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Chapter 71—Same dreams

Alpha Bladen's POV Night always came with teeth.It settled over Bloodmoon like a living thing—quiet, watchful and patient. The pack slept beneath it, fires dimming one by one across houses.But silence has never been peaceful for me.I stood by the window of my chambers, staring into the darkness beyond the glass. The forest stretched far into the night, black and endless, the trees shifting with every passing wind like shadows learning how to breathe.Cold air slipped through the slightly opened windows.There was a time I found comfort in nights like these.Before the course.Before every closed eye became an invitation for ghosts.I rested one hand against the wooden frame and exhaled slowly. The reports from last weeks sat heavy in my mind.Everything was just happening too fast.No time to think or strategize before something worse happens. New things are being discovered everyday.I closed my eyes briefly.That was a mistake.Because the second darkness settled between them, i

Chapter 72—Hunter from the west

Alpha Bladens POV The council room was already occupied when I arrived.Voices carried faintly through the stone walls before I even stepped inside—low, tense, restrained. Not loud enough to be disorder, but enough to tell me patience has already begun to wear thin.The new hunter had been summoned as a result of Viana's suspicion. We cannot be having someone new when we are still trying to figure out who snuck snowbloom wisteria in Bloodmoon.I pushed the door open.The room went quiet.Viana stood near the long table, her gaze fell on me when I walked in. Her expression was composed in a way that usually meant she was trying hard not to lose patience.And in the center of the room sat the hunter.He looked younger than expected.Not reckless young—but old enough to know how to keep his face still when people were looking for weakness. His clothes carried the dust of long roads and forest trails, his posture too relaxed for someone being questioned by the Alpha.That interested me.

Chapter 73—Heart Renewal

Mia's POV The school ground felt unusually alive this morning.Today, task will be assigned to everyone in their respective teams and their uniforms would be given.That alone was enough to make me restless.I walked between Brin and Liora along the stone pathway that led towards the eastern training wing, where the gathering hall stood. Students filled nearly every corner of the academy grounds, their voices blending into one loud, endless hum. Some were excited, others nervous, and a few looked like they were already regretting every life decision that had led them here.Brin looks far too excited for this more than anyone.“I swear, if they put me in herb gathering, I will drop out.”Liora sighed beside me, already tired of her.“You say that like anyone would trust you enough to trust yoh with medicinal plants.”We had finished writing our exam for today earlier that morning. But somehow the thought of this tournament was far worse.Most students already had a clear direction of

Chapter 74—An Heir??

Alpha bladens POV The sound of a body hitting the ground cracked through the training fields lol thunder.Dust rose sharply into the morning air as one of the tougher wolves groaned from where he had landed flat on his back, his opponent standing over him with a victorious grin and absolutely no sympathy.“Again,” the trainer said.Bloodmoon training grounds were already alive with movements. Warriors sparred in pairs across the wide field, some in human form, others shifting partially as claws flashed and I stances took over where discipline ended. Commands were shouted. Wolves collided hard enough to make the watching apprentices wince.The scent of sweat, earth and wolf hang thick in the air.I stood near the wooden boundary fence, watching the training without really seeing it. The movement helped. The noise helped. Training grounds had always made more sense than council chambers.Out here, a strike had a cause.A wound had a source.A mistake could be seen.Across from me, Ande

Chapter 75—The next step

Loren’s POV The wind carried the scent of pine, damp earths and the faint smoke of evening fires through the territories.From the high ridge overlooking the village, everything below looked peaceful. Small houses sat between the trees, warm light spilling from windows as people moved through the last hours of the day.I stood near the edge of the ridge with my hands in my pocket, staring down.Behind me footsteps approached—slow, familiar, and entirely too unbothered.Only one person walked like the world was personally happy to have him in it.Zeke stopped beside me.“If you keep standing here looking tragic, people are going to assume you have lost something.”I don’t look at him yet.He hummed and leaned against the large oak beside us, arms folding easily across his chest.None of us spoke for a moment.The silence wasn’t awkward.Zeke had the unfortunate talent of knowing when to push and when to simply wait long enough for me to annoy myself into talking.Today apparently, he

Chapter 76—Where destiny begins

Loren’s POV I woke up before sunrise with the same feeling I slept with.For a second I just lay there staring, listening to the birds chirping. I had to do something.Because the moment I close my eyes, I see Mia, her expressions when she talks about her dreams and the stone and the strange pull she couldn’t explain.That cursed stone had turned from strange to dangerous too quickly for me to ignore. At first I didn’t think about it much. I saw it as an object tied to bad timing and too many unanswered questions.But now?She is hearing things. Now she wanted to return it but she doesn’t know how to.I say up slowly rubbing a hand over my face.There was only one person I could go to.I had to meet her.She was the only one that had the answers i was looking for.—-Outside, morning was only beginning to stretch across territory. The sky was still grey-blue. The kind of early light that made everything feel unfinished.I got dressed quickly, barely paying attention.Boots, jackets,

Chapter 77—Unsettled wolf

Viana's POV Sleep never came easily that night.Even with the room quiet,even with the candles burnt down and the moonlight slipping through the curtains in the silver lines, something went wrong.The kind of feeling that sat at the base of your spine and refused to move.I lay beside Bladen, staring at the ceiling for what felt like hours, listening to the slow rhythm of the night around us—the distant sounds of guards changing shifts, the wind brushing against the windows, the quiet breathing that should have been steady beside me.But it wasn’t.At first it was small, a shift, then another.The mattress moved beneath me.I turned my head.He was restless.Not the ordinary kind. Not the kind caused by stress or too much work or another council meeting that everyone was completely tired of.His body was tense, his breathing uneven, his hands curling against the sheets like he was fighting something even in his sleep.I pushed myself up slightly.“Bladen.”No response.Another sharp

Chapter 78—The curse learns to walk

Viana's POV The carriage wheels groaned softly against the uneven road, the sound swallowed now and then by the thick hush of the evening forest.I sat upright, my hands folded in my lap, though my fingers kept betraying her calm. They stopped once, then twice, the stopped.Opposite me, Anderson leaned back with his arms crossed, gaze fixed outside rather than inside the carriage. He knew he was not going to be allowed into the witches hut, but he still insisted on coming with me.The forest we passed through felt older than the kingdom itself. The trees here did not grow in a way that welcomed light. It swallowed it, twisted it and made it thin and uncertain. Even the horses seemed quieter the deeper they went, as though instinct itself warned them not to move loudly.When the carriage finally slowed. I exhaled once—slowly.Anderson knew he was not going to come down from the carriage.So I gave him a nod and came down.My boots pressed softly into the damp earth. The witch's house

Chapter 79—The curse learns to walk (part two)

Viana's POVI turned slowly, my breath caught somewhere between my chest and my throatAnd there he was.Bladen.For one lone second, I couldn’t move.He stood in front of me in his wolf form, half shadowed by the moonlight spilling through the broken window. His dark fur looked rough, uneven in places, streaked with dirt and blood. He looked bigger now and yet smaller than I had ever seen him—like strength trying desperately not to collapse.He looked weak.Not the kind of weakness that came from exhaustion alone. This was something deeper. Something that looked like pain forced into silence.His chest rose slowly, each breath heavy, uneven, like breathing itself had become work. His body trembled faintly beneath the effort of standing, and for the first time since I had known him, he did not look like someone impossible to break.But it was his eyes that held me still.Golden.Bright even in the dark.Locked on mine.There was no rage there, just exhaustion and something that looked

Chapter 80—The morning after

Alpha Bladen's POVI woke to silence.Not the peaceful kind.The heavy kind—the kid that sits on your chest before you even open your eyes, as if your body already knows something your mind hasn’t caught up to yet.For a long moment, I stayed still.Breathing.Listening.My body felt wrong.Heavy. Weak. Like every bone had been taken apart and put back in the wrong places. Even lifting my hand felt like a decision I had to think about first.I frowned and forced my eyes opened.The ceiling above me looked familiar.Mine.But something about the room felt strange.I stared for a second longer, trying to make sense of it through the fog in my head.Then I realized.The room was upside down.Well—not literally.But close enough.The chair near the table had been knocked over and pushed back into place carelessly. The curtains hung unevenly. One side half torn from where someone must have grabbed it too hard. Glass still glittered faintly near the window despite someone’s attempt to clean

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