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160. Happy

🍃 Arria POVWe were at the lake.And Fenrir had prepared a surprise for me.Fenrir.The same man who hid nearly every emotion behind a mask of cold control.The same man who had once bought me gifts because he wanted to and then kept them locked inside a wardrobe instead of giving them to me.Naturally, my first thought went to the Lysimachia flowers I had planted around the lake.Their name was said to mean the end of the fight, and I had decided they were perfect for preserving the memory of the first day he brought me here.The day he made me realize I was fighting something that had already been settled in my heart.They should have bloomed by now, and their bright yellow would probably look beautiful at twilight.But that wouldn’t really qualify as a surprise.Once Fenrir realized I had been planting flowers around Newmoon as a way to preserve our memories, I knew the hunt was on.And these were hardly hidden.Maybe he had put up a huge sign saying MINE.Or NEVER SET FOOT HERE.

160. Beta Aron

🕷️ Vaerion POVArria had slipped through my fingers once again.Someone powerful had helped her.That darkness.That absolute power.The shadows...Impossible.Absolutely impossible.The only creature I had ever known capable of making the shadows stir was that cursed animal, Alaric.Over the centuries, it had become increasingly obvious that with each new life, his soul was becoming more deeply intertwined with them. The connection had started developing a life of its own, independent of the curse itself.But never like this.The most he had ever managed was to make them stir.Barely a movement beneath his command.Beyond that, the shadows had occasionally seemed to lean toward him whenever his human counterpart stood near a dark corridor or corner.But that had never been conscious.Never controlled.The shadows simply gathered around the darkest soul closest to them.

161. On the Road

🍃 Arria POV Everyone who was able to shift was in wolf form. Those who couldn’t were either riding on the back of another shifted pack member or traveling by car. Damian and Adelaida were also put in cars. Different ones, of course, to keep Adie from feeling press

162. Flawless

🍃 Arria POV The farther Alaric carried me away from the others, the harder it became to ignore where we were actually going. Aron. Or at least the place where Fenrir believed we would find him. I had agreed to bring him back to Oakcrest. Not willingly. Not happily. And definitely not because I had forgiven him. Just— I can manage. That was what I had told Fenrir. Because over the past few months, something had become increasingly difficult to ignore. When it came to Aron, mine seemed to be the only experience that had been entirely negative. My parents had trusted Aron with the pack, with the secret of my heritage, and with me. That was a lot already. Then there was Fenrir. Even furious with Aron because of what he had done to me, he still trusted his word without the slightest hesitation. I had tried asking him about it once. “He ruined your life,” Fenrir had answered. “Whatever he may have done for me does not erase what he did to you. You have the right to judge h

163. Homecoming

🌘 Fenrir POV Alaric refused to give me control back when we sensed Aron’s presence. He had been angry for too long. He wanted to make sure Aron understood one thing clearly. He was still alive because Alaric had allowed it. That was the other reason I needed Arria here. To keep him calm enough not to spiral. The first was that yesterday I had been restless the entire time I was away from her. So here we were. And when Alaric roared threateningly at Aron, I watched. Carefully. That was why I saw it. Not the performance. The truth beneath it. He wasn’t afraid. Not of dying. If anything, it seemed to cost him more to keep playing the role Melanie had forced him into. To live. For her sake. He had miscalculated that part. I knew for sure he had done what he believed was necessary to make her resent him, to make it easier for Melanie to sever their bond. But it was Melanie. With anyone else, it might actually have worked. With her... I almost smirked. Aron and I w

164. Perfect

🦊 Melanie POVTwo days on the road should have been exhausting.For some of us, it probably was.But no one complained.No one caused trouble.And somehow, despite the size of the group, we had managed to stop for another break without turning it into chaos.Oakcrest was still about four hours away.Close enough to feel real.Far enough that I had no desire to start counting every remaining minute.I was sitting near the edge of the resting group when I heard it.A distant rumble.Heavy.Fast.Approaching.My head lifted immediately.Alaric.Relief came first.Fenrir was back and on time, which could only mean one thing—Aron had been safe and sound wherever he had chosen to hide.So when the massive black wolf appeared in the distance, carrying Arria on his back, some of the tension I hadn’t realized I was holding finally eased.Then I heard another set of paws following not far behind.For one ridiculous second, I thought someone was chasing them.Then I almost laughed at myself.Ch

165. Legacy

🍃 Arria POVThe way Melanie’s entire behavior changed the moment Aron appeared felt like a slap.I knew she had chosen to go to him on her own, but I could have tried harder to convince her otherwise.Instead, I had let Fenrir’s opinion make me hesitate.And today, I had helped him bring Aron back.But the straight-backed, detached woman who stepped away from me wasn’t the Melanie I knew.This was someone who had been hurt far more deeply than either Fenrir or I had realized.“Will you or Fenrir take charge?” Mel asked.Her voice was so official.So polished.So unfamiliar that for a moment, I didn’t even realize she was speaking to me.“Mel—”“You’re doing perfectly,” Fenrir interrupted, answering her before I could. “Keep going. We’re ready to leave whenever the group is.”Melanie simply nodded.Then she turned away and started giving instructions.I watched her move through the group with absolute composure, seemingly unaffected by the fact that her mate, already back in human for

166. Oakcrest

🍃 Arria POV The moment we reached the border premises, a guard stepped forward. His gaze found Aron first. His eyes widened in surprise, and he bowed immediately.

167. The Reins

🔥 Aron POV “Do you admit that you intentionally undermined Arria Crestwood as a person by being cold, distant, disrespectful, and condescending toward her?”“Yes.”Elder Madoc moved to the next question.“Do you admit that you restricted Arria Crestwood from training, working, and shopping, and even dismissed the staff from the house you shared in order to isolate her from the pack?”“Yes.”“Do you admit that you ordered every member of Oakcrest not to speak to her or even look at her, and that you deliberately kept that order from her so she would believe everyone had abandoned her and eventually stop searching for answers?”“Yes.”“Do you admit that you sentenced Arria Crestwood to thirty lashes and imprisonment for a crime she had not been convicted of?”“Yes.”“Do you admit that you imprisoned other members of this pack without trial or formal sentencing?”“Yes.”“Do you admit that you abused the authority entrusted to you by Oakcrest?”“Yes.”“Do you admit that you worked for V

168. Alone

🔥 Aron POVI knew pain.I knew what it felt like to be beaten almost to death.Broken bones.A broken spine.Torture.Vaerion forcing his way into my mind.So for one foolish moment, I had assumed I knew what Melanie’s pain would feel like.I was wrong.Terribly wrong.The pain was white-hot.Blistering.Excruciating.But I could have borne it.Somehow.If enduring it meant protecting her.The fact that she was suffering through it too...That was devastating in a way I had never suspected existed.The feeling brought me to my knees before I even realized it had hit.No breath.No thought.No voice.No sound.No vision.Nothing existed beyond her pain tearing through the other end of our bond and the absolute certainty that I had been the reason for it.Then it vanished.Suddenly.All at once.Exactly the way it had come.What remained was her desperation and exhaustion.My hand reached for hers before a sensible thought could form.Not because I needed her.Or because she needed me.

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