Chapter: EpilogueLYRAOne year later.I stood at the window of our chambers, watching the sun rise over the pack lands. The territory had changed so much in the past year. The scars of war had healed. New buildings stood where old ones had burned. The market square bustled with trade again.Peace had returned.My hand moved unconsciously to my swollen belly. I was nearly nine months pregnant now, and Hayden said the babies could come any day.Babies. When we'd discovered I was carrying twins, Damon had been overjoyed. "The Moon Goddess is giving us back what we lost," he'd whispered, his hand on my stomach. "And more."I'd cried then. Partly from happiness, partly from the grief that still lingered for the child we'd lost. But mostly from gratitude that we'd been given another chance."You should be resting." Damon's voice came from behind me. I felt his arms wrap around me, his hands covering mine on my belly. "Not standing by the window.""I couldn't sleep. They're very active this morning."As if
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Chapter: 0109LYRA POV "I don't want to watch the execution," I stated firmly when Damon brought it up again.He looked relieved. "Good. I wasn't going to allow it anyway. You've just woken up from a long sleep. The trauma of what happened would only return if you witnessed that.""I just want to rest. To process everything that's happened." I leaned back against the pillows, exhaustion weighing down every limb. "Five months. I can't believe I was unconscious for five months.""You're here now. That's what matters." Damon's hand found mine, squeezing gently. "We can deal with everything else later."Eric returned with a tray of food—simple broth, soft bread, and fruit. "Hayden said to start with light foods. Your stomach needs to adjust."I managed a few spoonfuls of broth before my appetite gave out completely. Everything tasted strange, muted somehow."That's enough for now," Hayden approved when he arrived for another examination. "We'll work on building your strength gradually."He conducted a
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Chapter: 0108DAMON POV I sat up immediately, my heart racing. Had I really seen her fingers move, or was exhaustion making me imagine things?I grabbed her hand again, holding it gently. "Lyra? Can you hear me? Move your fingers again if you can hear me."Nothing for a long moment. Then—there. A definite twitch stronger than before."Eric!" I shouted through the mind link. "Get Hayden here. Now!"*What's wrong? Is she—**Just get him here! Immediately!*I turned back to Lyra, holding her hand with both of mine now. "That's it. You're doing so well. Keep fighting. Come back to me."I talked to her softly, continuously, pleading with her to wake up properly. "Please don't let this be one of those numerous signs of you coming back but not actually coming. I'm tired of being alone. I need you here, physically here with me."The door burst open. Hayden rushed in, still pulling on his robes. "What happened?""Her fingers twitched twice. And look—" I gestured to her hair. "It's changed colour. It's full
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Chapter: 0107DAMON POV The news had spread through the pack like wildfire—Alec and Devika had been the ones to facilitate the war. They'd betrayed their own people, endangered their Alpha's daughter, caused the death of their Luna.Or near death. Lyra still hadn't woken up.The pack's reaction had been immediate and violent. People demanded justice, demanded blood. They wanted the traitors executed publicly, their bodies displayed as a warning to anyone else who might consider betrayal.But I'd held back. Locked Alec, Marcus, and Anabelle in the dungeon whilst we waited for the high council to convene for proper judgement.Today was that day.I sat in the council chamber with the five elders and Eric, going through the last items of business before the judgement that evening."How are the security measures coming along?" I directed the question at Eric.He straightened in his chair. "Better than expected. The money from the plantation sale was more than enough to set up proper border barricades.
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Chapter: 0106DAMONFive months had passed.Five months of hell.I sat beside Lyra's bed, watching the shallow rise and fall of her chest. The same position I'd taken every day since we'd returned from the battle.But I needed to go back. Back to that day. Back to when everything changed.***Eric had led the warriors to victory after I'd left with Lyra. He'd told me later how it happened—how Ian's remaining forces and the rival troops had surrendered when they realized their Alpha was dead and ours was still standing.Eric hadn't killed them. Instead, he'd ordered them bound. They would become slaves, working to rebuild what they'd tried to destroy. Payment for their crimes.Anabelle and Marcus had emerged from the pack house in surrender, their hands raised. Eric had them chained immediately, securing them for judgement.That's when I'd appeared, carrying Lyra's limp body in my arms, Audrey clutching desperately to my leg.The warriors had roared when they saw Audrey safe. The sound of triumph, o
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Chapter: 0105DAMONI ran through the chaos of the battlefield with Audrey clutched tightly against my chest. Her small arms wrapped around my neck, holding on with desperate strength."Papa, we can't leave Lyra all alone inside with Ian!" Her voice was panicked, frightened. "We have to go back for her!""Lyra has made her choice." I kept running, dodging warriors and bodies. "She'll be angry with me if I leave this fight and go back in there.""But she could get hurt—""She has a score she needs to settle personally with Ian. I don't want to interfere with that." The words tasted bitter in my mouth, but they were true. Lyra had claimed this fight as her own, and I had to respect that choice, even if it tore me apart.I spotted a well-hidden area away from the fighting—a cluster of large rocks and thick bushes that provided cover. I set Audrey down carefully, kneeling to her level."Listen to me very carefully." I gripped her shoulders. "You're going to run into those woods over there. Stay hidden.
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