PercivalHe rolled over a machine and gently raised her gown, stopping just above the gauze around her middle. Neon pink underwear peeked through—typical of Edeline. She always had a thing for neon and fluorescent colors.A low growl escaped me without warning.Doc’s eyes darted to mine in surprise. I cursed under my breath.“Apologies, Doc,” I said, voice rough. “The wolf’s a little... agitated.”He gave a silent nod, extracting a device that resembled a scanner. After squeezing some warm gel onto the tip, he flicked a switch, activating the monitor.
PercivalShe immediately broke down, her arms clinging to me as she rested her forehead against my neck.“Edeline will be alright,” she murmured through broken sobs. “But I don’t know about Jack…”She leaned back just enough to look me in the eye, her expression raw with grief. “Or even William… they’re both still in surgery.” Her voice wavered. “Percival, I want you to know—I will always be your mother, no matter what happens. And I’m so sorry about the pen…”I didn’t let her finish. I held her tighter, gently but firmly, resting my cheek against hers. My wolf adored her. Respected her. Claimed her as our own.
Percival“I lost it,” I muttered, shaking my head. “My mother... I ignored her for so long. I never gave her the chance to talk. And now she’s gone. But what broke me—was Edeline.”My voice caught.“I can’t unsee that arrow in her chest. That image—Maximus, it gutted me.”I raised my eyes to his crystal-clear ones.“If my father dies, I don’t know what I’ll do. If my pup dies, I don’t know what I’ll do.But if Edeline doesn’t make it... I don’t know who I’ll be, Maximus.”
Edeline“She gave you what you needed to protect both your body and your wolf,” he said. “Your job was to expose what was hidden. To bring different wolves together. And you did it. You choosing to leave started everything—the Celestial Moon pack entered the picture because of that. Which led Dark Moon to help Percival. And Dark Moon… had its own skeletons to clean out.”He glanced down at the hand I was still holding. “You’ll keep the tattoo. And the strength. That was always meant for you. Your fate was to dig up her secrets, to fight her battles. To help lead the wolves.”He gave me a look full of quiet pride. “So keep doing it. Teach them. Help the lost ones find their way back. Your pups… they’re
EdelineThe darkness wrapped around me like smoke—soft, curling tendrils brushing against my skin, tugging me upward like I weighed nothing at all. Just vapor and dreams.It was like floating in a void, stars scattered like glitter across the endless black. My mind, my spirit—whatever part of me was still aware—was rising higher and higher. Above it all, a silver glow lit up the sky like some divine beacon pulling me in. Closer. Brighter.Was that the moon? Was this it? Was I… dying?Is this how wolves pass on? Is this where we end up?I kept drifting up. No weight. No fear. Just this strange lightness. Peaceful, actually. I felt like I was finally heading home. Not the one with walls and a bed—but the real one. The one in the sky.And the weirdest part? I wasn’t scared. Not even a little. There was nothing to worry about. Nothing left to fear. It was just… joy. Pure and overwhelming. Safe. But deep down, I knew—this wasn’t where I was supposed to be.Then, just as I floated in front
MaximusI didn’t speak. Couldn’t.I just ran a hand through her hair, slow, grounding her. Grounding myself."I thought the moon gave me that pregnancy for a reason,” she whispered. “So I’d have someone to love. So I’d stop waking up next to strangers who already had mates of their own. I thought that pup… maybe it was meant for me. I wanted to believe it. I wanted it so bad.”She broke again, eyes fluttering shut, tears still slipping down her cheeks. “I used to tell Tatiana, tell Nixx, about Edeline and Percival… how fate could be cruel but maybe, just maybe, it was also kind sometimes.”