บททั้งหมดของ The Alpha's Second Bond: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 4

(Lyra) The moon hung high above the trees, swollen and red. It was the sign of the Blood red moon which could only mean one thing, it was time. I stood at the edge of the sacred spring, the ceremonial red paint was drying cold against my skin. My fingers trembled as I held the dagger carved from moonstone. It had been passed down through generations of firstborn she-wolves in the Moonshade line. I was dressed in a white silk gown which covered my knees as custom demanded. I was supposed to imitate the white silver of the moon. This was it. My coming-of-age ritual. The night I would shift under the blood moon, in front of the entire pack, and bond to the spirit of the moon-goddess within me. If it was successful, I would take my place as heir to our Alpha. If I failed… well, failure wasn't spoken of. Because it didn't happen. At least, it wasn't supposed to. "Lyra," my mother called softly from the shadows, bringing out of my thoughts. S

(Lyra) The scent of warm bread hit me at first. It was mixed with something herby and sweet. My stomach clenched, then growled in a low, almost embarrassed way. I was hungry no, starving and I had not even noticed until that smell wrapped itself around me like a warm blanket. The door swung open. A tall girl stepped in and she was carrying a tray which was balanced on her hip. Her curly dark hair was tied back with a thin cloth, and her hazel eyes lit up when they met mine. “You’re awake,” she said, her voice bright but not too loud, like she was used to speaking around pain. “Good. I was starting to worry you’d sleep straight through the week.” I blinked a few times, not sure what to say. My throat still felt raw, and my mind was as though it was filled with thick cotton and questions with no answers. She walked toward me and set the tray down on a small table beside the bed. “Don’t worry. It’s nothing weird. Just soup, bread, and a little berry tea. I didn’t know what