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CHAPTER 8- Day One

Author: Lara Belle
last update Last Updated: 2026-01-02 20:07:41

The border was chaos.

Thirty wolves from Northern Ridge lined one side. Shadow Moon pack members on the other. The space between them crackled with tension so thick I could taste it.

And in the center stood two alphas.

My father. Tall, gray at the temples, face carved from stone. He wore authority like a second skin.

And Kade. Younger, broader, eyes blazing silver-gold. Every muscle coiled and ready.

They weren't speaking. Just staring each other down.

Derek's hand pressed against my back, urging me forward. "Stay close. Don't show fear."

Easy for him to say. His father wasn't standing fifty feet away looking ready to drag him home by his hair.

We broke through the Shadow Moon line. Every Northern Ridge wolf turned to look at me.

I saw recognition flash across their faces. Some looked relieved. Others looked angry.

My father's expression didn't change. But his eyes—those cold blue eyes—locked onto mine.

"Della." His voice carried across the clearing. "Come here."

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