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The border chase
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2026-09-12 02:39:37Chapter 2
Elena didn't wait for sunrise. The second Maren's door shut behind her, she ran. She headed west, straight for the border, tearing through the brush as fast as her legs could carry her. Then a horn sounded behind her. One long note. Two short ones. Border alert. Kane had already sent his elite trackers. Run. Maren's warning echoed in Elena's head. The second they know, sunrise will be the least of your worries. Branches whipped across Elena's face as she pushed deeper into the woods. Her lungs burned, and every step sent another wave of pain through her injured wrist. She kept going. Three tiny heartbeats pulsed beneath her ribs. Her children. She couldn't stop. Then she saw them. The border stones stood ahead, pale in the moonlight. Fifty yards. Maybe less. “Elena Voss! Stop!” The voice came from somewhere behind her. Not ordinary guards. Kane's Enforcers. An arrow cut through the darkness. It struck the tree beside Elena's head with a hard thunk. She didn't look back. She threw herself forward, crossing the invisible boundary just as a massive wolf lunged after her. Its jaws snapped shut inches from her heel. Elena hit the ground on the other side and rolled, scraping her palms against the dirt. She sucked in a breath. She had made it. Behind her, the wolves snarled and paced at the border, unable to follow. Crossing into another territory without the Alpha's permission wasn't just trespassing. It could be treated as an act of war. Elena managed a weak, bloody smile. Then the ground shifted beneath her. Her vision blurred. The run. The wound on her wrist. The exhaustion she had been ignoring. It all caught up with her at once. Darkness closed in. The last thing she felt was a pair of strong hands catching her before she hit the ground. --- Elena bolted upright. Her hand flew to her throat. “Easy.” The voice was low and calm. “Don't pull your stitches.” Elena froze. She was inside a leather tent, wrapped in a warm fur blanket. Her burned wrist had been cleaned and covered with cool salve. Near the entrance, a campfire crackled. A broad-shouldered man sat beside it. Silver touched his temples, and his sharp eyes watched her without giving much away. A rogue. “Where am I?” Her voice came out rough. She shifted into a defensive stance despite the ache running through her body. “Rogue territory,” the man said. “You fainted the moment you cleared the Silvercrest line.” Elena glanced toward the tent entrance. “How long have I been out?” “Not long.” The man studied her for a moment. “Though I have to admit, we don't usually find banished wolves screaming about triplets in their sleep.” Elena went still. Heat rushed to her face. “I didn't—” “You did.” He said it so casually that Elena almost wanted to argue. “You kept muttering about three Alpha-blooded heartbeats.” Her hand moved toward the hunting knife lying on the nearby table. Her fingers closed around the handle. “Forget what you heard.” She stood. “I'm leaving.” The rogue didn't stop her. “You won't get far.” Elena looked at him. “Kane's patrols are stacked ten-deep along the perimeter.” He reached beneath his heavy coat. “Besides, you might want to see this first.” He pulled out a worn leather strap. A carved wooden pendant hung from it. A howling wolf struck by lightning. Elena stopped breathing for a second. Her grip loosened around the knife. She knew that crest. She had seen it before. Her father's. He had hidden the pendant beneath his armor before the pack framed him and drove him out to die. “Where did you get that?” The words barely made it past her lips. The rogue didn't answer immediately. Instead, he stood. Then he lowered himself onto one knee. His head bowed. Elena stared at him. She knew that gesture. It wasn't one given to an ordinary wolf. It was reserved for royalty. “Your father gave it to me the night he died,” the man said. Elena couldn't move. “He swore his daughter would return one day and claim what was stolen from him.” The man's gaze lifted to hers. His expression had changed. There was no amusement in it now. Only certainty. “Welcome home, Commander Elena.” He bowed his head again. “We've been waiting five years for you to lead us.”
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