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He Stole My Scales, I Left Him Dead Chapter 12
On the night of the full moon, Rhaine knelt before the altar as memories flashed through his mind like scenes from a nightmare.The first was of Vivian and himself standing atop the cliff, watching as I burned my final scale, believing that losing my power would keep me in the pack forever.The second was of the dragon carrying my soul away. He shouted desperately for me to stay, then coughed up blood and collapsed.The third was of him searching the bedroom after waking, then clutching the empty dress left on my bed, unable to find any trace of me.Every time he reached out to grasp one of those memories, his hand passed straight through it.The past could not be undone.Its merciless weight ground relentlessly against the deepest part of his wolf spirit.He bent forward and let out a howl of anguish, pouring what remained of his life into it.At last, Rhaine dragged his ravaged body to the edge of the territory.Garr was waiting just beyond the border."Come on! Fight me! I
He Stole My Scales, I Left Him Dead Chapter 11
As the plague finally began to ease, the survivors set about gathering my belongings.There were incomplete medical preions, a long dress I had mended countless times, little cloth dolls I made to comfort the pups, and healing salves I prepared for the warriors to take on their hunts.They brought everything to the council hall.One of the elders proposed building a statue in my honor and praying that I would forgive the pack and grant them the divine power they needed to survive.However, Mara tore the proposal to pieces without a moment's hesitation."When she was alive, you treated her like a tool. Don't use her name to pacify the pack now that she's dead. How many times have we done exactly that? Wasn't this disaster brought upon us by that same greed and cruelty? Let's not make the same mistake again."After fierce opposition from many pack members, the elders finally agreed to build nothing more than a plain stone marker, without a single word carved into it.No one dared
He Stole My Scales, I Left Him Dead Chapter 10
After the protective barrier fell, the first attack ended with the granary reduced to ashes.The infirmary had been stripped bare, leaving behind only scraps of dried herbs and medicinal residue.The number of plague-infected pack members continued to rise with each passing day.Mara still came by every day.She would boil a bowl of goat's milk and carry it to the door of my bedroom.Whenever a thick skin formed over the milk, she would pour it out and prepare a fresh bowl, as though the door might still open and I would come out smiling, teasing her for fussing over me too much.The old wound on Oren's arm had grown worse.When the physician came to treat it, Oren stubbornly refused any anesthetic."I was part of the deception too. This is what I owe Selene. I deserve to bear the pain. She must have suffered far more than I ever could when she died."Rhaine ordered his men to prepare the finest offerings, intending to present them to me at the altar in exchange for just a few
He Stole My Scales, I Left Him Dead Chapter 9
Half an hour later, the border defenses collapsed completely.Garr still gave no order to attack.The first thing thrown across the border was the corpse of a wolf infected with the plague.The second was a carcass covered in plague-tainted blood.Both landed within the boundary markers, yet not a single guard dared touch them.The rogues were waiting.They intended to let those infected remains do the work of weapons and soldiers, breaching the pack's defenses on their behalf.The elders rang the great bell, summoning every pack member still capable of fighting.Oren was the first to step forward.Instead of joining the ranks, he removed his armor in front of everyone.Then he took out the false mask he had worn while posing as a rogue wolf that night and publicly confessed everything."There was never an enemy attack that night."Oren pointed to the cages, then to the pups and the wooden barrels filled with fake blood."We were acting on the Alpha's orders. We staged the
He Stole My Scales, I Left Him Dead Chapter 8
The infected pack members gathered before the altar as Vivian was dragged before them and forced to answer for the crimes she had committed against me.The crowd's anger reached a boiling point. Voices rose in unison, demanding that she be put to death.However, the elders, who knew the full truth, raised their hands to silence the uproar and announced that Vivian would be banished instead.Before her exile, Vivian changed back into the vivid red dress she loved so much.She pointed first to her throat, then to Rhaine's chest."The lies came out of my mouth because the orders came from you."The younger warriors clenched their jaws and sighed. The older ones turned their faces away.For the first time, the elders no longer stood together to defend their Alpha.Enraged, Rhaine shifted into his wolf form and lunged at Vivian, his jaws wide open.Still, one of the elders thrust his staff between the wolf's jaws, stopping him."Enough! Alpha, you've already lost more than enough
He Stole My Scales, I Left Him Dead Chapter 7
The day the plague poison reached Rhaine's heart, the physician closed his medicine chest and let out one heavy sigh after another.They had tried every preion, yet the black markings spreading across Rhaine's body only grew darker.At last, the physician dropped to his knees."If we cannot find an antidote before the next full moon, the plague will consume your wolf spirit."Rhaine stared at the calendar on the wall. He reached up, tore off the page marking the full moon, and tossed it into the brazier, watching it burn to ash.That night, he personally went through my belongings.The medical books were missing their crucial pages. The dragon fang was gone, and my empty dress was stained with the perfumed powder Vivian always wore.He stormed into Vivian's room in the middle of the night and hurled the dress at her."What gives you the right to imitate her? How dare you touch her things?!"Vivian dropped to her knees. Tears immediately began streaming down her face."But she
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