All Chapters of The Pack Wanted A Bride, The Moon Wanted Revenge.: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Vespera's POVElara did not wake for three days.I stayed by her side the entire time, holding her hand, watching her breathe. Maris was there too, still weak but alive, her eyes filled with tears every time she looked at my daughter."She saved me," Maris whispered. "She gave up everything for me.""She loves you," I said. "We all do.""I do not deserve it.""You do. You always have."On the third day, Elara opened her eyes."Mama?" Her voice was small, confused. "What happened?""You saved Maris. You broke the curse."She blinked, her brow furrowing. "I did?""Yes. You were so brave."She tried to sit up, but her body was weak. I helped her, propping pillows behind her back."I feel strange," she said. "Different.""That is because you are mortal now. You no longer have your wolf."She looked at me, her eyes wide. "I do not have my wolf?""No, my darling. She is gone."I watched her face, waiting for the tears, the anger, the grief. But instead, she simply nodded."Okay.""Okay?""I

Vespera's POVI could not shift.The realization hit me three days after I returned from the Shadow Realm. I had been resting, recovering, letting my body heal from the ordeal. But when I tried to shift, to let my wolf rise, there was nothing.Just silence. Just emptiness."No," I whispered, trying again. "No, no, no."But my wolf did not answer. She was gone. Lost somewhere in the darkness I had barely escaped.Rhydian found me on the floor of our chambers, trembling, tears streaming down my face."What happened?" He knelt beside me, his hands on my shoulders. "Vespera, what is wrong?""My wolf. She is gone."He stared at me, his face pale. "What do you mean?""I cannot shift. I cannot feel her. She is gone."He pulled me into his arms, holding me tight. "We will find a way to bring her back.""How? I have lost her before, and I found her again. But this time... this time feels different.""We will find a way. We always do."I wanted to believe him. I wanted to believe that everythin

Vespera's POVMaris was crying.Not the quiet, dignified tears she usually shed. Great, heaving sobs that shook her entire body. She was standing in the middle of her healing hut, her hands pressed to her face, her shoulders trembling."Maris?" I rushed to her, my heart pounding. "What is wrong? Are you hurt?"She shook her head, unable to speak. I guided her to a chair, kneeling beside her, taking her hands."Tell me. Whatever it is, we will face it together."She took a shuddering breath, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand. "I am not hurt. I am not sick. I am just... overwhelmed.""Overwhelmed by what?""By you. By everything you just asked me." She looked at me, her eyes red and swollen. "You want me to be Elara's godmother. You trust me with your daughter. After everything I have done, after everything I have failed at, you still trust me."I squeezed her hands. "Of course I do. You are my sister.""I am not your sister. I am just a healer who could not even save herself fr

Vespera's POVThe village was silent.Not the peaceful silence of a sleeping town. The hollow, suffocating silence of death. I stood in the center of the square, my body aching, my heart heavy, and I looked at the destruction around me.Bodies lay everywhere. Men. Women. Children. Their faces frozen in expressions of terror, their eyes empty and staring. The Blood Witch had not discriminated. She had killed everyone she could find."How many?" I asked, my voice hoarse.Corvin approached, his face pale. "Thirty-seven. Maybe more. We are still counting."I closed my eyes. Thirty-seven lives. Thirty-seven families destroyed. Thirty-seven souls lost because of me."This is my fault," I whispered."No." Rhydian was beside me in an instant, his hands on my shoulders. "This is not your fault. The Blood Witch did this. Not you.""She came for me. She killed them to hurt me.""And you stopped her. You saved the rest of us.""It is not enough.""It is everything." He turned me to face him, his

Vespera's POVSabine was leaving.She stood in the training yard, a packed bag at her feet, her sword strapped to her back. She looked different. Stronger. More confident. The haunted look that had shadowed her eyes for years was finally gone."You are really going," I said."I have to." She turned to face me, her expression soft. "I have spent my whole life fighting. Fighting my father. Fighting Virelle. Fighting the darkness inside myself. I am tired of fighting.""Then what will you do?"She smiled, a real, genuine smile. "I am going to teach. I am going to find young wolves who are lost, who are angry, who are hurting. And I am going to show them that there is another way."I felt tears prick at my eyes. "You will be amazing.""I learned from the best."I pulled her into a hug, holding her tight. "I will miss you.""I will miss you too. But I will not be far. And I will write. Every week.""You better."She laughed, pulling back. "I promise."Rhydian approached, his expression war