Sera POV The moment I crossed the border, the silver light flickered and went out. Whatever had happened there before faded away, leaving me cold, empty, and utterly weary. My legs finally gave way, and I collapsed to the ground. The white ceremonial gown was torn and soiled, soaked with dew and my own blood from scratches I hadn't even felt. I curled up, my arms wrapped around my waist as if I could hold the shattered pieces together with my bare hands. My wolf had fallen silent, retreating to the darkest corner of my mind to lick its wounds. We were alone now. Truly alone. The pack that had accompanied me my entire life was shattered, torn apart by rejection. I was a loner. The thought should have horrified me, but I felt nothing, only a bottomless abyss in the depths of my mind. I didn't know how long I lay there, but it was long enough for the moon to change its position, for the sounds of the forest to shift from the hunting of nocturnal predators to the chirping of birds bef
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