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249- Chapter 36

Arianna. Arielle stood up and walked over to a cabinet in the corner. She pulled out a small wooden box and brought it back to her chair. When she opened it I saw dozens of small stones with symbols carved into them. Runes!“I read the runes every new moon,” she explained. “It is something my grandmother has taught me but I forgot along the way. Now it is a way to see what is coming. And for the last three months the same rune keeps appearing. Over and over.”She pulled out one of the stones and held it up. It had a symbol that looked like a wolf howling at the moon.“This is the rune for protection and guardians. For those chosen by the Moon Goddess to keep others safe. And every time I asked the runes about the future of our pack this one appeared. I knew someone was coming. Someone powerful. I just did not know who.”“Until now.” She looked at me and her smile widened. I felt tears prick at my eyes. “You are not afraid? You do not think I am a threat?”“A threat?” She repeated. “

250- Chapter 37

AriannaThe training grounds behind the pack house were empty except for Arielle and me. She had insisted we start at dawn before anyone else was awake. Before curious eyes could watch and whisper and judge. I was grateful for that. The last thing I needed was an audience while I tried to figure out how to control powers I did not even know I had. People that once mocked me. Jax stood at the edge of the clearing leaning against a tree with his arms crossed. He had wanted to be here even though Arielle said he did not need to be. But he was my mate and he was worried. I could feel it through the bond. The constant hum of concern and protectiveness that never quite went away.“The first thing you need to understand,” Arielle said as she circled me slowly “is that your power is not separate from you. It is you. It is not something you control. It is something you allow.”“I do not understand the difference,” I admitted.“Control implies force,” she explained. “Like you are wrestling

251- Chapter 38

JaxThe pack gathering was supposed to be routine. Boring political shit that I usually zoned out during. But today was different. Today Arianna was with me. Sitting beside me at the high table wearing a dark blue dress that made her eyes look almost silver. My mark glowed faintly on her neck and I felt a surge of possessive satisfaction every times someone looked at it.We were halfway through dinner when I felt it. A shift in the energy of the room. Wolves from the Ironpaw Pack were staring at us. Their Alpha’s son Marcus was watching Arianna with an expression that made my wolf snarl.“Jax,” Arianna said quietly. “Something is wrong.”“I know. Stay close to me.”Marcus stood up suddenly and them the room went quiet. He was big. Probably six foot five and built like he spent every waking hour in the gym. He had that arrogant look that most Alpha sons wore. The kind that said they thought they were gods gift to the wolf world.“I have a question,” Marcus announced loudly. “For the

252: Chapter 39

AriannaThe dream started like all dreams do. . I was standing in a field I did not recognize. The grass was tall and green and swaying in a breeze I could not feel.It started distant and grew louder. Until it was everywhere. Hundreds of voices crying out in rage and pain and desperation. I turned and saw them coming over the hill. Wolves. So many wolves I could not count them all. Black and brown and gray and red. A sea of fur and teeth and claws rushing toward something I could not see.I tried to run but my feet would not move. I was frozen in place. Forced to watch as they collided in the center of the field. They are snarling and screaming and bones breaking. Blood sprayed across the grass turning it from green to red. Bodies fell and did not get back up.I wanted to look away but I could not. My eyes were locked on the carnage. These were not rogues fighting for territory. These were packs. Organized and brutal and fighting with the kind of hatred that only came from deep b

253- Chapter 40

AriannaThe dress Arielle had made for me was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. Pure white silk that flowed like water when I moved. The neckline was modest but the back was completely open, showing the mating mark Jax had given me. Arielle had insisted on white even though I protested that it felt too much. Too much like I was claiming to be something pure and innocent when I was neither of those things.“White is not about purity,” she had said while adjusting the fabric at my waist. “It is about power and the Moon Goddess. About claiming your place as the White Wolf. Everyone in that clearing is going to see you and they are going to understand exactly what you are.”Now I stood in front of the mirror in the pack house and barely recognized myself. My red hair had been styled in loose waves that fell past my shoulders. Someone had woven tiny white flowers through the strands. My makeup was subtle but made my hazel eyes look almost otherworldly I swear. The dress fit perfe

254- Chapter 41

JaxI found Jack three days after the mating ceremony sitting alone at a bar on the outskirts of the territory. The kind of place where wolves went when they wanted to disappear for a while. Dark and dirty with sticky floors and a bartender who did not ask questions. I had been looking for him ever since he stormed out of the clearing after Arianna’s display of power. After she had stood there glowing like moonlight given form and declared herself descended from the Moon Goddess herself.The whole pack was still reeling from that revelation. Whispers followed Arianna everywhere now. Some wolves looked at her with awe bordering on worship. But all of them bowed when she passed. Everyone except Jack apparently.He was slouched over the bar nursing what looked like his fourth or fifth whiskey based on the empty glasses lined up beside him. His hair was a mess and his clothes looked like he had been wearing them for days. He did not notice me approach until I slid onto the stool beside

255- Chapter 42

AriannaThey arrived on a Tuesday morning without warning or invitation. I was in the kitchen making coffee when I felt it through the bond. Jacs sudden spike of protective aggression that made my wolf sit up and take notice. I set down my mug and was heading for the door when he burst through it with an expression I had never seen before.“We have visitors nd you need to come meet them right now.”“Who?” I asked but he was already pulling me down the hallway toward the main entrance of the pack house. Kael and Arielle were already there standing in the foyer looking equally confused. Through the front windows I could see wolves I did not recognize. Five of them all dressed in traditional ceremonial clothing that looked like it belonged in a history book rather than modern day.The moment I stepped into view one of them locked eyes with me and I felt something shift in the air. “That is her,” the man said to his people. He was older maybe sixty with silver hair and sharp blue eyes

256- Chapter 43

AriannaI could not sleep for three days after the Moon Valley delegation left. Every time I closed my eyes I saw Elder Matthias’s face telling me I was a princess. My mother had not been a simple healer escaping a bad situation. She had been royalty running from a crown she did not want. And now that crown was being offered to me like some kind of poisoned gift I could not refuse.Maybe few months ago I would have accept but now? No fucking way. Jax tried to talk to me about it and to get me to open up about what I was feeling. But every time he brought it up I felt this wall slam down inside me. I did not know how to explain that I felt like I was drowning. The bastard nobody. The girl with no family and no future. Those identities had been painful but at least they were mine. At least I understood them. But princess? Heir to an ancient bloodline? Future leader of one of the most powerful packs in existence? Idid not know who that person was supposed to be. So I did what I alwa

257- Chapter 44

JaxThe phone call came from Derek, one of the younger warriors who worked security at the clubs in our territory. His voice was hesitant when I answered like he knew he was about to ruin my night but felt obligated to tell me anyway.“I do not want to overstep Alpha,” he started, “but I thought you should know that your mate was seen at the club tonight with another woman. In the storage room. And Arianna was crying.”My wolf surged to the surface so fast I nearly shifted right there in the living room. But has Arianna ever been with a woman before? I don’t think so. Has she? Fuck I’m not sure “What do you mean close?” I demanded. “Be specific Derek.”“The server who saw them said the woman had her hands on Arianna’s face,” he said carefully. “Like she was comforting her or maybe something more. I do not know. I was not there. I am just passing along what I heard.”I hung up without thanking him and immediately reached for the bond. Arianna was still at work. I could feel her exha

258- Chapter 45

ArielleThe runes had been whispering to me for weeks but I had been too afraid to listen. Every new moon I laid them out on the floor of my private study and asked the same question. What does the future hold for the White Wolf and the Silver Wolf? And every time the answer was the same three stones appearing in the center of the spread. Death. Sacrifice. Power.I told myself I was misinterpreting them. That the runes were showing me possibilities rather than certainties. Nut tonight as I sat cross legged on the floor staring at the pattern I could no longer deny what they were trying to tell me.One of us had to die.The ancient texts were clear about how prophecies worked. They were not just predictions of the future but blueprints for how power transferred between generations.The Silver Wolf brings prosperity but that prosperity comes at a cost. The White Wolf brings protection but protection requires sacrifice. Together we were supposed to usher in a new era of peaceI had r

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