Semua Bab Returning in Reverse After Betrayal: Bab 81 - Bab 90

"Is it? She's spent two centuries collecting pieces of ancient magic. Studying the First Wolves. Learning how they created the packs. She wants to undo that creation. Reshape it in her image.""How do we stop it?""The ritual requires three things: Moon's Tear. Royal Blood. And a thousand wolf sacrifices." She looked at me. "You have the Tear. Kael has Royal blood. And she's been collecting wolves for years. She has almost everything she needs.""Almost?""She needs them all in one place. All at once. During a specific celestial event. Moonfall Eclipse."Thea, who'd joined us partway through, gasped. "That's in three weeks.""Yes. And she'll come for you before then. Try to take the Tear. If she succeeds..."Julia shook her head. "If she succeeds, everything ends. All free will. All choice. Just her. Forever."The weight of that settled over us like a shroud."Then we don't let her succeed," I said."How?" Julia asked. "She's too powerful. Too prepared. You can't—""I can try. We can

The war room hummed with tension as pack members filed in around me. I took my seat at the head of the table, acutely aware of the Luna Mark still glowing faintly on my shoulder—a constant reminder of last night's awakening. Kael stood behind me, his hand resting protectively on my shoulder, steady and warm.Marcus broke the silence first. "So. We're gonna talk about the elephant in the room?"Garrett shot him a look. "Not how I'd phrase it, but yeah. What Vesper said last night... 'The King lives.' Everyone heard it."Every pair of eyes in the room turned to Kael. I felt his hand tighten slightly on my shoulder—the only sign of tension in his otherwise composed demeanor."It's true," he said simply.Chaos erupted."You're the Lycan King?""The actual King?""Holy shit—""ENOUGH." My command voice cut through the noise like a blade. I felt the Luna authority surge through me, and every mouth snapped shut. I looked up at Kael. "Tell them. Everything."He moved around the table to fac

Even further, in Shadowpeak Mountains, I knew Seraphine would be standing rigid as the howl washed over her stronghold. Cult warriors would shudder, confusion flickering across corrupted faces.And in a deep cell somewhere in that darkness, I felt it—through the faint echo of my old bond with Leighton—his head snapping up. His purple-tinted eyes flickered brown for just an instant.Kael... The whisper reached me like a ghost across the distance, before the corruption dragged him back under.But I had felt it. That spark of recognition. That tiny flame of hope sis till burning in the darkness."He's still in there," I said, my voice rough with emotion.Kael's howl faded. He shifted back to a human, pulling me close against his chest. "Then we got him back. We get them all back.""And then?""Then we end this. Once and for all."Below us, the pack howled their support, their voices rising in a chorus of loyalty and determination. Julia stood among them, tears streaming down her face as

The sky was still dark when three forces moved out of Black River territory. My heart pounded as I watched Kael's force disappear into the trees, knowing I wouldn't see him again until this was over—one way or another.I couldn't see it, but I felt it through our bond—Kael leading fifteen hundred warriors through the forest toward Shadowpeak's main entrance.His Ancient Lycan form moved silently despite his massive size, a shadow among shadows.Through the trees, Shadowpeak Fortress loomed ahead of them. Dark stone walls, torches burning purple instead of orange, and the oppressive weight of dark magic hanging in the air like a physical thing."Hold positions," I felt him whisper through the pack bonds. "Wait for my signal."Fifteen hundred wolves waited, coiled springs ready to explode into violence.Meanwhile, Marcus and Aldric moved through the eastern approach with three hundred warriors. The terrain there was rockier, harder to navigate, but that meant fewer guards."There," I i

Chaos erupted. Black River forces grabbed freed prisoners and ran. The corrupt prisoners attacked their own rescuers. Cult warriors closed in from all sides.Seraphine laughed, the sound carrying over the battlefield. "You can't run from me forever, little Luna! I'll find you! And when I do."A massive explosion cut her off.The Moonbane charges that my team had planted throughout the fortress detonated simultaneously. Silver-white light erupted from a dozen locations, and the fortress's dark magic defenses collapsed.The blast wave knocked everyone off their feet. In the confusion, Kael's forces made their break.Brock carried me.Helena supported a wounded warrior. Marcus and his Beta Force provided rear guard. Liana picked off pursuing Cult warriors with perfect accuracy.Erica stayed close to me, her sight guiding them through the chaos. "Left! Go left! The right path has an ambush!"They followed her guidance, twisting thr