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**Ethan’s POV**As the days to my ninth birthday got closer, the more strange dreams I had. No. They were not dreams. They were nightmares. I had been having terrible dreams… in those dreams, I saw my brother being killed. That dream kept recurring… At first, I thought it was a normal dream, but then I heard about the upcoming war, and something told me what I dreamt was about to come true. I know, I was just a pup, and no one would take me seriously if I said I dreamt of my brother’s death before it could happen. So I decided I would join the war. Again, something told me I could fight… that I had the power to. I didn’t have a wolf, but I had seen certain changes in me that I haven’t told anyone. My hearing had improved; I could hear things from a mile away. And my strength had increased… I was more powerful than most adults. I was changing, and I could feel it. The warriors just thought they let me flip them to the ground during training, but it was all me. I still didn’t h
**Rowan's POV** When we arrived at the packhouse, we found that Alpha Pace's warriors were holding some women and pups hostage. Among the hostages was Ethan, my young brother, and Jade, Flynn’s mate. We froze, fear creeping into us as we changed back to our human forms. How the hell did they get to them when they were secured in the bunkers? A low guttural growl ripped through my throat, and I heard Flynn’s breathing pick up from fear for his mate's life. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" I growled as we held our positions. The bastards were holding daggers to Jade and Ethan’s necks. Any mistake and they could easily hurt them. "Those are pregnant women and pups!" Laughter echoed around us, and Alpha Pace emerged from the trees like he was a TV show host making a dramatic entrance. He was flanked by several puppet rogues, and his smug face sported a cocky smirk. "How do you like my surprise?" He asked tauntingly. "You didn't think I could pull something like th
**Raina’s POV**“No…” I felt like someone had ripped my heart out. “Mom…” I rushed forward, dropping to my knees beside Mom just as she fell limp in my arms. Blood was trickling down from the corner of her lips to her chin, soaking her neck. Her skin was already losing its colour, and her eyes had lost focus. “Mom… stay with me…” I said as I focused on bringing out my magical powers, a white light emanating from me as I poured everything I had into her. I hoped it worked… I didn’t even know what type of poison Marcella had used, and if it had already damaged her vital organs. I could heal, but I couldn’t bring something that was dead back to life. If her organs were damaged beyond… No… let me focus. I have to heal her… I have to…I kept telling myself as I placed my hands on Mom’s chest… pouring everything I had into her. “Mom, please… don’t leave me again.”Marcella’s laughter echoed through the forest, making me clench my teeth as anger bubbled up in my chest.“It’s no use… I
**Raina's POV** The puppets just kept coming, and I realised they would not stop as long as the dark witch was still alive. So, I mindlinked Mom and asked her if she could look for the dark witch with me. Rowan had quickly initiated her into the pack the moment we found out about the security breach. After leaving Rowan and our parents to fight off the puppets, Mom and I began to track the dark witch's location. 'We have to be careful. This bitch has a few tricks up her sleeve. She knows dark magic won't hurt us, so she might use other brutal means,' Mom said through the mindlink as we ran in our wolf forms. 'I'll be alert,' I replied, using my nose to track the filthy scent of dark magic. This whole place felt heavy. Like a huge cloud of darkness had blanketed over it. We were going towards where this darkness was the heaviest. That's where the dark witch would be located. If we take her out, all her puppets will die with her, but I knew taking her out wouldn't be
**Rowan’s POV**A murderous growl reverberated from my chest, the sound echoing around us, the fury in it shaking the ground. Guilt crept into me so intensely, my heart clenched with pain.This wasn’t supposed to happen. I was supposed to rescue these warriors… I promised to return them to their families. But now, they were as good as dead. It’s either they stay puppets, or we put them out of their misery by killing them… It’s cruel to ask my warriors to kill their friends with their own hands… My jaw clenched. That bastard… He did this to slow us down, knowing we wouldn’t be able to hurt our own people. I was going to kill him, and I would do it slowly. I was going to avenge Raina, her mother, and all the warriors who had been captured by him and turned into unwilling puppets. Suddenly, a group of wolves emerged from the forest… and at the forefront were some of the warriors who had gone missing just like the warriors at the border reported. As I glanced upon the warriors I ha
**Rowan’s POV** Of all days, that bastard decided to attack our pack today, and early in the morning, when most of the warriors would be training. He was so cunning and sneaky. But even though he came in the morning, we were still ready to defend ourselves and this pack. This was going to be the final battle. That bastard was going to be dealt with once and for all. The moment I got the alert of a security breach, I rounded up the warriors and burned the charm Agatha gave us to summon the witches' army. The rogue army at the border was still trying to break through the barrier that Agatha helped us put up, which bought us some time to spread out and strategise how we were going to fight this battle. Beta Michael had decided to join the battle, even though Raina wasn’t for the idea since he hadn’t been training with us. It was a risky move. But the old man wanted to do anything to make amends, so no one was going to talk him out of staying and protecting his daughter. I sta
**Rowan's POV** I was working on some documents in my office when one of the patrol warriors brought me a letter from the council. When I opened it, I read that I was being summoned to appear before the council tomorrow to explain myself. Apparently, the council wasn't listening to any explanat
**Flynn’s POV**I glanced up at the sky, my heart slamming into my chest. It was the peak of the full moon. My heart couldn’t stop slamming against my ribcage, wondering when it would happen. The vision said I would die during the peak of the full moon. What if I wasn’t meant to die during battl
**Raina’s POV**It’s been a week since that message materialised on the mirror. The moment I read it, it disappeared just as it had come, and I wondered if I was just hallucinating earlier. However, the words were printed in memory. I felt an eerie chill run down my spine, and the air around me tu
**Raina’s POV**I felt like I was floating on cloud nine. My heart wouldn’t stop fluttering, the butterflies in my stomach going wild with every second that Rowan and I swayed on the dancefloor. We were having the first dance as a mated couple. A mated couple. That still felt surreal. I glanced







