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The Tarot Says She's Already Dead
The Tarot Says She's Already Dead
ผู้แต่ง: Aero

Chapter 1

ผู้เขียน: Aero
She caught the shift in my expression and pressed one hand against the mattress, pushing herself upright.

"What's wrong? Did something happen to the pup?"

The cadence of her voice, the habit of kneading the hem of the blanket, it was all identical to Felicity, exactly as I remembered.

Alaric, who had been standing to one side, saw my silence and crossed the room in a few strides.

This Lycan king who commanded the winds and the rain was now breathing in uneven bursts.

"Tell me what the divination showed. Whatever it is, say it plainly. The Crescent Moon Pack can bear any burden."

His two pups flanked him on either side, their eyes taut with apprehension. Ethan's fists were clenched, the rims of his eyes going red.

"Nova, if my sister's star chart carries a dark curse, I'll bear it in her place."

During the contest for the Lycna throne, Alaric was betrayed by a hidden hand, struck down by wolfsbane, and left clinging to the edge of life.

It was I who erected the star array at the altar and spent my own life force to forcibly summon his sleeping wolf soul back.

Later, when enemy bounty hunters abducted Ethan, it was I who wielded my craft to draw the forest mist, leaving those men utterly lost within it until they turned on one another.

Within the Crescent Moon Pack, my words carry the weight of the Moon Goddess's will.

I raised my arm and pointed at the woman on the bed.

"She is not Felicity."

Silence fell over the entire room.

Alaric stood frozen, his gaze following my finger to his mate, disbelief written across his face.

"It’s impossible. Our mate bond is still intact, and the mind link is fine too. If she were a fake, why can't I sense it?"

The woman on the bed visibly startled, then managed a weary smile.

"Nova, have you been living in the forest so long you can't even recognize me anymore?"

"If you're angry that I haven't visited you these past few years, scold me all you like, but please don't make this kind of joke in front of the pups."

I had no interest in listening to her.

"I'll ask one last time. Where did you hide Felicity's body?"

At that moment the door burst open. Alaric's younger sister Coralie stormed in with several warriors at her back.

"Nova, have you lost your mind?"

"Do you think you can come in here and say whatever you please just because of what you did for us back then?"

"Felicity just gave half her life to bring a pureblooded pup into this world for the Crescent Moon Pack, and you come to her hospital room to curse her with death?"

I didn't spare Coralie a glance. My eyes stayed fixed on the woman's face.

"Felicity has a coin-sized burn scar on her right shoulder blade, all the way through. She got it shielding Alaric when he was escaping a trap laced with silver powder."

"Do you dare take off your clothes right now and let me check?"

Coralie erupted with fury, jabbing a finger at me.

"Are you out of your mind? Felicity is the Luna. Why should she strip in front of all these people just so you can humiliate her?"

But Alaric had already turned, his eyes going cold.

"Coralie. Enough. Let her check."

Coralie stamped her foot in outrage but did not dare defy Alaric.

The woman sighed deeply, looking utterly aggrieved, and undid her clothing.

The fabric fell away. On her right shoulder blade was a jagged, vicious scar.

The location, the shape, the depth. All of it identical.

A chill seeped into the depths of my eyes.

My divinations have never been wrong. The star dice had shattered, death had poured from every piece, and Felicity's wolf soul was already gone.

The woman refastened her buttons, a glimmer of tears rising in her eyes.

"Nova, I know you worry about me. You're afraid I've been suffering here in the Crescent Moon Pack. But I truly am well. Alaric spoils me beyond reason. Ethan and Lucius are both wonderful sons."

I tightened my grip on the tarot cards and let out a cold laugh.

"Since the flesh is intact, let us ask the Moon Goddess herself."

I hurled the tarot cards into the air. They trembled with an eerie resonance as they spun.

Then they fell.

Every card landed with unmistakable clarity.

I watched her in silence.

"I have already found Felicity's remains."

"She is dead."
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    The liquid enveloping Felicity began to churn violently.The white light that blazed from it was sharp enough to force every eye shut. I kept mine open, fixed on the center of that light, and I could hear it, a faint, almost cheerful hum rising from within. Beneath it, I could feel something, a vivid, urgent life force growing wilder and stronger with every passing moment.Time lost its shape. Then, at last, the white light began to thin and draw back.A woman lay quietly on the stone floor, unclothed, completely still. Her chest rose and fell."Felicity..."I pulled off my outer robe, crossed to her in a few quick steps, and wrapped it tightly around her. At the contact, her living warmth and that steady, real heartbeat undid me completely. I couldn't hold back the sting behind my eyes any longer.I held her and wept without restraint.Alaric crossed the floor in two strides and pulled both of us into his arms. A low, muffled sound pressed up from somewhere deep in his chest.Ethan

  • The Tarot Says She's Already Dead   Chapter 9

    Silver light flooded the sky, blotting out everything above.The abyss that had been thick with the stench of death filled with vitality in an instant. The aura of an enormous white wolf poured in from every direction and wrapped itself around the canyon like a sheltering hand.Alaric and the two pups were driven flat to the ground by the crushing weight of that presence, unable to lift their heads. The warriors around them simply lost consciousness where they stood.Only I remained upright, sitting where I was.When the figure emerged slowly from within the silver light, the tears I had been holding back finally broke free."Sweet Tea..."She wore robes of pure white, like an angel who had simply forgotten to unfold her wings. The face was breathtaking and carried within it something divine and severe.It was Elias, the old matron of our orphanage.Elias walked up to me and flicked me in the center of the forehead, unbothered as ever."What are you crying for?""You're an embarrassm

  • The Tarot Says She's Already Dead   Chapter 8

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  • The Tarot Says She's Already Dead   Chapter 7

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  • The Tarot Says She's Already Dead   Chapter 6

    Elara stared at the blood running from my wrist. For a moment she looked almost startled. Then the sneer spread back across her face."What is this? Trying to frighten me with a little bloodletting?""Save yourself the trouble, Nova. You could bleed out completely and it still wouldn't break the covenant."I paid her no mind. I dipped my fingers in the blood and moved quickly, tracing a complex star formation across the stone."By the Moon Goddess's guidance, let the stellar paths reverse."I drove my palm down onto the center of the array.A golden light, invisible to the naked eye, exploded upward from the formation and shot straight for the center of Elara's brow.The color drained from her face. She felt it now, and she knew something had gone very wrong.The force was merciless. It followed no logic and obeyed no rule. It simply severed the bond between her and the infant, clean and absolute."Ahhh!"The scream that tore from Elara's throat was raw and wretched. She pitched from t

  • The Tarot Says She's Already Dead   Chapter 5

    "Elias?"I repeated the name softly, the corner of my mouth curling upward."The old director of the orphanage, Elias, presented herself to the world as a kindly granny. But only we knew the truth."As children, Felicity and I had always been curious about the mysterious Elias.One day we crept into her sitting room, and found a black cat sprawled lazily on a velvet sofa, its belly rising and falling with each slow breath.Then, in an instant, those half-shut eyes snapped open. Golden pupils contracted to a thin sliver in the light, fixing their gaze on us.Felicity and I froze where we stood, hardly daring to breathe.But Elias only padded softly down from the sofa, brushed her fluffy head against my leg, and somehow produced two cups from nowhere. The scent of tea drifted into the air.It tasted sweet and warm.Her voice was the same as always, soft and gentle, as if nothing had happened at all."Elias loved her tea. We called her Sweet Tea."It was a name only we had for her, never

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