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Ch. 9 So Many Lies

Author: Cara Anderson
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-20 03:27:04
Liam

I shouldn't have followed them.

It was a violation of privacy, an act beneath my position as Glass Lake Beta. But when I saw Parker leading Finley away from the path toward the lake, something in me snapped. Storm surged forward with such force that I found myself trailing them before I could think better of it.

Now, crouched behind the trees at the edge of the clearing, I listen to Parker tell Finley everything she wants to hear. Everything I never gave her.

"I can't reject you, Finley Bennett. Not when every cell in my body is screaming that you're mine."

Storm growls, the sound vibrating in my chest. She was ours first, he reminds me. We rejected her.

As if I could forget. Two years of pretending I don't feel the bond tugging at me across territories. Two years of telling myself I made the right choice. Two years of watching the light in Ryleigh's eyes slowly dim as she realizes something fundamental changed between us that night.

When the blonde woman appears, interrupting th
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    FinleyThrough our extended awareness, I recognize the entity immediately—not a single Skinwalker but a combined form like the one we faced days ago, multiple entities merged into a more powerful collective. Ms. Valen moves alongside it, her hands tracing patterns in the air that seem to disrupt Celina's protective wards."Focus on the ritual," I command as both Dane and Liam register the immediate threat, their instincts pulling toward defense. "We can't stop now. The boundary reinforcement is almost complete."The stars align overhead, seven celestial bodies finding perfect geometric formation for the first time in seven centuries. Power surges through our triangle, the energy circuit between us intensifying beyond anything we experienced during practice sessions. The boundary between worlds reaches maximum permeability—both weakest against intrusion and most receptive to reinforcement."Now!" Celina calls from somewhere beyond my direct perception. "Complete the sealing before the

  • Not Their Luna: A Female Alpha Story   Ch. 94 Night Of Seven Stars

    FinleyThe moon rises over the ritual site, bathing the ancient stones in silvery light that seems to pulse with its own rhythm. Above us, the stars have begun their final alignment, seven celestial bodies gradually shifting into perfect geometric formation for the first time in seven hundred years."It's starting," Celina murmurs, her voice barely audible over the strange humming emanating from the standing stones around us. "Can you feel it?"I can. We all can. The boundary between worlds growing thinner with each passing minute, the pressure against reality's fabric increasing as whatever waits on the other side pushes harder against our world's defenses.Dane, Liam, and I stand in our triangular formation, positioned precisely according to the ancient pattern Celina identified during our practice sessions. The connection between us has been growing steadily stronger all day, and now it pulses with near-physical intensity. Through it, I can feel both men with startling clarity—thei

  • Not Their Luna: A Female Alpha Story   Ch. 93 Strong Alliance

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  • Not Their Luna: A Female Alpha Story   Ch. 92 Final Preparations

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  • Not Their Luna: A Female Alpha Story   Ch. 91 Eve Of Stars

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  • Not Their Luna: A Female Alpha Story   Ch. 89 Dinner Date

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  • Not Their Luna: A Female Alpha Story   Ch. 87 Breaking Barriers

    Finley"It's okay, Fin," Liam's voice reaches me through the connection, unexpectedly gentle. "We're all messed up here. None of us knows what we're doing. But hiding it just makes everything harder.""The triad requires authenticity," Dane adds, his presence in the circuit steady despite my hesitation. "Not perfection. Just truth, whatever form it takes."Their combined reassurance loosens something tight in my chest. Nova pushes forward, sensing the opportunity to finally express what I've been fighting so hard to contain.Fine, I think with resigned determination. They want the truth? Here it is.I lower my emotional barriers, allowing everything I feel to flow freely into the circuit between us. The lingering hurt from Liam's rejection two years ago and Dane's deception about Aria. The confusion of having two mate bonds and the attraction I feel for both of them. The growing hope that somehow, impossibly, there might be a path forward that doesn't require losing either of them.The

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