The Tarot Says She's Already Dead의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 10

She caught the shift in my expression and pressed one hand against the mattress, pushing herself upright."What's wrong? Did something happen to the pup?"The cadence of her voice, the habit of kneading the hem of the blanket, it was all identical to Felicity, exactly as I remembered.Alaric, who had been standing to one side, saw my silence and crossed the room in a few strides. This Lycan king who commanded the winds and the rain was now breathing in uneven bursts."Tell me what the divination showed. Whatever it is, say it plainly. The Crescent Moon Pack can bear any burden."His two pups flanked him on either side, their eyes taut with apprehension. Ethan's fists were clenched, the rims of his eyes going red."Nova, if my sister's star chart carries a dark curse, I'll bear it in her place."During the contest for the Lycna throne, Alaric was betrayed by a hidden hand, struck down by wolfsbane, and left clinging to the edge of life.It was I who erected the star array at the altar

The moment the woman laid eyes on that moonstone bracelet, tears streamed down her face."Alaric, when the Crescent Moon Pack was besieged on all sides and you were pushed to the very edge of death, I buried this bracelet at the bottom of the lake.""I had worn it since childhood. I offered it to the Moon Goddess and begged her to lend me her fortune to keep you safe.""I lay in a coma for seven days and seven nights. That was the price I paid for the Crescent Moon Pack's victory when all hope seemed lost."Alaric went rigid, his eyes flooding with tenderness. He bent down and gathered the woman carefully into his arms."Felicity. I'm the one who wronged you."Coralie saw her opening and seized it, thrusting a finger in my face."What do you have to say for yourself now?""You abused Alaric's trust and threw the entire Crescent Moon Pack into chaos. What exactly are you trying to accomplish?"Even Ethan and Lucius exchanged a glance, their eyes clouded with conflict and doubt.The brac

"Elias?"I repeated the name softly, the corner of my mouth curling upward."The old director of the orphanage, Elias, presented herself to the world as a kindly granny. But only we knew the truth."As children, Felicity and I had always been curious about the mysterious Elias.One day we crept into her sitting room, and found a black cat sprawled lazily on a velvet sofa, its belly rising and falling with each slow breath.Then, in an instant, those half-shut eyes snapped open. Golden pupils contracted to a thin sliver in the light, fixing their gaze on us.Felicity and I froze where we stood, hardly daring to breathe.But Elias only padded softly down from the sofa, brushed her fluffy head against my leg, and somehow produced two cups from nowhere. The scent of tea drifted into the air.It tasted sweet and warm.Her voice was the same as always, soft and gentle, as if nothing had happened at all."Elias loved her tea. We called her Sweet Tea."It was a name only we had for her, never

Darkness fell.Dozens of off-road vehicles rolled out of the New Moon Tribe and drove east, straight toward Black Rose Pack territory.Alaric sat in the front passenger seat, his expression still as standing water, both hands locked around a modified shotgun.Ethan and Lucius sat in the back, running whetstones and cloths along their blades and checking their sidearms.Ten years of elite warrior training had shaped them into what they were tonight. Now that training had a purpose.I had lived deep in the forest all this time, but these two had found their way to me every year, staying several months. I had offered more prayers to the Moon Goddess on their behalf than I could count, asking her to keep them safe and let their lives be good ones.The convoy halted at the entrance to Black Rose Pack territory.A thick darkness swallowed the entire canyon. Not even moonlight could find its way in. Along both sides of the path, white totemic banners had been driven into the earth, each on

Silver light flooded the sky, blotting out everything above.The abyss that had been thick with the stench of death filled with vitality in an instant. The aura of an enormous white wolf poured in from every direction and wrapped itself around the canyon like a sheltering hand.Alaric and the two pups were driven flat to the ground by the crushing weight of that presence, unable to lift their heads. The warriors around them simply lost consciousness where they stood.Only I remained upright, sitting where I was.When the figure emerged slowly from within the silver light, the tears I had been holding back finally broke free."Sweet Tea..."She wore robes of pure white, like an angel who had simply forgotten to unfold her wings. The face was breathtaking and carried within it something divine and severe.It was Elias, the old matron of our orphanage.Elias walked up to me and flicked me in the center of the forehead, unbothered as ever."What are you crying for?""You're an embarrassm