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LEAH DECKERThe moment the tent closed around us, the cheers outside became distant.Muffled.Faint.As though the world itself had stepped back and left only the two of us behind. I could still hear Tombstone chanting Marten's name, could still hear the pounding of boots against frozen earth, could still hear the war drums rolling across the mountains.But none of it felt real anymore, not while I stood before him, not while his hands still rested against my shoulders or while his eyes looked at me the way they did. I stared back at him for a long moment.The fierce Alpha of the North.The man feared by kingdoms. The man whose name had become a warning whispered by enemies.And somehow.…..the same man was standing here trying to wipe tears from my face. The realization made my chest tighten. "Marten..."My voice cracked.He immediately stepped closer."What is it?"I shook my head. For a second words abandoned me. Then they came all at once. "I am afraid."The confession escaped befo
LEAH DECKERJerry found me standing near the rear ranks of the gathering. The warriors parted for him immediately. I knew why he had come before he even reached me.The Alpha wanted me beside him. Maria stood close to my shoulder.Unlike her usual maid attire, she wore light armor fitted across her chest and shoulders. A sword rested at her hip. Seeing her prepared for war only made the reality of everything settle heavier inside me.This was no longer preparation, no longer speculation. War was coming.Tonight.Maria noticed my hesitation. Her hand squeezed my arm gently. "You are stronger than you think, my lady."I managed a weak smile. "I'm not worried about myself.""I know."She looked toward the platform where Marten stood. "You are worried about everyone else." That was exactly it.The thought of hundreds of warriors dying because of me made my stomach tighten. Maria reached behind her and removed a sword from a weapons rack nearby. The blade gleamed beneath the pale daylight
MARTEN HOLLANDThe bells had stopped ringing.Yet the sound still lived inside every man standing before me.Thousands of warriors filled the training grounds. Snow drifted from the mountains beyond the walls of Tombstone while black clouds rolled slowly overhead. Spears gleamed. Swords rested against armored backs. Wolves stood shoulder to shoulder with men who would gladly die beside them.This was Tombstone.The pack of the fiercest wolves that the world had ever seen with force and storm…..a promise carved into the bones of the North.I stood upon the stone platform overlooking them all and allowed the silence to settle. A leader who rushed his words was a fool.A leader who controlled silence controlled men…..as Alpha wolf, it was bestowed on me to do far greater. Far greater beyond that.My eyes moved across the crowd.Veterans.Young warriors.Betas.Omegas.Hunters.Scouts.Even servants had gathered.Every soul in Tombstone waited.Then I spoke."Many years ago, our enemies
LEAH DECKERI paced from one end of my chamber to the other until my legs began to ache beneath me. The room felt too small. The walls felt too close. Every breath I took came with another thought of war.Five packs. Five entire woodland packs gathering because of me, because they believed I was chosen, because they believed they could use me or kill me.I stopped beside the tall stone window and stared out toward the mountains surrounding Tombstone. Thick snow covered the cliffs while heavy mist rolled through the forests beneath them. The night before had been cold and silent, but not peaceful. Warriors had lined every wall and every entrance under Marten’s command. Torches burned through the darkness while wolves patrolled the woods without rest.Nobody slept.Not truly.War was circling us like a beast waiting to strike.I pressed my palm against the window and shut my eyes tightly. I was afraid.not of dying, I had already lived through worse than death. I was just afraid of fail
MARTEN HOLLANDThe northern winds struck harder that morning.Cold enough to split skin.Violent enough to make even seasoned warriors retreat deeper into their furs. But Tombstone did not bend to weather. We never had.I stood at the edge of the lower court overlooking the outer gates while warriors rotated shifts along the walls. Spears glinted beneath the pale sky. Wolves patrolled the stone ridges surrounding the kingdom. Since the coalition rumors began, security had doubled across every border.Nobody entered Tombstone freely anymore.Nobody.Jerry approached from the western corridor with two guards behind him. His expression already told me something irritated him.“My Alpha.”I barely turned. “What?”“Visitors.”That word alone annoyed me.“From where?”“Riverfang Clan.”Now that caught my attention.I finally turned fully toward him.Riverfang.A hidden woodland tribe near the eastern waters. Secretive. Spiritual. Ancient.Cowards too.They rarely involved themselves in war u
LEAH DECKERThere was a fireplace at every corner that crackled against the stone walls of Tombstone’s western watchtower as I stood beside Marten overlooking the cliffs below the kingdom. The cold northern wind swept through my hair violently, yet tonight the air did not feel freezing. It felt tense.Like something unseen was breathing down our necks. I folded my arms across my chest and turned toward him. “Why did you lie to them?”Marten looked down at the courtyard below where warriors trained beneath torchlight. Swords clashed. Wolves growled. Orders echoed through the night.He did not answer immediately.“That coalition,” I continued, my voice firmer now. “Why did you tell them my name was Aria and not Leah?”His jaw tightened slightly.“You know why.”“No,” I snapped. “I don’t.”Finally, he looked at me.His eyes were calmer these days. Less savage. Less haunted. But beneath them still lived the same dangerous Alpha who could tear apart an army without blinking.“It was to conf







