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Elena*****Early Evening — The Ruins of Silverfang*****The world did not celebrate Seraphina’s death.It mourned.Smoke still drifted over the shattered ruins of Silverfang, thick and heavy, blocking out what little light remained of the dying sun. The sky was a dull, sick orange, like it had been burned too many times and never healed. The ground beneath our feet was cracked and warm, as if the fire had sunk into the stone itself.Bodies were everywhere.Some of them were Seraphina’s monsters, black and twisted, slowly dissolving into ash. Others were ours. Wolves. Soldiers. People I knew. People who had trusted me to protect them.I stood in the middle of it all, my sword hanging uselessly at my side.Seraphina was gone.But the silence felt wrong.Finn and Fia stood close to me, still glowing faintly, their power slowly settling but not disappearing. Their small hands were locked together so tightly their knuckles were white.“Mom?” Finn whispered. “Why does it still feel… bad?”

Elena*****Before Dawn — The Ruins of Silverfang*****The sky was gray when the prophecy found us.Not dark.Not bright.Just empty.The ruins were still smoking from the battle. Broken stone lay everywhere, cracked with black veins of leftover magic. Burned banners hung from shattered towers. The wind smelled of ash and blood.Finn was lying on a makeshift bed near the fire, wrapped in blankets. His breathing was steady now, but too shallow. Too fragile.Fia sat beside him, holding his hand, not letting go even for a second.Lucian stood near the edge of the ruined hall, arms crossed, watching everything like a beast waiting for another fight.Chase was pacing.“I don’t like this,” he muttered. “It’s too quiet.”“Shut up,” Lucian said coldly. “You talk when you’re nervous.”Chase shot him a glare. “At least I’m not pretending I don’t care.”Lucian turned his head slowly. “Care less. It keeps you alive.”Before Chase could snap back, the air shifted.Every flame in the hall flickered.

Elena*****Early Dawn — The Ruins of Silverfang*****The world did not feel real anymore.I was still on the cold stone floor, Chase’s body in my arms. His blood had soaked through my clothes, warm and sticky against my skin, and I could still feel the faint weight of him like he might breathe if I just waited long enough.But he didn’t.The smoke from the broken hall drifted around us, mixing with the smell of ash and death.Pieces of the shattered ceiling lay scattered everywhere. Somewhere far away, wolves were crying. Not howling…..crying.“Chase…” I whispered again.My hands shook as I pressed them harder against his chest, as if I could force his heart to start beating again. “You’re not allowed to do this. You’re not allowed to leave me.”His eyes were half-open, staring at nothing.Finn stood a few steps away, staring at his father’s body. His face looked too empty for a child.Fia was clinging to my arm, her small fingers digging into my sleeve. “Mama… please make him wake u

Elena*****Late Morning — The Ruins of Silverfang*****The thin line of sunlight still hung over the ruins, cutting through the gray sky like the world was hesitating to decide if it should keep going.I knelt beside Chase’s body.Nothing had changed.The cloak was still wrapped around him.The blood was still dark beneath him.His chest was still not moving.The prophecy had been rewritten.The curse was gone.But my mate was still dead.Fia stood a few steps away, holding Finn’s hand. She looked small again, not like the child who had just torn destiny in half, but like the little girl who used to fall asleep in Chase’s arms.Her eyes were fixed on her father.“Mom…” she whispered. “I can feel him.”My heart jolted. “What do you mean?”“He’s not… gone-gone,” she said slowly. “There’s still something there. Like a spark that didn’t go out.”Lucian let out a sharp laugh. “That’s either very good news or very bad news.”Finn turned to her. “Fia, what are you thinking?”“I can bring him

Elena*****Late Afternoon — The Rebuilt Courtyard of Silverfang*****The ruins of Silverfang were no longer silent.Where broken stone and burned banners once lay, hundreds of people now stood, wolves, rogues, humans, and creatures from packs that had once sworn never to kneel to anyone.But today, they were kneeling.Not because they were forced.Not because Seraphina stood over them with fire in her eyes.They knelt because the war was over.The courtyard had been cleared and rebuilt in hours with magic and raw strength. Stone pillars had been lifted back into place. The torn banners of Silverfang were raised again, clean and proud, their silver wolf crest fluttering in the wind.The sky was bright.Too bright for a world that had almost ended.I stood at the top of the wide steps beside Chase, holding his hand tightly like if I let go, he might disappear again.He was solid.Warm.Alive.Fia and Finn stood in front of us, their shoulders straight, eyes scanning the massive crowd be