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Chapter 1

The door opened.Ethan, Thomas, Daniel, and Paul stood frozen in place, Chloe huddled in the middle of them.On the table beside them lay five gold-foiled acceptance letters.Westbrook University.It felt like ice water had been poured straight through my chest.So all five of them had applied to Westbrook University together.Only me. Kept in the dark.Ethan was the first to recover.As the Alpha heir of the Westbrook Pack, he was used to making decisions for everyone."I don't want to lie to you anymore. We all applied to Westbrook University."He opened each letter one by one, and the names on them seemed to mock me in silence."Chloe's too fragile. She can't handle the Northern cold. She needs us to take care of her."Ethan looked at me. "You're different. You've always been independent, strong. I know you'll be fine in the North.""So," I looked around at all of them, "you lied about going to the North just so I'd go?"Ethan's throat bobbed. "Yes."Chloe dropped her head, shrinkin

Chapter 2

I found the Northern messenger and gave him my final answer. I was joining the Prodigy Warrior Program.Now all I had to do was cut every unnecessary tie.The next day, I pulled an old kite from the very bottom of my room's storage chest.Thomas had made it himself when he was eight.His childish handwriting was still on it. "We'll always be best friends."He'd given it to me so solemnly, made me promise to keep it safe.I brought it to him while he was getting ready to go out with Chloe.He smiled when he saw me. "Knew you wouldn't stay mad."I held out the kite."Giving it back."Thomas blinked, didn't take it right away.Beside him, Chloe looked at the kite and said softly,"You two were so close as pups. I was always too sick to play with you back then. I really missed out."Something seemed to click for Thomas. He took the kite and tossed it into a storage box behind him."That was forever ago." He looked at Chloe. "I don't even remember it."I watched a corner of the kite stick o

Chapter 3

The hall went dead silent.I lowered my eyes and said nothing.The Prodigy Warrior Program wasn't publicly listed. Of course he couldn't find it.But I couldn't say that. The moment it leaked, my acceptance would be revoked.Ethan stared at me, his voice dropping lower."I went through the list three times, front to back. Your name isn't on it."Thomas pulled out his phone and logged into the system to check. A moment later, his brow furrowed. "It's really not there."The others checked too. Nothing.Everyone's face in the hall changed.Chloe went pale in an instant, swaying like she might collapse any second."Even if my name's not on the list," I said calmly, "that doesn't mean I can't go."Chloe's voice came out thin as wind."But you weren't accepted. What are we supposed to do now?"I looked at her. "I was accepted."Ethan immediately held his hand out to me."Show me the acceptance letter. One look and this whole misunderstanding clears up."He stared straight at me, expression c

Chapter 4

"You didn't apply to the Northern Military Academy. It's too late for that now."Ethan looked down at me. "But the Northern Seminary still has openings."I froze for a second.He knew. He'd always known. Since we were pups, the thing I hated most was memorizing prayers and copying scripture.Everyone knew what the Seminary was like.Prayers, classical law, sacred seal rituals. Day after day, sitting under the dome, copying verses.But my blood ran hot for battle.I loved being pushed to my limit on the training field and then getting back up.I'd never once thought about becoming a priestess, let alone giving my whole life to those dull prayers.I shook my head. "I'm not applying to the Seminary."The smile faded from Thomas's face.His eyes swept over me. "Should've applied to the Military Academy then. Now the Seminary's your only option."Daniel and Paul nodded along."I know you think we favor Chloe."Ethan let out a sudden sigh. "But she really is weaker than you. She needs us mor

Chapter 5

Ethan's POVEthan personally submitted Sienna's Seminary application.Watching the registration deacon stamp the wolf seal onto the paper, he finally felt some relief.Once outside, he pulled out his phone and called Sienna.The line only gave him a cold automated message.Ethan frowned and tried again.Still no answer."Sienna's still sulking?" Thomas stood beside him, tone dismissive. "She's probably crying in her room right now, waiting for you to go comfort her."Ethan didn't answer.Sienna had been angry before, but she'd never actually refused to pick up his calls.But thinking about that blank face she'd worn just now, a vague irritation flickered through him.Guess he really did need to go smooth things over.She was just pushed too hard. That's why she was ignoring his calls on purpose.Once she calmed down, she'd forgive him.Besides, in six days came his and Sienna's marking ceremony.He'd already decided. The coming-of-age ceremony and the marking would be held together.On

Chapter 6

Ethan's POVChloe rose from the chair, her body swaying.Ethan reached out on instinct to steady her, and she leaned into his arms, fingers clutching his collar."I walked back from the healing house alone."Chloe said it quietly. "But I'm not mad at you guys. I don't want to be a burden."Ethan looked down at her, and for the first time, he didn't comfort her right away.He was holding Chloe, but his mind was stuck on the way Sienna had looked before she left."Sienna's gone." Ethan pushed Chloe away, his voice low. "Do you know where she went?"Chloe froze. A flicker of panic crossed her eyes.Sienna ran?Then what about the Northern Trial?"She... she really left?"Chloe covered her mouth. "What are you going to do? If she doesn't go to the North, are you going to make me go instead?"Ethan looked at her, and a strange irritation rose in his chest.Sienna was missing, and the first thing Chloe thought about was whether she'd have to go to the North.Chloe caught his gaze and her fac

Chapter 7

Ethan's POVAt the coming-of-age ceremony, the elder carved the adult wolf mark into Ethan's wrist.From this moment on, he was officially an adult male wolf.After the coming-of-age ceremony came the marking ritual.The invited guests had long since arrived, and Ethan stood by the altar, his gaze sweeping the entrance again and again.But Sienna never showed.The officiant kept glancing at his watch. The whispers among the guests grew clearer, stabbing into Ethan's ears like fine needles."I heard Sienna went missing days ago. They even wiped her from the registry.""The marking ritual is still happening? How do you complete it without the mate?""Didn't the Alpha heir swear she'd come back?"Ethan's jaw tightened. He gripped the bouquet in his hand so hard it nearly bent.He'd been so sure that no matter how angry Sienna was, she'd show up today.But it was all just a rainbow shimmer on a bubble.One poke from reality, and it shattered.Someone turned to Chloe. "You two sisters live

Chapter 8

I'd been training in the North for a month.After today's session, Instructor Adrian suddenly called me into the interrogation room.He pushed my file across the table. "Your training qualification is suspended. Pack your bags and prepare to leave."I frowned. "Instructor, on what grounds?"Over this past month, I'd ranked first in every test. There was no way I'd be cut."You leaked your own location."The words left my mouth before I could stop them. "I didn't."Adrian stared at me, his tone ice-cold."Then explain this. Ethan, the heir of Westbrook Pack, is standing outside right now, demanding to see you."My fingers curled tight.Ethan found this place?Then I remembered the restless stirring in my wolf not long ago. The fated mate resonance.So Ethan was my fated mate.He'd followed the resonance all the way north.I let out a breath and explained the situation to Adrian.Adrian's brow furrowed. "Then make him leave. Outsiders aren't allowed into the training base."I shook my he

Chapter 9

The moment the words left my mouth, Ethan's face changed."Sienna, no."He took a step toward me, and Adrian immediately blocked him with an arm.Ethan stopped, but his eyes stayed locked on me."The witch's potion damages the wolf." His voice was tight. "Don't be reckless. Don't hurt yourself just to make a point."Adrian turned to look at me too."Think this through. The witch's potion has brutal side effects. Drinking it blocks the fated bond, but you'll lose part of your strength. You might never catch up to who you are right now."I lowered my eyes and looked at my hands.There were still scrapes on my palms from the training field.This past month, I'd used these hands to get back up again and again until I became the undisputed first.Of course, I didn't want to drink it.When I raised my eyes again, my mind was made up. "But I don't have a choice."Ethan spoke fast. "You do! I can swear to the Moon Goddess! I won't come looking for you again!"I looked at Adrian. "Even if he sw

Chapter 10

Ethan's POVBy the time Ethan got back to the Westbrook border, the sky had already darkened.Thomas, Daniel, Paul, and Chloe were waiting there early.Thomas was the first to step up. His gaze went past Ethan, searching behind him.There was no one there.His expression froze piece by piece, his voice going hoarse."Even with the fated bond, she wouldn't come back with you?"Ethan shook his head numbly.Daniel stepped forward, forcing himself to stay steady. "Then we'll go beg her together.""Right." Paul stared hard at Ethan. "If all four of us go, she'll forgive us."Chloe stood behind them, head lowered, carefully hiding the smile tugging at the corner of her mouth.Sienna was finally gone.This time, no one would compete with Chloe for their attention.Ethan's throat bobbed. It took everything in him to force the words out."She's gone. Can't be found."Thomas froze. "You have the fated bond pull. How could you not find her? If you're willing to follow it—""The pull's gone."Etha

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