登入The room exploded into chaos. "No!" Kael's roar shook the walls of the war chamber. The magical broadcast vanished, taking Selene's smiling face with it. Yet somehow her presence remained. It lingered in every corner of the room like poison. Representatives shouted over one another. Generals demanded immediate retaliation. Advisers scrambled toward communication stations.Nobody seemed able to accept what had just happened. King Aldric had been taken. Selene had captured the Alpha King of Shadowfang and she had done it while the entire werewolf world watched. I couldn't breathe. The image of the blade against Aldric's throat kept replaying inside my head. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the blood. I saw Kael's face when he realized it was his father.And worst of all, Selene looking directly at me as if this entire war existed because of me. "Tanya." Rowan's voice pulled me back. I blinked. The room returned, the arguing continued and the panic hadn't stopped. "We need to mov
The letter slipped from my fingers, my mother, Selene had my mother. For several seconds, I couldn't breathe, the campfire crackled nearby, warriors stood frozen. Rowan looked ready to tear the entire kingdom apart with his bare hands. Even Kael's face had darkened into something dangerous.Nobody spoke, nobody needed to, the message had accomplished exactly what Selene intended; panic, chaos and worst of all hope. Because if Selene had my mother, it meant she was alive, the realization made my chest ache. "Where is she?" I whispered, Rowan clenched his jaw, "we don't know." Hours ago, I had finally found her again and now she was gone again. The journey to Blackstone Palace became urgent.Gone were the moments of laughter and teasing around campfires. Gone were the small conversations that had begun making me feel normal. Every rider pushed harder and every scout moved faster. By dawn, Shadowfang Palace came into view. The enormous structure overlooked Blackstone City from a rocky
My stomach dropped, She's afraid of what created me, Nyx's words echoed through my mind long after she fell silent. I stood beneath the night sky outside the sanctuary, staring into the darkness. The wind moved through the trees while distant guards continued their patrols. Everything looked and sounded normal yet nothing felt normal for me. My mother wasn't afraid of me, she was afraid of whatever Nyx truly was. The realization terrified me. For years I had wanted answers now I wasn't sure I wanted them anymore. By sunrise, the sanctuary was already awake, people moved quickly through the ruins. Supplies were packed, horses were saddled, warriors checked weapons while scouts delivered reports from surrounding territories. The sanctuary was no longer safe, Selene knew where they were and that changed everything. "We're leaving within the hour," Rowan announced during the morning briefing and several people nodded.The next destination was Shadowfang Kingdom, Kael's home. The kingd
My mother's face had gone white as she was terrified. The fear in her eyes hit me harder than anything that had happened since I entered the sanctuary. For years, I had imagined what it would feel like to see her again. I had imagined tears, relief, love I had never imagined fear. "Mother," my voice shook, the entire chamber remained silent. Nobody seemed willing to interrupt whatever was happening between us. She took another step backward, "Tanya..."The way she said my name made my stomach twist, "what do you mean?" I demanded. "What do you mean that isn't the wolf you sealed?" Her eyes remained fixed on me or rather, on whatever she could see inside me. "The wolf I sealed was silver" confusion flooded through me. "What?" "The wolf born with you." I stared at her,"my wolf." "Yes." My mother looked physically ill. "The wolf you were born with carried the blood of the Moon Queens. She was powerful, but she was still a wolf."A terrible silence followed then she whispered the words
The growl shook my soul. Everything around me disappeared. The battle, the screams, the sanctuary, and even Kael faded beneath the sound echoing inside my head. A wolf, for twenty-two years there had been nothing but silence where every werewolf should have felt their other half. Yet now something was there. Alive. Awake. Furious. The force of that growl vibrated through my bones and made my knees weak. "Tanya!" Kael's voice sounded distant, as if he were standing on the other side of the world. I pressed a hand against my head as pain exploded behind my eyes. Then a female voice spoke. Cold. Commanding. Ancient. Powerful. Finally, my breath caught, the voice wasn't outside, It was inside me, woven into my blood and soul. Fear rushed through me, but so did something else, hope. "Who are you?" I whispered. The voice laughed softly, "I am what they stole from you." The words struck harder than any weapon ever could. Tears burned my eyes as memories crashed into me. Years of humi
My blood turned cold. "I finally found you, sister." The voice echoed through the sanctuary, lingering in the air long after the portrait began glowing. Nobody moved or spoke every eye remained fixed on the silver-haired woman staring back at us from the canvas. She looked exactly like me, with the same eyes, same hair, same face and It felt like staring into a twisted reflection. "Who are you?" I demanded. The woman smiled; beautiful smile and a cruel one. "My name is Selene." The name immediately changed the atmosphere inside the sanctuary. Rowan's jaw tightened. The guards exchanged uneasy looks. Even the Dragon Wolf growled softly. "You are not my sister." Selene laughed. "That's what they told you." My stomach twisted. "What is that supposed to mean?" "It means you've spent your entire life believing other people's lies."The confidence in her voice was infuriating and part of me wanted answers. And she knew it."You think you're the lost heir?" Selene continued. "You think you'







