Chapter Eighty-four
Thalina
In the hall, the chanting rose and fell like waves. Deep, sacred voices echoing from every wall of the hall, surrounded by the oldest werewolves in the pack—cloaked in ceremonial ash, heads bowed, voices united in prayer.
The sweet scent of burned myrrh and moonroot filled the air, and the ancient flame at the center of the hall danced like it had been waiting just for this day.
My day.
I stood still, my palms open, my eyes closed. I wasn’t trembling, but I was breathless. Not from fear, not anymore—but from awe.
From becoming.
“…and with the moon’s witness, with the bond unbroken, and the people gathered—” the voice of the Pack Priest echoed through the hall, “—we present her. Chosen not only by her mate, but by the spirits of those who came before. Thalina, beloved of the Alpha, heart of the pack… rise.”
I opened my eyes slowly.
And there he was.
Talon.
He stood a few feet away in his ceremonial robes—black with silver
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