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ADRIANA'S POV Marcus grabbed my arm so hard I thought he might break it. The chains around my wrists rattled as he pulled me out of the cell and dragged me down another dark hallway. I tried to keep up, but my legs were still weak from being locked up for days. He didn't answer when I asked where we were going. He only walked faster until I was nearly running to keep up. We climbed some stairs and went through a door that led outside. The sudden sunlight stung my eyes. We walked across what used to be a courtyard, but now it was just rubble and burnt wood. People were working to clean up the mess, and they all stopped to stare at me as we passed. Marcus pulled me toward a building that looked like it was barely standing. Half the roof was gone, and one of the walls had a huge hole in it. Inside, seven or eight elders sat in a circle and turned to look at me as we entered. "Is this her?" one of them asked. He was an old man with white hair and a scar across his face. "Yes, Elder

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RAVEN'S POV I spent the next week avoiding Alaric. Every time I saw him in the hallway, I'd turn and walk away. In class, I kept my eyes down. It should have been easy to ignore him, but somehow I always knew where he was. Breeze noticed too. "He's watching us again." "I don't care," I said. "You clearly do, or you wouldn't be trying so hard to avoid him," she said. I didn't respond because she was right. The more I tried not to think about Alaric, the more I did. It was annoying. On Wednesday, I was at my locker between classes when someone tapped my shoulder. I turned to see Maya "Hey Raven, I can't make our tutoring session today," she said. "My mom has a doctor's appointment." "That's fine," I said. "Just let me know when you want to reschedule." "Thanks," she said and started to walk away but then turned back. "Oh, and that new guy was asking about you." My stomach dropped. "What new guy?" "Alaric," she said. "He wanted to know if you were okay. I told him you've jus

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RAVEN'S POV Luna Vera cornered me at breakfast on Monday morning with news I didn't want to hear. "You need to attend the Alpha Heir classes starting today," she said while pouring herself coffee. I almost choked on my toast. "What? Why?" "Because you're still part of this family,” she said. “It would look strange if you didn't attend." "But I'm not an heir,” I said. “I'm adopted." "That doesn't matter,” she said. “Everyone from high-ranking families attends these classes. It's tradition." The look on her face told me arguing wouldn't matter. When Luna Vera made up her mind about something, there was no changing it. "Fine,” I said. “When do they start?" "Today after school in the main hall,” she said. “Don't be late." I spent the rest of breakfast dreading it. Alpha Heir classes were for people like Dante and Luella. People who actually mattered in the pack. I didn't belong there and everyone knew it. School dragged on forever. I couldn't focus because I kept thinking abo

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RAVEN'S POV I woke up at dawn on Saturday with Breeze practically screaming in my head. "We need to train,” she said. “Now." "It's five in the morning," I groaned, pulling my pillow over my face. "I don't care,” she said. “Something feels wrong and we need to be ready." I sat up, rubbing my eyes. Breeze had been anxious all week, but this was different. She sounded scared. "What do you mean something feels wrong?" I asked. "I don't know yet," she said. “But I can feel it. Danger is coming." I got dressed in my workout clothes and snuck out of the house before anyone else woke up. The forest behind our property was quiet except for birds starting to sing. I walked until I found a clearing far enough from the house that nobody would see me. "Okay,” I said out loud. “What do you want to do?" "Let me take over,” Breeze said. “We need to practice shifting quickly." I had only shifted a handful of times since awakening my wolf. It still felt strange giving up control of my body,

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Luella's POV I spotted Raven at her locker that Monday morning and smiled because everything was going according to plan. I had spent the weekend rehearsing what I was going to say. The key was to sound innocent and concerned. "Raven, there you are," I said, walking up with Laura and Lana behind me. "I've been looking everywhere for you." She turned and looked at me with those tired eyes. She always looked tired these days, which made my job easier. "What do you want?" she asked. "I just wanted to remind you about the presentation today," I said, keeping my voice sweet. "The one for Alpha Heir class?" The confusion on her face was priceless. She really had no idea what I was talking about. "I thought we weren't partners," she said. "You're working with Dante." "Oh right," I said, pretending to suddenly remember. "I forgot you weren't paying attention last week, Elder Korrin changed the pairs. You're with me now." This was a lie, of course. I had convinced Elder Korrin that R

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Raven's POV I spent Tuesday avoiding everyone. I ate lunch in the library and kept my head down in all my classes. The humiliation from yesterday was still fresh, and I didn't want to deal with people staring at me. But Alaric found me anyway. I was sitting under a tree after school working on some jewelry when his shadow fell over me. "Hey," he said. "Mind if I sit?" I looked up at him, squinting against the sun. "Actually, I do mind." "Too bad," he said and sat down anyway. I sighed and went back to my beading. Maybe if I ignored him, he would leave. "That's pretty," he said, pointing at the bracelet I was making. "My sister's birthday is coming up, she might like this." "I can make you something," I said. "What's her favorite color?" "Purple," he said. "And she likes stars." "I can do that," I said. "It'll be twenty dollars." "Deal," he said. We sat in silence for a minute. I kept working on it, and he just watched. "What Luella did yesterday was messed up," he final

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Raven's POV By Wednesday morning, everyone was talking about me again. I heard the whispers the moment I walked into school. "Did you hear about Raven?" "I heard she's been sleeping around." "That's why she doesn't know who the father is." I kept my head down and went to my locker. When I opened it, a note fell out. I picked it up and read it. "Slut. We all know what you did, leave before we make you leave." My hands shook while Breeze growled inside me. "Who wrote this?" she demanded. "Could be anyone," I said, crumpling the note and shoving it in my pocket. In the first period, I sat in my usual seat, but I couldn't focus. My mind kept circling the note and who might have written such cruel words. At lunch, I went to the library again, but even there I wasn’t safe. A group of girls whispered at a nearby table. "She's so pathetic," one said. “Acting like she's some victim when she's just a homewrecker." "Homewrecker?" I thought. "They're making things up," Breeze sai

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Raven's POV Saturday morning I woke up early and pulled out my laptop. I had been researching the crystal test for weeks, but today I needed to know everything about it. How it worked, where to get it, and most importantly, how much it would cost. I found a website that explained the whole process. The crystal was known as an Alpha Stone, and it had been used for centuries to determine whether a baby carried the Alpha bloodline. When a pregnant woman held the stone, it would glow bright gold if the baby had Alpha blood. If it didn't glow, then the baby was from a regular wolf or human. "This is perfect," Breeze said. "Once we have this, nobody can deny that the baby is Dante's." "If we can afford it," I said, scrolling down to the price section. My heart sank when I saw the number. Three thousand dollars, for a small crystal that would prove my baby's paternity. I checked my savings account on my phone. I had exactly eight hundred and twenty-three dollars saved up, which meant

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Raven's POV I woke up Thursday morning feeling like I had been hit by a truck. My whole body ached and my head was pounding. I tried to sit up but the room started spinning. "Maybe we should stay home today," Breeze said worriedly. "I can't," I said forcing myself out of bed. "I have two tutoring sessions after school and I need to finish that custom order for Mrs Chen" "You're going to make yourself sick," Breeze said. "I'm already sick," I said, "but I don't have time to rest. The crystal arrives tomorrow and I need to keep working until then." I got dressed slowly because every movement hurt. When I looked in the mirror I barely recognized myself with dark circles under my eyes, pale skin, and hair that looked like a bird's nest. Downstairs Luna Vera was making breakfast and she took one look at me and frowned. "Raven, are you feeling alright?" she asked. "I'm fine," I said grabbing an apple. "You don't look fine," she said. "Maybe you should stay home today." "I have s

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Raven's POV The package arrived on Friday afternoon while I was sitting on my porch doing homework. The delivery guy handed me a small box, and I signed for it with shaking hands. "Is that it?" Breeze asked excitedly. "Yeah," I whispered. “This is it.” I texted Alaric as I promised, and he showed up fifteen minutes later looking as nervous as I felt. "You ready?" he asked, sitting down next to me. "I don't know," I said, staring at the box. "What if it doesn't glow?" "Then we'll figure something else out," he said. "But I think it will." I took a deep breath and opened the box. Inside was a small crystal wrapped in velvet cloth, it was about the size of a golf ball and completely clear. The instructions said to hold it in both hands and concentrate on the baby. "Here goes nothing," I said unwrapping the crystal. The moment I touched it, I felt a warm tingle spread through my fingers, and a sudden rush of warmth filled my chest like a quiet promise. Then I closed my eyes and

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