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FLICKER OF WHAT ONCE WAS

Author: ZIA
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-14 23:44:32

Silas's point of view

The night dragged on like a wound refusing to heal.

I stood in my office, fingers curled tightly around the edge of the desk, staring at the dying embers in the hearth. The fire had long lost its warmth, but I couldn’t bring myself to leave. My pack had just survived an attack, my daughter had nearly been taken, and the woman I once cast aside now stood taller than most warriors I had ever known.

And I... I had failed.

Again.

My knuckles whitened as I pressed harder into the wood. The sounds of the pack settling after the chaos still echoed through the halls, healers moving injured wolves, warriors returning from their posts, the cries of frightened children... and Aurelia’s silence. Her silence was the loudest of them all.

I had watched her march into the flames for our daughter, seen the fire in her eyes that no magic could fake. That kind of love couldn’t be orchestrated or manipulated. It was real, raw, and ancient. And it shamed me more than any battle wound
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    Aurelia's point of viewI sat beside Sara’s bed, watching the rise and fall of her fragile chest. The soft hum of the machines was the only sound that filled the sterile hospital room. Her tiny fingers were curled loosely against the bedsheet, her skin pale, lips slightly parted. I brushed a stray curl away from her face and leaned closer, pressing my forehead against hers.“You’re safe now,” I whispered, my voice cracking. “Mama’s here. I’m going to make sure no one ever hurts you again.”My throat tightened as I blinked back tears. “They will pay for what they did to you, baby. I swear it on every drop of blood in my body.”The door creaked open.I didn’t need to turn to know who it was. The air shifted. I could feel the weight of his presence behind me the way the scent of pine and steel seemed to fill every inch of the room, the way the hairs on my arms stood up in alert. Silas stood there, silent.“What do you want?” I asked, still facing Sara.“I wanted to see her,” he replied,

  • CHASING HIS LUNA BACK   FLICKER OF WHAT ONCE WAS

    Silas's point of viewThe night dragged on like a wound refusing to heal.I stood in my office, fingers curled tightly around the edge of the desk, staring at the dying embers in the hearth. The fire had long lost its warmth, but I couldn’t bring myself to leave. My pack had just survived an attack, my daughter had nearly been taken, and the woman I once cast aside now stood taller than most warriors I had ever known.And I... I had failed.Again.My knuckles whitened as I pressed harder into the wood. The sounds of the pack settling after the chaos still echoed through the halls, healers moving injured wolves, warriors returning from their posts, the cries of frightened children... and Aurelia’s silence. Her silence was the loudest of them all.I had watched her march into the flames for our daughter, seen the fire in her eyes that no magic could fake. That kind of love couldn’t be orchestrated or manipulated. It was real, raw, and ancient. And it shamed me more than any battle wound

  • CHASING HIS LUNA BACK   FRAYING THREADS

    Alisha's point of viewThe minute I closed the door behind the messenger, my heart began to hammer in my chest. My hands trembled as I clenched the parchment he had delivered. The words blurred for a moment, even though I had already memorized them the first time I read them.The child has been recovered. The rogues are dead. The mother fought. No one survived to report back.I tore the parchment in half.My chest heaved with panic as I staggered to my vanity, gripping the edge to keep myself upright. This wasn’t how it was supposed to go. They were supposed to take the child and vanish into the northern forests. She would be a memory, a ghost Aurelia would chase for the rest of her life. And I would be the only one left beside Silas when his world crumbled.Instead, everything was crumbling beneath me.I was so close to becoming Luna. The ceremony was only days away. The council had approved the union, Silas had agreed, and the pack, desperate for stability to supported it.And now t

  • CHASING HIS LUNA BACK   THE PAIN INSIDE

    Aurelia's point of viewThe moment we crossed the threshold of the Blackfang border, the air felt heavier like the forest itself held its breath. My arms were wrapped tightly around Sara as Dalton, still in his wolf form, slowed down near the pack’s gates. Lara ran beside us, her breathing ragged, her clothes torn, but her eyes were locked on my daughter.Sara hadn’t stirred once since we took her from the rogue. Her small body, usually buzzing with energy, now felt frighteningly light and still in my arms. I kept whispering to her, brushing her hair back, but nothing seemed to reach her.As we approached the main grounds, I saw Silas standing on the packhouse steps. He had changed into fresh clothes, probably unaware that his daughter had just been nearly taken from him forever. The calm on his face lasted exactly one second.Then he saw Sara. And he saw me.He was already walking before we reached him, but it wasn’t relief that radiated off him. It was fury. Dalton shifted mid-step,

  • CHASING HIS LUNA BACK   INTO THE THORNS

    Aurelia's point of viewThe forest had always felt like a quiet refuge once upon a time, but tonight it felt like a breathing beast. Twisted limbs of trees reached out like skeletal arms, the fog curling along the ground like hungry smoke. I tightened the cloak around myself, heart pounding against my ribs as I stepped through the underbrush. Each snap of a twig beneath my boot felt like a warning.Dalton led ahead, scanning the woods with sharp eyes. Lara trailed beside me, her expression tense. The only sound apart from our footsteps was the wind whistling through the branches, whispering secrets I couldn’t decipher.Kael was back in the care of a trusted healer, and I had no choice but to leave him behind. It tore me in half. One child safe, one stolen."Are you sure thi

  • CHASING HIS LUNA BACK   THE SNAKES IN THE GARDEN

    Silas's point of viewI stood by the long window of the war room, hands clasped behind my back, watching the wind stir the trees just outside the Blackfang compound. The scars from the recent attack still lingered burnt edges of the east wall, the faint scent of smoke in the wood but the real damage wasn't to the stone or soil.It was to the trust.There was a knock at the door.Dalton stepped in, his tone clipped. “He’s here.”I nodded once. “Let him in.”The door swung open, and in walked Roderick Vale, the one man who managed to make my blood simmer just by breathing the same air as me.He came dressed to impress. Charcoal suit. Shined shoes. Slicked-back salt-an

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