Catrina.I spent the whole night with my heart pounding hard, unable to close my eyes, and fell asleep after hearing what Carlo said.Goddess, I don't even want to think about it anymore because just the thought of it makes me feel like I'm being launched into the stratosphere, which means if I fall, I'll be crushed and there'll be nothing left.I closed my eyes as I remembered his words. He wants to make me the Luna of his pack. His Luna. The mate to the Alpha. Luna to the Blackthorn pack. My gut churned as I recalled the significance that word held for me. I couldn't even bring myself to contemplate it. When I opened my eyes, I saw him peacefully sleeping beside me. The scene was incredibly peaceful, and for a moment, all the stress and heaviness in his eyes disappeared. I softly brushed my fingers through his sleek hair that fell across his forehead, afraid he might wake up. Carlo let out a low groan as if he could feel my touch, but thankfully he didn't wake up.I looked down an

Catrina.'She can bring them back to life without lying a finger on them.' That's what she said yesterday to us at the White Tower house.The warrior she saw was also dying with a severe wound that should have left him dead.My heart was racing, and I did my utmost to avoid making eye contact with the patient. "One of the Blackthorn's pack members found a similar case, right? She claimed how a male turned into those monsters before her very eyes. I'd like to have a private conversation with her, but I doubt Alpha Carlo will allow it. Midd Catrina, I was just wondering if she was one of the two people who came with you earlier."I was just about to nod, but my head automatically halted, recalling how worried Morea was as soon as she arrived here. I didn't have to ask to know that she already had a feeling that something was off about this place. She probably felt the same thing she experienced in the forest with Zeke before.I can't recall anyone else besides us—Alpha Nox and Sheerin

Carlo.We pulled over near the edge of the forest and ventured into it on foot. This spot is the nearest to the Forstfire pack, which is led by Alpha Nox. The most northern. And now we're already out of Dakota. I stayed vigilant and focused as we delved further and further into the dense rows of trees. I was sure that the witch was here, and close by, I started to catch a whiff of her scent.After all, the mark I gave her on that Azure Moon night hasn't faded yet, which means there's still a bond between us that allows me to know her whereabouts more easily. Besides that bond, it's not hard to pick up on her scent, but it was very faint. Maybe she knew we were coming, and she's trying to hide it, making it impossible for anyone to detect. As we walked through the denser part, where the sunlight struggled to break through the thick foliage, I sensed an enchanting atmosphere. Black magic. Besides Celeste, I could sense that witches were keeping an eye on us. They didn't want us to know

Zeke. It hurts. This silver completely overwhelmed my senses, rendering me unable to take any action. The wound on my chest has reopened from the altercation with one of them just moments ago. I should have anticipated that she wouldn't be by herself when I approached her. Where did this strong presence of dark magic come from, if not from her deliberate awakening of each one? She was nothing more than a weak witch when I told her to run that day. I told her to run away in the hope that she would save herself and distance herself from all of this. What was I thinking at that moment? Did I truly think that Celeste would just flee far away if she had the choice to tap into this power and have control over them? I was such a fool. I let myself believe that with what I did, she would listen to my words and go as far away as possible, waiting for me to catch up with her so we could build a life together, free from any obstacles that stood in our way. This silver made me feel like I

Catrina.Morea and Carissa exchanged glances upon hearing Doctor Shawn's words. Morea then looked at me with complete disbelief, while Carissa merely gave a knowing look. I couldn't quite fathom what was going through her mind, but it seemed as though she had a keen sense of what this blessing was capable of doing. Morea gently held my hand; her gaze focused on the intricate lines etched on my palm as if she were deciphering a cosmic map. "So it was all you..." she whispered as her fingers delicately followed the patterns on my palms."What did you see?" Doctor Shawn turned to the two girls, silently urging me to listen to their response. "They were... vanished. Destroyed as easily as how the monsters were created. They were destroyed without a trace." Morea answered him."We were upstairs when all this chaos happened. When they resurrected, including when you witnessed how the creatures died one by one." He said. I couldn't answer other than nodding in agreement.I could see that C