Se connecterBella's POVI tore back through the dust and falling rock, my silver paws churning up dirt with every frantic stride. The ground was still shuddering beneath me, cracks splitting across it like veins.Thor lay pinned under a massive fallen tree, debris heaped over his powerful frame. Mom was cradled safely against his chest, but his face had drained of color, tight with pain. Inside me, my wolf surged, wild and desperate. Mate. Save him. Now."Thor! Hold on!" The words came out rough and low, torn from a wolf's throat. I skidded to a halt beside him and pressed my nose against his shoulder. His scent reached me even through the chaos: pine, blood, and the steady warmth I loved. Tears stung my eyes. "I'm here. We're getting you out."He looked up at me, breathing hard, but his eyes still held that quiet strength. "Bella... take your mother first," he rasped. "Don't risk yourself.""No," I growled softly. "Not without you."My wolf pushed to the front, silver energy crackling along my f
Bella's POVI surfaced slowly, as if swimming up through thick fog. My body felt heavy, and every muscle ached in a way that went deeper than bruises. The forest had gone quiet, but my wolf senses still caught the distant crackle of settling earth and the sharp smell of blood and smoke hanging in the air.I tried to lift my head, but it fell back down. My silver fur had lost its glow and looked dull. Inside me, my wolf whimpered softly, weak and restless, like she had run too far and couldn't find the way back."Thor?" It was barely more than a breath. I shifted slightly and felt soft grass beneath me instead of hard dirt. Someone had moved us somewhere safer.His hand found my side almost at once, warm and steady. He sat beside me, his face lined with worry and exhaustion. Blood still stained his shirt, but he didn't seem to care about his own wounds. "I'm here, Bella. Right here. Don't try to move too fast." His voice was low and rough with pain, but it carried the quiet strength th
Bella's POVThe world tore apart around us. One second the ritual core split open under our attack; the next, the ground heaved like something alive and screaming. Bright lines of energy shot through the dirt, cracking it open with sounds that echoed through the trees.Dust and rock flew everywhere. My silver wolf's body coiled tight, fighting to hold my balance. The air reeked of scorched earth and panic, thick enough to choke on. My heart hammered so hard I felt it in my ears."Run! Everyone run!" The words tore out of my wolf's throat as a deep growl. I lunged forward, claws digging into shifting soil to clear a path. Branches snapped overhead.The forest that had felt like shelter turned into a trap set to kill us. My wolf surged inside me, silver sparks racing along my fur, sharpening my eyes to every danger in the chaos. *Mom. Thor. I can't lose either of them now.*Thor moved right behind me, Mom cradled in his arms. She looked impossibly small there, her head resting against h
Bella's POVMom's voice hit me like a lifeline thrown into deep water."Bella..." Soft, weak, but it sliced straight through the ritual's hum and the pounding in my chest. Her eyes stayed open inside the glowing core, tired but clear for the first time.My silver wolf froze inside me, every sense locking onto that image, her pale face, the tremble in her lips from the effort of speaking. The scent of her life force reached me, faint and fading like dying flowers, and wrapped tight around my throat."Mom, hold on." My wolf's throat scraped the words out rough. Tears soaked into my fur as I pressed closer to the pulsing light. My paws shook against the cracked ground. The ritual kept tugging at my power, silver strands drifting off me like smoke, but I barely registered it. All I saw was her. "I'm here. We're getting you out."She smiled, faint, the kind of smile that used to make me feel safe as a kid. Pain twisted it now."Destroy it, Bella." Her voice found strength even as the glow
Bella's POVHorror slammed into me sort of a wave. The glowing core of the ritual shimmered, and there she was...Mom. Not just a memory or a vision, but her face, pale and drawn, floating within the heart of the sunshine like she was trapped inside it. Her vital force fed the entire circle, draining away bit by bit to stay the traditional power alive. I froze, my silver paws rooted to the pulsing ground. My wolf let loose a heartbroken whine inside me, the sound mixing with my very own ragged breath."Mom?" I whispered, the word cracking even in my wolf throat. Tears stung my eyes, blurring the sides of the battlefield. The metallic scent of Thor's blood mixed with the sharp ozone of the ritual, and underneath it all, I caught the faint, familiar warmth of my mother's scent, fading fast. "No, this cannot be happening. They used you... all this point."The energy tugged harder at my silver power, pulling strands of sunshine from my fur toward the middle. My legs trembled. I wanted to
Bella's POVMom's voice hit me sort of a lifeline thrown into trouble. "Bella..." It was soft, weak, but it cut straight through the chaos of the ritual's hum and therefore the pounding of my heart. Her eyes stayed open within the glowing core, tired but clear for the primary time. I felt my silver wolf freeze inside me, every sense locked thereon image...her pale face, the way her lips trembled with effort. The scent of her vital force, faint and fading like dying flowers, wrapped around me and squeezed tight."Mom, hold on," I whispered, my wolf throat making the words rough. Tears soaked my fur as I pressed closer to the pulsing light. My paws shook on the cracked ground. The ritual kept pulling at my power, silver strands drifting away like smoke, but I barely noticed. All I saw was her. "I'm here. We're coming to urge you out."She smiled faintly, the type that always made me feel safe as a child. But pain twisted it now. "Destroy it, Bella," she said, her voice gaining a touc
Bella's POV “Stop believing the voices in your head, Bella. It's not what you think!” My husband snapped.“Not what I think?" I asked, my gaze darting towards the fallen gift box I had returned with." You're supposed to be at the council meeting. Why did you return? It isn't until tomorrow before
I muttered against his lips, sounding breathier than I wished, "I'm not some fragile egg, you know." "You don't need to be so kind. I'm not easily broken.A slow smile pinched at the corner of the stranger's mouth as he withdrew just enough for me to see his eyes darken with astonishment and someth
Bella's POV I forced my legs up the stairs of the council house. It was the only place I could think of coming to, in order to unwind. In order to breathe without feeling like my chest was collapsing in on itself.I collided into someone, almost losing my balance, but a hand brushed over my back i
Bella's POV My father arrived in Ronan's pack. I rushed towards him, ready to tell him what I had seen.“Ronan cheated on me, father. He was even with his beta as well! He is a hypocrite!" I complained to him, my voice cracking with disbelief and anger.A new wave of murmurs began to spread in the







