The Battle For Silver Moon

Chapter 6

The rogues came like a storm.

I ran out of the pack house with Kaden, and what I saw made my blood freeze. There were at least fifty rogues, huge black wolves with red eyes, attacking the pack border. Our warriors were fighting, but they were tired, injured, and outnumbered. Houses were burning. Women were screaming. Children were crying.

"They came for the Moon Wolf," Nyx whispered. "They can smell you. They have been waiting for you to return."

My heart dropped. "This is my fault? They attacked because of me?"

No. They attacked because they are greedy. They want your power. But now that you are here, you can stop them.

Kaden shifted into his wolf in front of me - a massive black wolf, bigger than any wolf I had ever seen. His wolf, Drak, roared so loud the ground shook. "Stay behind me, Zara!" he shouted through the mind-link.

But I did not stay behind him. I stepped forward, closed my eyes, and let Nyx take over.

My body shifted. Bones cracked. Fur grew. But this time, it was different. This time, I did not hide my power. I let it all out.

When I opened my eyes, I was a giant white wolf, glowing silver so bright it lit up the whole battlefield like the moon had come down to earth. My violet eyes shone. My roar was louder than Kaden's.

Every wolf on the battlefield stopped and stared at me. Rogues. Warriors. Everyone.

"Who... who is that?" a warrior whispered.

"That's... that's the Moon Wolf!" another shouted. "The legend is true!"

The rogue leader, a huge scarred wolf named Ragnar, stepped forward, licking his lips. "So the Moon Wolf is real. And she came back to Silver Moon. Good. Kill her and drink her blood, and we will all become powerful!"

His rogues charged at me.

Now, Zara! Nyx shouted. Show them!

I ran. I was faster than I had ever been. I dodged their teeth. I jumped over them. My claws cut through them like paper. I bit one rogue on the neck and threw him ten feet away. I was not just fighting - I was dancing. Nyx was guiding me, telling me where to move, where to strike.

Kaden fought beside me, protecting my side. For the first time, we fought as mates. As a team. He would knock a rogue down, I would finish it. I would jump high, he would catch the rogue below me. We were perfect together.

Mia was hiding behind a house, screaming. She had never fought in her life. She had always let others fight for her.

One rogue got past us and ran toward the children hiding in the school. Without thinking, I ran after him, faster than any wolf, and stood in front of the school door.

"Not my pack's children," I growled. "Not today."

I fought that rogue alone, and I won. I stood over him, bleeding but standing tall.

When Ragnar saw his rogues falling one by one, he got angry and charged at me himself. He was twice my size. His teeth were like knives.

He jumped on me and bit my shoulder. Pain exploded through my body. I screamed.

"ZARA!" Kaden roared, running to me.

But before he could reach me, something happened. My wound started to heal. Right in front of everyone's eyes, my skin closed up, the blood stopped, the pain disappeared. The Moon Wolf's healing power.

Ragnar stepped back, terrified. "What... what are you?"

I stood up, my eyes glowing brighter than ever. "I am Zara. Daughter of the Beta. Mate of Alpha Kaden. And Luna of Silver Moon Pack. And you made a mistake coming here."

I jumped on him, and with Nyx's power, I pinned him to the ground. I could have killed him. Everyone expected me to kill him. But I didn't.

"Leave," I said, my voice echoing with power. "Leave Silver Moon and never return. Tell every rogue in the forest - the Moon Wolf is back. And this pack is protected."

Ragnar whimpered and ran away, his tail between his legs. His remaining rogues followed him.

Silence. Then cheers.

The whole pack started cheering. "MOON WOLF! MOON WOLF! LUNA! LUNA!"

Kaden shifted back to human and ran to me, hugging me tight, not caring that I was covered in blood and dirt. "You saved us, Zara. You saved everyone."

I looked around at the pack - at the people who used to laugh at me, who used to call me wolfless, who used to make me clean their floors. Now they were kneeling. Kneeling to me. Some were crying. Some were smiling.

Mia was still standing, her face white, her hands shaking. She knew her time as fake Luna was over.

I looked at Kaden and whispered, "I told you I would come back as a Queen."

And he whispered back, "You are my Queen. You always were."

That night, Silver Moon Pack knew one thing for sure.

Their rejected girl had returned. And she was their savior.