INICIAR SESIÓNCHAPTER 75
DAMIEN’S POVAdrian was ruthless, calculative, and manipulative. But it wasn’t just him. It was the entire Nightshroud pack. I had read tales about them growing up—their people and even their leaders. When they wanted something they got it, even if it meant taking it by force.So when those words left his mouth, I wasn’t shocked.“She is Nightshroud,” he said, gesturing to Iris.I didn’t know Iris, but I had seen her a few times in tCHAPTER 76RAVEN’S POV Orion suggested we returned to the palace to talk after breaking it to him that Adrian shown up. But I refused to leave Mira on the cold ground. Damien took Rowan aside to tell him what had happened with Mira. He thought it was best if Rowan heard it from him, but I couldn’t understand why. It wasn’t as though they were anything other than Master and Slave. Orion called two post guard to lift Mira’s body.When they moved her, something inside me cracked.“I’m going with her,” I said.“No,” Orion replied firmly. “You need to return to the palace. The Elders are already gathering.”“I don’t care about the Elders,” I whispered.But he stepped closer, lowering his voice. “You are Alpha. You cannot face them covered in blood.”I looked down at myself then. Mira’s blood had dried against my skin.I swallowed hard.I wanted to go with her. I wanted to kneel beside her one last time. I wanted to ap
CHAPTER 75DAMIEN’S POVAdrian was ruthless, calculative, and manipulative. But it wasn’t just him. It was the entire Nightshroud pack. I had read tales about them growing up—their people and even their leaders. When they wanted something they got it, even if it meant taking it by force. So when those words left his mouth, I wasn’t shocked. “She is Nightshroud,” he said, gesturing to Iris. I didn’t know Iris, but I had seen her a few times in the palace. “Mira knew,” Adrian added casually. “Or at least she suspected.” “That’s impossible,” Raven said, her voice already losing composure. “You are lying.” “Am I?” He replied smoothly. “I don’t think so, darling. If I were lying, why was she within the hunting grounds?” “You are twisting this,” Raven shot back defensively. “You crossed my boarders and trespassed on a sacred night, and you think I am going to believe anything you say when you are clea
CHAPTER 74RAVEN’S POVScreams tore through the air, and my eyes blinked open. I didn’t know when I fell asleep. I was cold and confused as to where I was. Then everything came rushing back, and my blood ran cold. I stilled. Then I felt strong arms warpped around me, grounding me. I looked up and I saw Damien’s forest green eyes staring back at me. A storm of emotions passed through his eyes but I couldn’t decipher any of it. All my mind would allow me focus on was one thing. I had killed Mira. She was dead because of me. Another scream tore through the forest, and this time it was louder than before. I felt it then. “He is here,” I said slowly. “Who?” Damien asked. But the moment the question left his mouth, he stiffened when he realized who it was I was talking about. Adrian.He was here.And one way or another he had crossed the border without
CHAPTER 73 DAMIEN’S POV Before the hunt, Kiara had come to remind me about the fact that I had to mark her. At first, it hadn’t seemed like a difficult thing to do I might not have had feelings for Kiara, but she was betrothed to me and it was a marriage of duty. But now, I was struggling. I couldn’t name the sudden distress I felt at the thought that I had to mark her has mine forever. The closer it got to the time of the hunt, the more pressure I felt about the whole situation. I didn’t just feel distress. I felt anger. I felt hurt. It was supposed to be my first hunt The moment Raven stepped within the parameters of the forest, I couldn’t take my eyes off her. She looked like she was made to rule. Raven finally declared the hunt open, my wolf had been on edge since the moon started to rise. It was a full moon so it had that effect. The moment she declared the hunt open, I shifted but I had to tam
CHAPTER 72 RAVEN’S POV The air felt different this morning.It might have been because of the festival but I felt uneasy since I woke up that morning. Maybe it was because I didn’t know what to expect from the hunt. Or maybe it was a result of the fear Adrian had instilled in me. I had this feeling in me that we were doing something wrong by letting our guard down.But I had to do this. Orion had spoken about how important my appearance was at the festival. Even much more after accepting that the festival would proceed. According to him, it was my first big act as Alpha, and it had to be exceptional. I wasn’t just leading the hunt. I had to have the first kill.The weight of that expectation pressed down on me. I was so anxious that I didn’t say a word has Mira dressed me up. I wanted to the day to be over so I could just sit with Mira and talk to her. I had so much I wanted to say to
CHAPTER 71 DAMIEN’S POV The preparation for the Moon festival were in full array. The corridors were bustling with pack members rushing back and forth.The palace looked better. Not just the palace even the cities looked better. Since Raven’s sacrifice of healing Vera after she woke up many of the children also started to recover as well. It was as though the sacrifice should Raven could lead. Like she was finally falling into her role has Alpha.Training with Raven had been short since preparations of the festival began. At first, Raven was against the idea of the festival because of Adrian, and I agreed with her. Adrian could show up at any moment, and letting our guard down didn’t feel safe. But the festival was tradition. It wasn’t something that couldn’t just been done. The pack looked forward to it, and with everything that had been happening, everyone needed a release. The festival gave them that opportunity,







