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**Raina's POV** My heart hammered in my chest. 'What should I do?' Rowan asked. 'I can ask the warriors to send him away since you're not ready to meet him.' "Raina, what’s wrong? Your face is pale," Mom asked, and everyone turned to look at me. I smiled awkwardly. "I'm fine, it's just that I've heard that my father is at the pack's border." Mom let out a murderous growl. "That coward. How dare he show himself here? I thought he told you he would wait?" Mom asked, glancing at Rowan. "Yes, that's what we agreed. I'm equally surprised he's shown up before Raina could reach out to him like he promised." "Ask them to send him away," Sebastian said. "We can't force Raina to see him when she's not ready." "No, it's fine. I'll see him," I uttered, and Rowan looked at me, his eyebrows creasing. "Are you sure, Sweet Pea?" He asked worriedly. "You don't have to force yourself if you're not ready." I coiled my hands into fists. "I'm not ready, but I would have had to face him one
**Raina’s POV**“I hope we are on the same page, Jade,” I said, looking at her. “You won’t be joining the battle this time. You have life growing inside you.” Jade sighed, looking out at the trees. We were on a balcony that overlooked a garden and the forest at the Alpha’s mansion. Lydia had invited us to dinner. It was a family dinner to officially welcome my mother into the family, but we invited close friends as well. Jade and Lucia were with me on the balcony, and Flynn, Rowan and the three gammas were somewhere outside, smoking and strategising about the war. That was all we did these days. We didn’t know when Alpha Pace would attack, so we weren’t going to let our guards down. Agatha had come through to see my mother, and while she was here, she raised some barriers at the border, although she wasn’t sure if they could hold against Marcella’s dark magic. Still, we were grateful for the help. Anything that could slow the attackers was welcome. “It’s hard for me to do that,
**Raina's POV**"Hello? Raina? Are you there?" Silas' annoying voice echoed through the phone speaker, and I coiled my hands into fists.His voice was gentle, but he couldn't fool me. I knew what kind of man he was.He was an abuser, a narcissist and a tormentor. The only reason he was speaking like he was talking to a god was because he wanted something.I glanced at Rowan. His jaw was clenched, clearly not happy that I agreed to talk to Silas. But he still held the phone for me and put it on loudspeaker.Leaning in, I placed a soft kiss on his lips, and he relaxed a little, giving me a small smile."Hello? Is anyone there?""Why do you want to speak to me? And how did you know I was back?" I questioned coldly.There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone.After a few seconds, Silas sighed."You really hate me, huh?""Isn't that obvious?" I sneered. "Get to the point.""My sources told me the Nightshade Pack is planning for war, so I assumed Rowan managed to rescue you. I w
**Raina's POV**A week had passed since my mother and I had escaped from the Nightshade Pack.I never thought a world where I woke up and saw my mother could ever exist.The Moon Goddess had blessed me with so many things, I didn't have the right to complain about the small, unfortunate things.Alpha Pace's obsession wasn't worth my trouble. Like Mom said, he should be treated like an annoying pest that we were going to exterminate.The past week, I focused on training with my mother. She taught me how I could use my powers to my full potential. And how I could use my healing magical powers to heal a lot of people at once, not just one person at a time.This could help a lot of our warriors get back on their feet quickly during battle.It took a while for me to master the skill, but in no time, I could channel a lot of my power at once and heal multiple people.Rowan was impressed, but he was still worried since I couldn’t heal myself.If the enemy decided to hurt me in order to finish
**Raina's POV** "The sun is so bright, and so warm," Mom said as we took a walk. "I hadn't seen the sun for years. I don't even know if it looks the same or something's changed." I let out a chuckle. "If it's any consolation, I don't know if it looks the same or if it has changed either. All I know is that every day, the sun comes out, and it goes down when the day is over... just like that, time keeps flying, and before we know it, so many years have passed by. It's so fast that I can't help but wonder if those years really existed, or if it was just a figment of my imagination. They are a distant memory now." "You're right. I can barely remember how long I was stuck in the dungeon." "Exactly. So stop blaming yourself, Mom. Let's leave the past in the past. I want us to focus on the future... we can start again, and it will be like you had never left." We fell into comfortable silence as we continued to walk. Mom had refused to use a car. She wanted to take a walk and feel na
**Rowan's POV**"So, the council members are turning a blind eye to this?" I asked Dad in his study.After we had breakfast today, he said he had something to tell me. So I followed him to the study, while Raina remained with Rita and my mother in the living room.Dad let out a sigh and pinched the bridge of his nose."I'm disappointed in them. They've heard that Alpha Pace is planning a war against our pack, but they want to pretend like nothing is going on. I practically begged them, but they refused to help. They seem to be afraid of his puppet army... I didn't even know he had a puppet army. Since when was that allowed?""Since we allowed someone like Alpha Pace to become the leader of the council," I said through gritted teeth. "I'm sure the other members are afraid of provoking him, fearing that their packs would be wiped out. It's alright... I've never needed anyone to help me win a war. If Alpha Pace wants a war, we will give it to him.""Yeah, but war isn't always the answer,
**Rowan’s POV**‘I knew it, these guys can’t be trusted,’ Flynn said through the group mindlink. ‘We need to leave, but this witch doesn’t look trustworthy either,’ I replied, narrowing my eyes at the witch. Her face was unreadable, and she didn’t look like she was a powerful witch like the other
**Rowan’s POV**The visit to the coven confirmed that Raina was the daughter of the moon. I was surprised to find out that she was blessed by Hecate. That means my mate was blessed by two goddesses. Damn, I knew the moment I met her that she was special and one of a kind, but I was still surprised
**Rowan’s POV**The nerve of this witch. How dare she threaten my mate like that?“Don’t listen to her. She won’t let this cave crumble. You can’t go with her, who knows what they will do to you,” I said, holding Raina’s hand tightly while the cave shook violently. I could barely focus due to the
**Rowan’s POV**“So, you’re saying this is a dead end?” I questioned through gritted teeth. “Are you telling us to go back with no idea where our warriors are? They have families to return to for fucksakes.”The witch narrowed her eyes. “Alpha, you came here to ask for our help. And I’ve done my bes







