CHAPTER NINEAria’s POVThe cold wind that evening made me freeze. It's almost an hour now since the incident. I rubbed my hands together as I sat on the rock in the cave trying to steady my racing heart.The moon glowed faintly in the sky and I felt the crescent moon in my neck glowing faintly.I clenched my fists. I wouldn’t cry not now or never. I have to he strong. The memory of being dragged into the pack’s square, hearing Mira’s laughter, seeing Lucas say nothing as I was denounced, it still burned in me.A rustle behind me made me freeze. My amber eyes flared faintly in the moonlight as I spun around, expecting an enemy. But it was only a fox, darting between the shadows. My body trembled, not from fear, but from exhaustion and rage. I had been surviving alone for days now, barely eating, sleeping in cold, damp caves but I'm still alive, healthy.I moved cautiously deeper into the forest, following my instinct more than my thought. The first night had been the hardest. I had co
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