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CHAPTER ELEVEN

Author: ECHO NOIR
last update publish date: 2026-03-04 22:22:10

HOPE’S POV.

I woke to warmth.

At first, I thought it was the blanket wrapped around me. But then I felt it—someone holding me. I felt the careful, steady pressure against my body. Arms wrapped around my waist, strong yet gentle.

At first, I almost panicked, the first thought in my head being a question of who I could have possibly ended up in bed with. But then the memory hit me. The news of Amber's death, Returning to Red Moon, Hunter and Derek fighting...

Hunter.

I didn’t move. Not yet. I st
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    HUNTER'S POV.Morning came faster than I would have wanted it to. I realized I was far from prepared.The meeting hall was already tense before I spoke.I sat at the head of the long table, my hands resting flat against its cold surface, my eyes moving slowly across the faces of the elders seated before me, some looked calm, some looked impatient, and some looked exactly the way I expected—skeptical.Hope sat at my right.Her presence steadied me more than anyone could ever know.The events of the night before still weighed heavily on me, Garvin’s words.The bodies in the morgue, the memory fragments that still refused to make sense, and the truth I had not told anyone else in this room—that I was expected to lead them into a war tied to actions I could barely remember.I pushed that thought aside quickly fo now. Now was not the time for doubt.I straightened slightly in my chair and looked around the table.“You all know why you’ve been called here this morning,” I said.My voice ech

  • SECOND CHANCE: CLAIMED BY THE LYCAN KING   CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN

    HUNTER'S POV. I stayed still for a long time after that, just listening to her breathing, while fighting my own thoughts. My wolf stayed quiet too as even he knew this was not something to interrupt. But my mind would not stop, it kept pulling everything together in ways I didn’t like. My jaw tightened. I turned my head slightly to look at Hope. She was still asleep, peaceful, safe. And for some reason… that made the guilt worse. Because if what Garvin said was true, then everything happening now was connected to m. To something I did, something I don’t remember. I closed my eyes again, slower this time. This time I didn’t see flashes. I saw nothing, and that was worse. Because even my mind was refusing to show me the truth. I let out a slow breath and whispered to myself. “What did I do…” My voice was barely there, but it felt heavy in the silence. Hope did not hear me, she only turned slightly in her sleep, her hand brushing against my arm. I looked at her hand for a

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    HOPE'S POV.“You see things I miss when I’m… in my head.” Hunter said.That made me study him for a second.He didn’t say “weak.” he didn’t say “lost.” but I heard what he meant anyway. I nodded once.“Then I’ll be there,” I said.Something in his expression softened slightly at that. It wasn't much, but it was enough. Enough that I felt it.The silence returned again after that.Hunter leaned back slightly again, pulling me with him so I was resting against his chest once more.His hand rested at my back again, and this time it didn’t move much, it just stayed there.After a while, I heard his voice again, quieter than before.“If Garvin is right…” he said.I didn’t interrupt.“…then this is already bigger than we think.”I closed my eyes briefly, and then nodded slowly.“I know,” I replied softly.His fingers tightened slightly on my shoulder.“And we’re still missing pieces.”I nodded again. “Yes. Yes we are.”There was another pause, then he spoke again.“I don’t like not having c

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    HOPE'S POV.The room was quiet in a way that felt different from before.Not the heavy silence of danger.Not the sharp silence of tension.This one… was softer, still full of everything that had happened, but no longer pushing at us from the outside.Just sitting with us instead.Hunter’s arm was around me.Not tight like before.Not like he was holding on for control, more like he had finally stopped fighting the moment.I lay against his chest, listening to his breathing slowly even out.Mine was still catching up.My body still felt like it was remembering everything that had just passed between us, but my mind was already trying to move forward again.That was always the problem.Nothing ever stayed in one place.Not even peace.Hunter’s fingers moved slightly against my back, absentminded at first, then still again, like he was trying to decide if he was allowed to relax.I stayed quiet for a while.et him stay like this.Let us stay like this, even if it's just for a little whi

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    HOPE'S POV.The water around us was warm, but the silence between us felt heavier than it should have been.Hunter hadn’t spoken in a while.At first, I thought he was just thinking. Processing everything Everything we had seen.But then I felt it.Something changed in him.His body tensed slightly beneath the water. His breathing shifted. Slower at first… then uneven.“Hope,” he said finally.His voice was low.Not like before. Not controlled.This one sounded… weak and broken.I turned to him immediately.“What is it, Hunter?” I asked softly.He didn’t look at me at first.His eyes stayed fixed somewhere ahead, like he was staring at something I couldn’t see.Then he exhaled.A long, heavy breath.“This is my fault,” he said.I frowned slightly.“What is?”He finally turned to me, and what I saw in his eyes made my chest tighten.Guilt. Deep, raw, heavy guilt.“All of it,” he said. “The bodies. The woods. The war coming on us, everything Garvin said...Everything. It's all my fault

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    HOPE'S POV.My eyes almost popped out of their sockets in shock.It wasn’t a gentle kiss. It wasn’t mutual. It was aggressive, demanding, desperate. My body froze for a second, shock rooting me to the spot.Then my hands shot up. I shoved him hard across the chest.“Don’t—ever—do that again!” I scr

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    HOPE'S POV.The night felt quieter than usual.Not peaceful. Just… still.I sat on the wooden bench just outside the house, my hands resting in my lap, fingers loosely intertwined. The air was cold against my skin, but I barely felt it. My mind had been too loud for hours now, drowning out everythi

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    HOPE’S POV.The moment Hunter stormed out on the elders, I knew this wasn’t going to be easy.He didn’t just walk into the house—he stormed in.His movements were sharp, tense, filled with anger that hadn’t settled even a little since we left the elders outside. The door slammed shut behind us with

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