The Awaited Lycan Queen
He recited the riddle, slow and deliberate:
“I am born when all is lost,
Yet I cost no coin, bear no cost.
I sleep in ruins, wake in flame,
And though unseen, I have a name.
What am I?”
Aliyah closed her eyes. Leo’s quiet faith in her. The nights she nearly gave up. The fire she carried inside. All of it came rushing in.
“Hope,” she said softly.
The elder studied her for a long breath, then smiled.
Then came the second question for Aliyah.
“Two wolves are injured in battle. One is your mate. The other is a healer the pack cannot survive without. You only have time to save one. Who do you choose?”
Aliyah froze, the weight of the choice hitting hard. She glanced down, then looked up again.
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