Mag-log inThe woman in front of them was wearing poor clothing, but the shine that was around her was a sign that she was no ordinary woman. Selene fell on her knees at her sight and so did the rest, out of respect. She had a gentle smile touching them right in the heart. They were mesmerized by her appearance and that you could see easily.The woman stretched her hand towards Selene and Selene grabbed it in a hurry with tears in her eyes." You finally came. I waited for you for so long..." the woman said in a sad voice.
For several seconds after the door opened, the world seemed to forget how to move.The chamber had become a place between realities, caught somewhere between the ruined mountain and the ancient moonlit forest beyond the silver threshold. The stone floor was splitting beneath their feet, veins of white light racing through the cracks as though the mountain itself had developed a pulse, while above them the enormous doorway stretched from floor to ceiling, its edges shimmering like liquid moonlight.Beyond it stood the wolves.Thousands of them.They filled the ancient forest on the other side, their eyes reflecting silver, gold, amber, and blue beneath a sky where an impossibly large moon hung low over the treetops. Some were enormous, some lean and young, some scarred, some almost translucent, and among them stood wolves that looked so old they seemed to have been carved from the night itself.They were waiting.Not for Selene to command them.For someone to choose.Then the first wolf
They reached the mountain before the second moonrise.The entrance was hidden behind a wall of stone that looked no different from the surrounding cliffs, but when Claudius placed his hand against it, the ancient symbols beneath his palm awakened in a slow succession, one after another, until the entire rock face was covered in silver lines.The mountain opened.A narrow passage descended into darkness.Raphael looked at Claudius."How far?""Far enough.""That's reassuring."Claudius ignored him and stepped inside.Selene followed, Raphael immediately beside her.The air changed as they descended.It became colder, but not naturally cold. The temperature seemed to disappear altogether, leaving behind something heavier, something that pressed against Selene's skin and made her magic restless.The child reacted almost immediately.Selene stopped.Raphael stopped with her."What is it?"She shook her head."Something's here."Claudius turned."I know."They continued.The passage eventua
The battle ended just before dawn.Not because the enemy had been defeated completely, but because the first light appeared over the mountains and forced the remaining attackers to retreat into the forest.The ruins were almost unrecognizable.Stone walls had collapsed.The courtyard was torn apart.The ancient symbols beneath the monastery had burned themselves into the ground.And everywhere Selene looked, there were signs that something impossible had happened.Wolves.Not one or two.Dozens.Some were still struggling to return to human form, standing naked and bewildered beneath blankets the others had thrown over them. Some were crying. Others were laughing. A few simply stood in silence, touching their own faces as though they had forgotten what it meant to feel themselves completely.Raphael stood among them.He had returned to human form, but the transformation had left traces behind.His hair was disordered, his skin marked with scratches, and his eyes still carried the faint
They left before sunrise.There was no ceremony to the departure, no time for explanations or goodbyes, because the moment Claudius realized the Severing Circle had been activated, he understood that remaining in one place was no longer an option. The enemy had found them once, and whatever had allowed them to locate Selene would only become easier to trace now that Raphael's wolf had awakened and the ancient connection between them had begun responding to the child.They rode hard through the morning mist, following an old mountain trail that Claudius claimed had been forgotten for generations.Selene rode beside Raphael.Neither spoke much.There was too much between them now.He knew about the child.He knew about the secret she had kept from him.He knew that she had been afraid of losing him, and although he had told her that he would not leave, Selene still hadn't entirely allowed herself to believe it.Raphael understood that.He didn't press her.Instead, he stayed close enough
The circle beneath their feet did not disappear.It remained carved into the earth, glowing faintly beneath the morning mist, its ancient symbols shifting whenever Selene moved.Nobody approached it.Even Claudius seemed reluctant to step across its edge.Raphael stood beside Selene, one hand still wrapped around hers."What is it?" he asked.Claudius did not answer immediately.He crouched near the outer edge without touching the symbols."I've seen drawings of this.""Where?""In the oldest records."Raphael looked down."That's the same symbol from the temple."Claudius nodded."The Severing Circle."Selene felt a chill."The ritual that broke the wolves?""Part of it."Raphael's expression hardened."Then why is it here?"Claudius finally looked at Selene."Because the severing was never permanent."The words settled heavily over them.Selene looked at the silver line beneath her boots."Then what is this?"Claudius stood."A door.""To where?""I don't know."Raphael's eyes narrow
The taste, the texture, his smell, was a pure drug for her. She was so overwhelmed by all this. So much so that she forgot where she was and all the disagreements from the past that she had had with him. His hands were slipping on her back while he was pulling her close. Selene felt a fire that soon
The occasion to go into that beautiful, luxuriant garden came faster than she hoped. Robert was about to go to an urgent matter for almost half an hour after he received a rushed call, and she would remain only with her parents. They were engaged in all sorts of conversations with their friends, and
The Alpha and his Luna were sitting at the entrance, doing the honor before the guests entered their house. They both remained with their smiles frozen on their faces, looking at Selene with widened eyes. Even though she felt that she managed to relax, the anxiety hit her hard once more at the looks
" What the hell is this feeling I have? Like something is coming?" Raphael, future King Alpha of the Blue Sapphire pack, was sitting in front of the window in one of the castle's living rooms, with one hand on his chest and another one in the pocket of his pants, wondering. He did not even hear the







