로그인VALEN’S POVMy claws retracted slowly into nails, and my shoulders slumped. “Pups?” I repeated, raising a brow.I gasped, feeling my eyes go impossibly wide.The news shocked me right to the center. I just couldn’t believe it. My head began to spin as the blood rushed away, threatening to drop me. Mom slid a chair behind me just in time as my legs gave out, and my ass flopped down.Then she appeared in front of me, nodding in confirmation, and giving me time to digest it all as I stared at her, dumbfounded.My gaze darted to Grandma, who stood beside the medical equipment with tears in her eyes.“Raina’s pregnant.” Mom stepped toward me and took my face in her hands. Her thumbs brushed my cheeks as she looked straight into my eyes, smiling sadly. “I tried to tell you before the war.”“Oh God, we should have stopped her.” Hailey’s voice quaked through her sobs. I assumed she was talking to Raj, who cursed under his breath.I couldn't breathe. “How can she be pregnant?” I looked at Rain
VALEN’S POVThree and a half hours later, I was still wrestling with my stubborn wolf. He really riled me up. I swirled around with a furious shout, flinging my arms up and clenching my hands. I wanted to tear something apart.“Well, hurry up and do it, would you?” Raj spouted impatiently.“He won’t set Hera free,” I snapped in frustration, spinning to meet his steely gaze.“Make him.” Raj's face instantly twisted in a mix of shock and outrage as he flushed scarlet. “Get him in that wolf-giving mood.”“Don’t you think I would if I could?” I seethed.“You’re the one who stole my daughter’s wolf in the first place!” Raj yelled, glaring down at me, fists tight and face wrenched livid. “Try harder.”The air grew heavy as our eyes clashed, exchanging growls.Hailey approached Mom, her sorrowful eyes fixed on her daughter. “Will giving her wolf back save her?”Mom's face crumpled with doubt and sadness. “I don't know. But maybe they need each other's strengths. Maybe Raina needs Hera as muc
VALEN’S POVShirtless and dirty in ripped gym shorts, I stood four feet from the hospital bed, watching them hurry in their movements around her.Raina hadn't moved since I brought her in. Her heart stopped. Yet, neither Mom nor Grandma could resuscitate her.Too many things have been running through my head since Mom told me her healing essence wouldn’t work either. And the furcans and wolves in my head wouldn't leave me alone. Their voices bounced around my skull, growing louder to the point I thought my head might split.“Worgen, are you there?” “How is the Luna?” “Bring her back to us.” “Save her, Alpha.” “Don’t let her die, Worgen.” “Val, answer us!”I clenched my teeth and pressed my fingers against my temples, but I couldn't shut out the furcans.“Shut up and let me concentrate!” I roared in desperation, grabbing my head, trying to block them out. I had too much to deal with.I slammed the mind-link shut. I couldn't handle their fears when I could barely contain mine.“Raina!”
RAINA’S POV“It’s his cursed blade!” Penn shouted, releasing a yellow burst of magic that sent Vaheed flying off me, and whatever pierced me went along with him.“Pahahaha!” Farrah laughed in sick delight before she vanished from the ground.A strangled cry tore from my throat, and my arms gave out. I collapsed sideways, unable to hold myself up as the searing pain consumed my body, my blood squirting out in quantities.Valen’s arms caught me before I hit the rutted ground. His knees slammed down on the trampled grass as he pulled me against his chest, positioning me in his lap with one hand bracing my back, the other pressing on the wound below my breast.“Don’t let him get away!” Devin bellowed.I heard their rapid footsteps drumming across the field as they took off after the man who stabbed me.“Shit, he teleported!” Jason yelled, with a disgruntled edge in his voice.“Farrah is gone too,” Theo snarled, angry at their failure. “We almost had them.”“Follow his trail!” Valen barked
VALEN’S POV“You’ve got to be kidding me! The fight of a lifetime, and I’m stuck watching from the sidelines?” Theo threw his hands up, his face twisted in frustration, his disappointed expression pleading with me.I shifted my eyes, hardening them at the Worgens, my voice low and warning, as I stood my ground. “Off the field, Gamma, or I’ll deal with you myself.”So furcans and wolves cleared the field and stood to the side, waiting anxiously for the most epic battle in werewolf history.“Farrah, we’re twins,” Figaro began, and I cocked up my brow. “I know you better than anyone here, and this isn’t you. Come with me before Selene makes you pay for what you’ve done.” He lowered his weapon slightly, searching her face for any sign of the sister he knew.“You should be worried about yourself, brother. When Dymian wins this war, Selene will be the one begging for mercy.” Farrah raised her fan blade, curling her lips into a confident smile.“It is sad that you love him that much.” Figaro
VALEN’S POVThe furcan wolves’ eyes darted left and right. They exchanged glances among themselves, with evident hesitations flickering across their faces. Some shifted to human flesh, deliberating hard.“Can we really be free?” a blonde-haired one grumbled, looking nervously at Raina. “What if Selene punishes us for going against her vessel?”“Maybe we should try,” another ringed-nose one muttered, swallowing hard. “If we can really choose for ourselves.”A burly bald-headed furcan stepped forward, his hands trembling at his sides. “Nnnnn-no!” he strained, then let out a startled laugh. “No!” His black eyes widened as he looked around. “We can defy them!”“No!” another shouted, grinning at his own words.“No! No! NO!” More furcans burst into a chant, their voices rising across the battlefield.I watched them warily. The furcan army had just discovered their own sense of self.“What the hell is this?” Came from Seth, glancing around in annoyance as he realized the giant shift in their







