บททั้งหมดของ Forsaken With His Pups: บทที่ 181 - บทที่ 190

Aria’s POV“Aria…”They called my name again.It echoed, urgent, but I wasn’t ready to respond.I was… sitting there. I am still in the Luminous Expanse.I had collapsed onto the floor, my body was too heavy to move, too tired even to hope.Waiting. Hoping. Or maybe just floating in this emptiness that felt like it had swallowed everything I was.When I finally lifted my head, everyone was staring at me. Their eyes were piercing me, weighing me.“What?” I croaked, my voice rough, too small for the fear building inside me.The ones in front of me didn’t move. Silence stretched long enough that I thought maybe they weren’t going to answer. Then the wolf in the center spoke.“Your body… your physical body in the world… is being manipulated.”I froze. My stomach dropped like I had just been pushed off a cliff.“What?” I repeated, but this time the word barely made it past my lips.Shock forced me to my feet. “But… how?”“Varkros.”My heart seized. My throat tightened, and for a moment

Kaelen’s POV“No! No!”Varkros kept screaming.“Attack him! Attack him!” he ordered the nightstalkers, his voice desperate, almost cracking. He thought they would still obey him. He believed he was still their master.But everything changed after I let out that one last long, powerful howl.The sound tore out of my chest like something ancient waking up inside me. The moment it echoed across the battlefield, I felt a sudden surge of strength rushing through my body.I didn’t even realize I was changing.My tail grew thicker, fuller, heavier behind me. It looked like a warrior’s tail, proud and strong. My snout extended, sharper and more defined. My paws pressed against the ground, massive and solid. When I flexed my claws, I knew that with a single swipe, I could tear through something as big as a house.Then my vision shifted.The world didn’t go dark. It became lighter. Brighter. I could still see everyone around me—Varkros, the Nightstalkers, Aria—but everything looked different. T

Aria’s POVI stood in the middle of the Luminous Expanse, watching them all closely.Something was about to happen.“Is… he going to be alright?” I asked aloud, though the sound of my own voice felt strange in the vast emptiness.They all looked at me, but my eyes were drawn to the wolf in the center.Her gaze locked onto mine, steady and unyielding.“He will.”I blinked, trying to focus, but time had lost all meaning. How long had I been here? Seconds? Minutes? Hours? It didn’t matter. Clocks didn’t exist in this place. Everything felt suspended, stretched out, yet fleeting all at once. I couldn’t measure it.Then, a sudden shift inside me made me gasp. My hands trembled as I stared at them, the light of the Expanse reflecting off my skin.“What… what’s happening?” I whispered.“Your soul,” a voice said, soft but certain, echoing in the emptiness around me. “It’s being pulled apart. You’re being drawn into the void.”I froze. “The void?”The wolf in the center moved, calm but purpose

Aria’s POVFor a moment, I couldn’t move.My chest felt tight, and my throat burned from holding back the tears that kept threatening to fall. I forced myself to breathe. I couldn’t break down here—not in front of everyone.I wiped my face quickly and straightened my back. If they were going to look at me, they needed to see me clearly.When I faced everyone, I was no longer the same person they had seen before. I had shifted into my true Aristea form—the form spoken of in ancient stories. The one that hadn’t been seen in countless years.Silence spread across the battlefield.The wind moved through the ruined ground, carrying the faint scent of blood and earth. Everyone stood still, watching me.I stepped forward and faced them all.My heart felt like it was breaking, but I forced my voice to stay steady.“No more wars.”The words came out soft at first, but they carried across the quiet field.“No more pain. No more suffering.”I paused, swallowing the grief rising in my chest.“As

Aria’s POVOne by one, they lit the candles.The soft flames flickered in the cold air, casting long shadows across the clearing.Soon, the entire place glowed with a warm, golden light.The elders gathered in a circle, their heads bowed as they started chanting ancient prayers that had been passed down through generations.A thick smoke suddenly burst from the center, rising slowly into the air like a living thing. It curled and twisted above us, forming a gray veil that covered the sky. Everyone watched quietly. No one dared to speak.This was known as The Legacy Rite.It was one of the oldest traditions. During this ritual, the spirits of the great Alphas—those who had once led the pack and guided for generations under the blessing of the Moon—were honored.It was our way of thanking them for the strength, wisdom, and sacrifices they had given to protect our people.My chest tightened.Because today, the ritual was also meant to honor Aiden.The smoke continued to rise higher and h