All Chapters of No More Shadows: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

Father raised his hand, signaling the ceremony to continue.Mother personally draped the Moon Watcher cloak over Lila's shoulders.It was supposed to have been woven for me.The collar had been embroidered with gold thread—Mara Fenraven.Three days ago, Mother had ripped it out. Stitched Lila's name over it instead.She hadn't forgotten who the cloak belonged to.She just erased me with her own hands.My brother Kael stepped down from the dais and reached out to me."The Moon Seal."I didn't move.The Moon Seal was the key to activating the rune arrays. For seven years, I was the one who'd reinforced the Moon Tower's wards—kept every single vampire from setting foot in our pack.Lila couldn't even tell the simplest rune apart. What was she going to do with it?"The Seal only works for the barrier mage." I looked at my father. "Lila doesn't know how to set wards."Lila bit her lip softly, her voice sweet as honey:"Sister, I'll only wear it for the ceremony. Once it's over, I'll lend it

Chapter 2

Three days after I sent the letter, the Northern Alpha, Cyrus, arrived at Blackrock Pack.The North was the strongest pack in the pack. Cyrus also held a ruling seat on the Wolf Council.Father rushed the elders to the Moon Tower to receive him.Lila stood at the very front in her Watcher cloak, the Moon Seal gleaming against her chest.Her silver-white hair caught the morning light like she'd been born to stand there.I was at the back of the line, almost swallowed by the crowd.When Cyrus stepped into the Moon Tower, the crisp scent of cedar cut through every wolf's pressure like a blade.Father bowed first. The elders followed.Cyrus's gaze swept across the crowd—but passed right over Lila at the front. Landed on me."Mara. It's been a while."I didn't expect him to address me first.Three years ago, I'd gone to the North as a visiting barrier mage. A vampire attack had broken out on the tundra—I'd drawn new runes on the Northern Moon Tower on the spot and sealed the breach myself.

Chapter 3

I had three days left before I left for the North.Before dawn broke, the border alarm shattered the silence.A scout wolf burst into the Alpha estate, armor soaked in blood."The vampires are crossing the Blackwater River—we need the Moon Tower barrier now!"Silence dropped like a hammer.Every head turned to Lila, draped in her Watcher cloak.Her face went pale. She took half a step back without thinking.Then my father, my mother, and Kael—all their eyes slid past her and landed on me.Mother rushed over, her voice low. "Mara, get to the Moon Tower. Activate the barrier."I raised an eyebrow. "Lila's the Moon Watcher. She should be the one going."Kael grabbed my wrist and yanked me into a corner, out of sight.Father, Mother, and Lila trailed behind like shadows."The pack is facing a crisis—this isn't the time for your tantrums!" Kael snapped. "You're the only one who can drive the barrier!"Father let his Alpha pressure bleed out, faint but sharp."You're a Fenraven. Protecting B

Chapter 4

When I got back to my room, I went looking for the moonstone my grandmother had left me.It was the last thing she'd given me before she died. I'd kept it with me for seven years.Every time the barrier backlash hit, that stone was what healed my wolf spirit.But I tore through my entire room and couldn't find it anywhere.I headed to the main hall to ask my mother.She was brushing Lila's hair. And around Lila's neck hung a new necklace.a pendant of gray-blue moonstone.I recognized it the second I saw it."Who said you could take my things?"My voice wasn't loud. But the whole hall went dead quiet.Lila's hand flew to the pendant.Mother frowned. "The vampires just attacked—do you really have to make a scene right now?"I looked at her. A laugh slipped out."The vampires are gone."I pointed at the barrier still glowing in the distance. "And the one who pushed them back—was me."Lila's fingers tightened around the stone.Mother's honesty came faster than I expected."Lila was statio

Chapter 5

When I arrived at the North, Cyrus sent me straight to the best healing facility in the city.It normally only treated Northern nobility.Twelve wolf guards stood watch outside. No one got near without clearance.Cyrus even brought in his personal healer, Ivy, to mend my wolf spirit.Ivy pressed her hand over my heart, reading the state of my wolf spirit from the inside.Her face went grim."Your wolf spirit is dangerously weak—severe barrier backlash. You missed the optimal healing window by a long shot."She frowned. "Another half day, and you might never have shifted again."I stared at my palms.At Blackrock's Moon Tower, I'd passed out alone on that cold stone floor.No healer came. No one brought me so much as a pain draught.Lila was too busy soaking up the pack's praise. My parents and brother were too busy guarding her.No one cared whether the one who'd actually entered the core array would wake up at all.They'd even taken the moonstone that could have healed me.But none of

Chapter 6

Lila's POVBy the time they returned from inspecting the silver fir pack, the sky had gone completely dark.Lila sat in the carriage, fingertips tracing the moonstone at her throat, a satisfied smile playing on her lips.The silver fir pack was richer than she'd imagined—two moonstone mines tucked within its borders.Father said that once she took over as Alpha, the land would officially pass into her name.Territory like that—it was only fitting for a noble white wolf.Back at the estate, Mother ordered the servants to prepare dinner.Everyone took their seats. Only when Mara's place stayed empty—did someone finally notice."Where's Mara?" Mother asked.The servant kept their head down. "Miss Mara left this morning with her bags. She hasn't returned."Mother's expression flickered. She rose and went straight to Mara's room.The room had nothing left—just a plain wooden bed and empty shelves.No note.Mother stood by the door, staring at the bare space, a flicker of confusion in her ey

Chapter 7

When the attendant informed me that Kael was requesting an audience, I was at the rune table, studying a grimoire.The attendant bowed. "He said it's urgent."I raised an eyebrow and decided to see him.Consider it closing the book on the past.Kael stood at the end of the corridor, his posture as arrogant as ever."Mara. Had enough?" He gave me a once-over. "Come back to Blackrock."I closed the grimoire and looked at him flatly."I'm not throwing a tantrum. And I didn't run away."Kael scoffed. "You left without a word—what else would you call it?""That place wasn't my home."The smirk vanished from his face."Blackrock is where you were born. The Fenravens raised you for over twenty years—and now you're saying it's not home?""Blood doesn't automatically make a home."I held his gaze. "I've formally joined the North. My name is Mara North now."Kael's eyes went dark."Who gave you permission to sever ties without the Alpha's approval?"He stepped closer, letting his pressure bleed

Chapter 8

Kael didn't leave the North.Instead, the entire Fenraven family showed up.Cyrus asked for my opinion first, then received them with me in the council's winter hall.Father's face was carved from stone, but he gritted his teeth and bowed to Cyrus anyway.Mother came to me first, both hands holding out the gray-blue moonstone."Mara, this is yours." Her voice cracked. "I took it back for you."I looked at the familiar stone. Reached out and took it.When I didn't push it away, hope flickered in her eyes."Mara—you kept it. Does that mean you're willing to forgive me?"I closed my fingers around the moonstone."It was always mine."The hope in her smile froze."I'm just taking back what belongs to me. That doesn't mean I forgive you."Her face went pale—like I'd stabbed her clean through.She looked down at her own hands and whispered, "What else do you want?""Nothing."I looked at her calmly. "You don't owe me anything else. And you don't get to ask me for anything else."Her shoulder

Chapter 9

Back at Blackrock, the moment I stepped off the carriage—Father's voice cut through like a whip. "Get to the Moon Tower. Activate the barrier. Now."I didn't move. "Post the announcement first."His eyes narrowed. "What announcement?"I whipped my head around and locked eyes with him.Father smiled. He spread his arms wide."Mara. Did you really think this was still the North? This is Blackrock. My word is law."My stomach dropped.The so-called announcement was nothing but bait to drag me back."I'm Mara—but I'm not just Mara. Don't forget—" I held his gaze, word by word. "I'm Mara North. A citizen of the North."The smile vanished from his face."As long as Fenraven blood runs in your veins—you obey me!"Alpha pressure slammed down like a hammer.I staggered—but before I could even brace myself, the six attendants behind me stepped forward at once.They threw back their cloaks. Silver wolf guard emblems gleamed.Six walls of pressure fused into a single barrier—and caught my father'

Chapter 10

The moment Ivy's words landed, the square went deathly cold."She's not a white wolf," Ivy confirmed. "She has a rare congenital condition—albinism.""Impossible!" Mother's head snapped up. "Lila was born pure white!""Fur color doesn't prove bloodline." Ivy's voice was ice. "A true white wolf's spirit would never be this weak."Kael stepped in front of Lila. "It was just a fluke! Lila wasn't in good form—that's why she couldn't activate the barrier.""Exactly!" Father jumped in. "A simple mistake!"I didn't argue. I just pressed my hand to the Moon Tower's barrier core.The dormant runes blazed to life in an instant.The pack looked up at the protective barrier—and finally understood.For seven years, the one standing in that core had never been Lila.It had been me.The head elder walked onto the dais, his gaze passing over me and landing on the unconscious Lila."Mara. What is the meaning of this?"This time, no one could stop me from telling the truth.I laid it all out—everything

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