Silver Moon Rising 의 모든 챕터: 챕터 21 - 챕터 30

Sera POV I spent the entire night reading his grandmother's journal. The entries weren't arranged chronologically. They jumped between years and visions. There were fewer lucid moments and more pages of frantic, barely legible warnings. Some passages were written in an old pack script I could barely decipher. Others were in plain English but filled with metaphors and symbols that made little sense.Yet slowly, as the hours passed and the moon drifted past my window, a picture began to take shape. Kade's grandmother had been a seer — a rare gift among werewolves, one that demanded a terrible price. She had seen futures that might never come to pass, possibilities that shifted with every decision made. And in her final months, as the cancer consumed her body, she had been obsessed with one particular vision.The return of the Lunar Hunter.I found scattered references to it throughout the journal. There were different names for the same creature. T

Sera POV I managed a few hours of sleep before exhaustion finally buried me beneath its weight. When I woke, it was early afternoon and my body felt as though it had been run over by a truck. The sleep deprivation combined with the emotional weight of the journal had taken its toll. But I forced myself out of bed, got dressed, and made myself ready for whatever Kade had planned. I found him on the training grounds with Marcus, his Beta, assembling what looked like an obstacle course. There were walls to climb, barriers to jump, and several stations I couldn't identify from a distance. "You're here," Kade said when he saw me coming. "Good. We're starting something new today." "What is it?" "Combat training under pressure. You've learned the basics of close combat and weapons work. You've learned to use your Lunar power. Now you need to learn to do both at the same time while being attacked from multiple directions." He gestured toward the course. "This is designed to simula

Kade POV The council meeting was already underway when I arrived. I hadn't called it. They had gathered on their own, which meant they were either very concerned or planning something I wasn't going to like. Probably both. The council chamber was in the oldest part of the pack house, a round room with windows that looked out over the territory. Seven wolves sat around the table, each representing a different faction within Shadowcrest. They were my father's former advisors, pack elders; the heads of our strongest bloodlines. The Old Guard, I thought to myself. They fell silent when I entered. "Alpha," said Councilman Marrok. He was the eldest, a grey-haired wolf who had served three generations of Alphas. "Thank you for joining us." "I wasn't aware this session had been scheduled." "It hadn't. The situation demanded an immediate discussion." Marrok gestured to an empty chair. "Please. Sit." I remained standing. "What situation?" "The Nightshade wolf you're harboring,"

--- The main training ground was full when I arrived at noon. I had expected a small audience. Maybe a dozen pack members. Instead it looked as though half of Shadowcrest had come to watch the Nightshade wolf make a fool of herself. They lined the edges of the ring, standing on raised platforms to get a better view, whispering to each other as I passed. I caught fragments of conversation. "— heard she's the reason the strays are here —" "— barely two months here and already causing trouble —" "— heard about the rejection ceremony, she was pathetic —" My wolf bristled. It wanted to show every single one of them exactly how strong we could be and prove them all wrong. I climbed into the arena. Kade was already there, along with Marcus and three other wolves I didn't recognize. All of them were built like warriors. Tall, muscular, radiating the kind of confidence that comes from years of training. "Nervous?" Kade asked quietly as I approached. "Terrified," I admitted.

Sera POV A wolf in the crowd stepped forward. I recognized him from the council meeting I had overheard. Councilor Thomas."Impressive," he said. "But power alone doesn't make her pack. She's still Nightshade born. She's connected to Damien Thorne through that phantom bond. How do we know her loyalties are with Shadow crest?""My loyalties are with the wolves who didn't throw me away like I was garbage," I said before Kade could answer. My voice carried across the training ground. "Nightshade rejected me, humiliated me. They made it clear I was worth less than nothing to them. Kade offered me sanctuary when I had nowhere else to go. He's trained me. Protected me. Treated me like I have value. So yes, my loyalties are with Shadow crest. Because Shadow crest actually gave me a chance.""Pretty words," Thomas said. "But words are easy. Loyalty is proven through action. Through sacrifice. What have you sacrificed for this pack?""I've bled f