LUCEN'S POVThe first contact was a cold flash, like a meteor striking a frozen lake. My teeth sank into the supple flesh of his shoulder, the bite precise, the mark deliberate. The ancient sigil of the pack etched itself into his flesh by the power of our blood.Pain, sharp and sudden, shot through his body, but it was not the pain of injury; it was the pain of awakening. I felt his heartbeat accelerate, a rhythm I recognized from the old stories of the first wolves... a drum that echoed the pulse of the earth itself."Luceenn..." Eli’s breath caught, then steadied. A low growl... more a tremor than a sound, rippled from his throat, a sound that seemed to vibrate the very stones of the manor.The elders’ chant rose higher, a chorus that wrapped around us like a storm. "Long live Alpha Lucen! Long live to the Blackthorne pack!"I felt Vulk within me settle, a pacing wolf satisfied, its tail tapping against the ribs of my spine. "Finally, my mate!"The eclipse reached its zenith. The m
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