just outside her second-story window, was someone floating like some vengeful ghost Daisy. Her face was as pale as the moon, her eyes lit up with pure hate, practically pressed to the glass. “Hello, Cassie,” Daisy said. Her voice came through muffled, but Cassie heard it clear as day. “We need to talk.” Her hands started to shake. She backed up. “Get out! Guards!” Daisy actually laughed, the sound was so cold it could’ve frozen the air. “Scream all you want. By the time your guards show up, I’ll be gone,” “But hey, you’ll know the truth. Isn’t that what you wanted?” Every part of Cassie screamed to run, but no, She found herself dra
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Chapter: Chapter 72 Cassie needed air, badly. The palace walls were closing in, after everything that was happening. She decided to take a stroll round the pack territory, hoping a little fresh air would smack some sense back into her. The market square was buzzing as usual, but then suddenly, something was off. An old woman sat under this torn, faded tent. The woman’s eyes, milky and blind, still gave Cassie the distinct feeling she was being watched. “My Luna,” the woman croaked, voice all papery and weird. “You want to find answers right?” Cassie froze. Cassie stopped, drawn by something she couldn't name. "I'm sorry?" “The ones that keep you up at night. The holes in your story.” The old lady grinned, her teeth missing. “I can give you the truth. But it’ll cost you.” Cassie’s skin crawled. “What kind of truth?” “About your child.” Her heart just, like, stopped. “What do you know about my child?” The woman patted a bowl next to her, all casual. “Drink this. See what you’re not supposed
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Chapter: Chapter 71Cassie's Pov I was wide awake, the word “sister” just kept rattling around my head like a bad pop song on repeat. So, I started to do laps around the palace, hoping at least my legs would get tired if my brain wouldn’t shut up. That’s when I heard voices drifting out from the library. “Now, Lucas,” said Mrs. Henderson, all gentle-patience. Lark had hired her to whip Lucas into academic shape, but honestly, she reminded me more of a grandma than a tutor. “Let’s try some basic pack traditions. Can you recite the Evening Song we learned last week?” I hovered by the door. I didn't want to barge in, but I was dying to know if Lucas was actually learning anything. “The Evening Song?” Lucas sounded like someone who’d just been called on in math and realized he’d been doodling instead. “Yes, dear. The one every Vale pack child knows. ‘When moonlight falls on sacred ground…’” I leaned in closer. Lucas had to know this one. Every kid in our pack could recite it backward before they
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Chapter: Chapter 70The two guards stood stiff as boards, shooting nervous side-eye at each other. They stared at the woman before them. Her black cloak billowed in the wind, and her presence was dominating.“I want to meet the Luna,” Alexa said again, calm but demandingGuard Thomas stepped forward, his grip firm on his weapon. “What’s your name and business?No one sees the Luna without,"“Without what?” She cut him off, her lips curling into a cold smile “Permission from ordinary guards?”Before Thomas could finish embarrassing himself, the heavy clomp of boots approached them.Martins, the head guard, emerged from the shadows. His face was stern, and his eyes immediately locked onto Alexa with suspicion.“What’s happening here?” Martins barked, his voice rolling out like thunder. Thomas tried to regain his dignity. “Sir, this woman wants to see Luna. She’s not giving us any details.”Martins gave Alexa a once-over. There was this thing about her. His wolf was against her “The Luna’s not available,
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Chapter: Chapter 111 Meanwhile, back in Moonclaw, the town square was buzzing with activity, and the streets were filled with the noise of hammers as they slowly rebuilt the town. Ryk stood near a half-built restaurant, holding a hammer and a chalkboard while giving orders and directions to a group of workers, for the first time in a long time he wasn’t carrying any weapons with him, moonclaw had entered an era of peace. He coughed as he dusted his dark hair, which was covered with dust, he still felt some pain around his body, he had gotten a few burn scars while entering into that fire he had driven through to save Callum and Keira. Catherine was nearby, attending to a worker’s injury, she used to be a healer, until they got married and she had agreed to be the one to sacrifice her profession and stay home for the sake of their child Abigail. Abigail was in charge of ordering and keeping the children in check and making sure they stayed safe, she had taken the younger ones to a building that was s
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Chapter: Chapter 110The evening sun was golden and warm over Moonclaw, its golden light spraying across the green hills in the distance, making it look like a painting, with the grasses making it look even more surreal.Two weeks had passed since the disaster, and everything was slowly changing.The town was undergoing a new team for renewal. The streets had been swept clean of all the ash, and the homes were being repaired from the ruins of the fire that had nearly consumed them. Scaffolds filled the town square, not for execution this time but for rebuilding. A bunch of men had taken the task of carpenters and were hammering away, a few had taken the task of bricklayers and were laying stone and cement. Everyone was working together to rebuild the town. Even the children contributed. The children were laughing and playing as they carried water to the workers. The ruins from Lord Conoron’s rampage were still visible, but the Moonclaw people were ready to wash everything away and start over afresh, thi
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Chapter: Chapter 109It felt perfect.It wasn’t too hot or too cold, it was perfect.Was this what heaven felt like?It had a strange calmness that pulled her from the darkness of unconsciousness. Her eyelids slowly opened, they felt as heavy as stone, her body was aching with a deep, burning soreness that increased with every breath she took. The smell of antibiotics and herbs filled her nose. There was a third smell: it smelt like smoke.Fire.She remembered the fire, the one she and Callum had been stuck in.So they were dead.At least they died holding each other together.She smiled weakly as the smell of smoke clung to her memory. She opened her eyes slowly, expecting the blinding light of some afterlife, or a heaven where she and Callum might be reunited. But instead, she saw a low wooden ceiling. Its pillars looked cracked but sturdy, and she could also feel the softness of a mattress under her.She expected heaven to have clouds not mattresses that smelt of drugs.A fire burned nearby, it was
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Chapter: Chapter 108The townsquare looked like a battlefield.The ground was covered with blood and ash.No one spoke or tried to break the silence.The square had been divided into three factions.One side had the people of Moonclaw who had been dragged to the square by Moonclaw soldiers.The other side had lord Conoron, Isabel, and Konan, a great deal of the rogue soldiers they had, had left them and switched allegiance to Asher.The last side was Asher’s side.Each side stayed quiet.No one said a word.The scaffold was at the center, of the square, Callum stood there silently, his hands tied as he faced execution, lord Conoron had ordered barrels of oil to be kept around the scaffold, he had planned first to hang Callum, the after he was dead, the barrels of oil would be lit. Callum’s body and the scaffold would be burnt.The surviving townsfolk, surrounded by rogue guards, watched in horror, their hopes had been crushed, most of them had begun to accept their new reality, their lives were over under
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Chapter: Chapter 107The town square of Moonclaw was filled to the brim.A scaffold stood at the center, an old wooden platform hastily built under Lord Conoron’s orders, its rope swaying in the evening breeze. Callum stood under it, his hands tied, his clothes torn, his dark eyes looking calm despite the rope tied around his neck. The surviving townsfolk were all gathered by rogue guards. They stood in a semicircle, their faces pale, and their hopes crushed. Lord Conoron stood at the scaffold’s edgeSmiling. His wilful eyes were fixed on Callum, as he enjoyed the moment he had long dreamed of, a Moonclaw king’s public execution, it had to be similar to the shame his own family had suffered years ago. Isabel stood beside him, she didn’t look the same since she had heard of Asher’s survival. Konan, stood behind them, whileEdgar, Beatrice, and Maya stood nearby, they were looking around the crowd nervously.The rogue executioner tightened the rope, and the rope got tighter against Callum’s neck. Call
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Chapter: Chapter 106Alive?That was the thought on everyone’s mind.The hall was silent. No one had said a word, no one dared to. Even the guards held their breaths, waiting for Lord Conoron to say something.Lord Conoron was silent, his eyes on the guard that had delivered the news.He had an empty look on his face.He knew how hard it had been for him when he had first gotten to rogue island, it had taken a while for the former rogue king, Usher, to trust him and when Usher had finally trusted him, he had him poisoned, and then made him change his will, handing over rulership of rogue island to him, if he wanted the antidote, Usher had done as he said, but he never gave Usher the antidote, he had made Asher, usher’s son a pawn king. At the same time, he and Isabel ruled from the shadows, because he knew the rogues would only answer to a rogue leader and now that Asher was here, his presence posed a threat to the rogue army he had assembled.Callum stood between two rogue guards, their grips bruising hi
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