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The ground trembled beneath the ruins of the old house, the earth groaning as though awakening from a restless slumber. Crumbled stone and splintered wood shifted, dust rising in thick clouds. Then, with a slow, eerie movement, the debris parted, forced aside by an unseen power.From beneath the wreckage, a woman emerged—no, something that had once been a woman. Her silver hair, now dull and matted with grime and dried blood, clung to her gaunt face. Her skin, once smooth and luminous, stretched tight over her bones, her cheeks sunken, her lips cracked.She took a ragged breath, a sound more like the whisper of dead leaves scraping against stone. In her frail arms, she cradled a child, no older than twelve, her small form limp and unmoving. The girl’s face was peaceful in unconsciousness, her dark lashes resting against pale cheeks, stark against the filth and dried blood staining her skin. The skeletal woman’s hollow eyes fixated on her, but there was no warmth, no tenderness in her

Aurora’s P.O.VA small, delighted laugh escaped me. “Here, of all places? You do know this is my favorite spot, don’t you?” His lips twitched into a ghost of a smile, but it didn’t quite reach his eyes. “Of course I do.” He poured me a cup of coffee, his movements precise but strangely tense. I watched as he placed a plate in front of me, serving me breakfast like it was the most natural thing in the world. Yet, something about the way he held himself, the way his hands briefly hesitated, made my stomach twist with unease. I reached for his hand before he could pull away. “Caleb… what’s wrong?” He exhaled sharply, looking down at our joined hands before his fingers curled around mine.“I’m sorry, Aurora.” My brows furrowed. “Sorry?” His jaw tightened, and for a moment, he just stared at the table, as if gathering the courage to speak. When he finally did, his voice was low, laced with something heavy. “As your mate, I failed you.” He swallowed hard, his grip on my hand tightenin

Aurora’s P.O.VI paced outside the room, my fingers twisting together as I tried to calm the storm raging inside me. The muffled voices behind the heavy wooden doors were impossible to decipher, leaving me with nothing but my own racing thoughts. What if they didn’t accept Ashton, Maggie and Avery? What if they refused to acknowledge the possibility? I hated the uncertainty. It was a cruel thing, filling my chest with tight knots that refused to loosen. Time stretched, but when the doors finally creaked open, my breath caught. One by one, they stepped out. Caleb was the first, his eyes searching for mine, his lips pressing into a small smile that made my heart jolt. Then, one after the other, the rest followed, and I didn’t need words to tell me how it had gone. Their smiles—Maggie’s a bit hesitant, and Ashton’s more certain—were enough. The tension that had been gripping my spine loosened just a fraction. Maybe, just maybe, this wasn’t going to be a disaster."Aurora," Caleb’s voice

Aurora’s P.O.VIt had been a month since the incident, a month since we all left the horrors of the past behind. Now, sitting in the dining room with Caleb, Caroline, Jade, and Damien, I felt a rare sense of peace settle over me. For the first time in what felt like forever, I wasn’t running, wasn’t hiding, wasn’t looking over my shoulder waiting for the next inevitable disaster to strike.Instead, I was here, surrounded by people who had become my family in every way that mattered. I glanced around the table, my heart swelling with gratitude. It was a luxury I never thought I’d have again—a life where I felt safe, where I was loved, where I could just be.Caleb, sitting beside me, offered me a small but reassuring smile, one that I had come to rely on more times than I could count. “No matter what happens, Aurora, you’ll always have us. We’re your family,” he said, his voice steady and full of conviction.I swallowed the lump in my throat and returned his smile, though mine trembled

Aurora’s P.O.VThe dining room soon filled with more and more people. The familiar sight of the patrol guards returning from their night shifts brought back memories of what my life was like here at the pack house, and I began to feel more at ease.Ashton and Maggie brought out plates of their own, piling up food to their liking as they joined us once again. It was actually delightful to see that Caleb got along well with Ashton, and so did Jade and Damien. It felt comfortable having all of them around, like my family was growing.I hesitated, a new thought forming in my mind, a realization that made my heart stutter. If I was half-priestess, then my brother—he had to be, too. I looked up, meeting Ashton’s gaze. "Ashton…what about my brother? If I am half-priestess, then that means he must be the same. Right?"Ashton sighed, rubbing a hand over his jaw as if trying to find the right words. "He is," he admitted. "But with a diluted bloodline, his connection is much weaker. It’s possib