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The Hunters

Author: Berrywrytes
last update publish date: 2026-06-21 00:51:15

The shadow moved.

Fast.

Too fast.

One moment it stood at the edge of the trees.

The next—

it was gone.

Every warrior in the clearing shifted immediately.

Claws.

Fangs.

Muscles tensed for battle.

Liam stepped in front of Denise without thinking.

The movement was automatic.

Protective.

Possessive.

The bond surged in agreement.

Denise barely noticed.

Her attention remained fixed on the forest.

Because something was out there.

Something watching.

The howls ha
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  • Liam’s Obsession    The choice of the keeper

    The laughter rolled across the world. Deep. Ancient. Endless. The mountains shook beneath it. Trees split apart. The sky itself seemed to bend. And still— the god laughed. Denise stood frozen. The words echoed endlessly inside her head. The Keeper never survives. No. There had to be another way. There was always another way. Prophecies were wrong. Stories changed. People survived impossible things all the time. But the faces around her told a different story. The oldest elder looked defeated. Cael looked heartbroken. The giant creature looked ashamed. And Liam— Liam looked terrified. Not for himself. For her. The bond carried every ounce of it. His fear crashed into her like a wave. His desperation. His refusal. His rage. It was so intense that Denise nearly staggered. Then she felt something else. A memory. Not one of the ancient visions. A real memory. Liam laughing beside a river. Liam teaching her to track

  • Liam’s Obsession    The god in the dark

    “He brought a god.” Nobody spoke. Nobody breathed. The words hung over the clearing like a death sentence. Denise stared at Cael. “What do you mean?” His expression remained fixed on the darkness beyond the Gate. On the massive shape moving behind Asher. Fear filled his golden eyes. Ancient fear. The kind born from experience. The kind earned through survival. “It isn’t a title.” A chill swept through the clearing. “It isn’t a metaphor.” The darkness behind Asher shifted again. A single enormous eye opened. Silver. Ancient. Endless. The moon disappeared within its reflection. Warriors collapsed to their knees. Hunters cried out. Several wolves shifted uncontrollably. The giant creature roared. A desperate sound. A warning. “DO NOT LOOK AT IT.” Too late. The eye had already seen them. Denise felt something brush against her mind. Not a thought. Not a voice. Awareness. The thing beyond the Gate knew she existed. And

  • Liam’s Obsession    The broken seal

    “Brother.” The word echoed across the mountains. Across the forest. Across the clearing. As if the world itself carried it. The massive black hand tightened around the crack in reality. Silver light exploded outward. The sky split wider. Everyone shielded their eyes. Everyone except Liam. He stood perfectly still. Golden eyes fixed on the growing tear. On the hand. On the thing trying to emerge. Denise felt the bond trembling. Not from fear. From recognition. The thing beyond the Gate wasn’t a stranger. Not to Liam. Not to the memories awakening inside him. The voice came again. Warm. Almost affectionate. “I’ve missed you.” The contrast made it worse. Far worse. There was no rage. No hatred. No madness. Only calm certainty. The certainty of someone who had already won. The giant creature growled. The sound shook the earth. “Do not listen to him.” Liam didn’t move. Didn’t blink. Didn’t answer. Denise stepped cl

  • Liam’s Obsession    The one beyond the gate

    The laughter faded. But its presence remained. Like poison in the air. Like a shadow stretching across the world. Nobody in the clearing moved. Nobody dared. Because whatever had spoken— it had frightened the creature. And the creature terrified everyone else. Denise felt the bond twisting. Restless. Uneasy. The warmth she normally felt from Liam was still there. But now something else flowed beneath it. Ancient memories. Ancient grief. Ancient rage. Liam stood motionless. Golden eyes fixed on the distant mountains. Listening. Remembering. The Alpha finally broke the silence. “What was that?” Liam didn’t answer immediately. His jaw tightened. The mark on his wrist glowed brighter. Then he spoke. “The enemy.” The words landed heavily. The oldest elder looked ill. “Asher…” Liam’s gaze snapped toward him. The elder immediately looked away. Fear flashed across his face. Denise frowned. “Asher?” The name felt familia

  • Liam’s Obsession    The name it knew

    The creature opened its eyes. Gold. Brilliant gold. The same color that flashed through Liam’s eyes. The same color as the mark on his wrist. The same color as the energy inside the bond. Denise’s heart stopped. For one terrible moment— the creature smiled. Not like an animal. Not like a monster. Like something intelligent. Something that recognized her. The dust continued to settle. Gasps spread through the clearing. The thing was enormous. At least thirty feet tall. Covered in black-and-gold scales that shimmered beneath the silver moon. Ancient symbols glowed across its body. The symbols matched the ones Denise had seen on the Gate. The ones from her dreams. The ones she somehow understood without ever learning. The creature lowered its massive head. Its golden eyes locked onto hers. Then it spoke. Not aloud. Inside her mind. KEEPER. The voice hit like thunder. Denise nearly collapsed. Liam caught her again. His arm wr

  • Liam’s Obsession    The roar beneath the mountain

    The roar came again. Louder. Closer. The mountain range beyond the forest trembled. Birds exploded from the treetops. Animals fled in every direction. Even the hunters looked shaken. Denise felt it in her bones. Something ancient had awakened. And somehow— it knew she existed. The bond pulsed. Once. Twice. Then a voice echoed inside her mind. NOT YET. Denise froze. The voice wasn’t the same one she’d heard before. This one sounded deeper. Older. As if it had slept beneath the world for thousands of years. “Liam…” His head snapped toward her. He had heard it too. She knew he had. The look in his eyes confirmed it. Gold flickered through his irises again. Brighter this time. More difficult to hide. The oldest elder stepped backward. “No…” The word came out as a whisper. The woman with silver eyes heard him. “Now you understand.” The elder looked sick. “You told us they were gone.” “We thought they were.” The wom

  • Liam’s Obsession    Something in the Dark

    Denise stepped back from the monitor so fast her heel caught on the edge of the floor. She steadied herself against the metal console, breathing sharply. “No… no, that’s not—” The screen still showed it. Still looking. Even though it had no reason to know she was watching. Its head ti

  • Liam’s Obsession    The first break in the rules

    Denise didn’t answer immediately. The word noticed kept echoing in her mind like something that refused to leave. Behind Liam, the monitors continued their silent surveillance of the estate—but now they felt less like security and more like warning signs. “I don’t like this,” she said final

  • Liam’s Obsession    What he really is

    Denise didn’t move for a long moment. The monitors behind Liam kept shifting—silent hallways, empty staircases, guards pacing slowly through the mansion like ghosts trained to look alive. But her attention wasn’t on them anymore. It was on him. “You keep saying things like that,” she said

  • Liam’s Obsession    The thing beneath control

    Denise didn’t sleep again. Not after checking the lock three more times. Not after sitting with her back pressed against the headboard, staring at the door like it might breathe. By morning, exhaustion sat heavy behind her eyes. But the mansion was already awake. Too awake. Footsteps

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