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she repeated. He chuckled and ran his hand through his dark hair, which caught the light of the moon and made it look like satin threads. “My name is Slate,” he told her, looking her right in the eyes. “I know the dragon well, Princess, because… I am the dragon.”

The reflection beamed at them so brightly Cory could scarcely look at it directly. Through the illuminated reflection, something was rising slowly out of the water. For a moment it seemed to be made of light alone but then Hayden ended his song with a high note and the bright light vanished. Before them in the water was the strangest creature Cory had ever seen except maybe for the beasts from beyond the Traketen River. It was a giant serpent but its skin had no scales. Instead it was smooth with a gleaming white belly and a blue back and head. Half of it was raised out of the water and it seemed to give off a slight glow as it slithered towards them on the wa

"I've been looking for you for twenty-seven years." I found out later that serpents have an instinct to mark their destined mates. After coming of age, they're driven to seek out a specific scent that belongs to them alone. No one expected that Victor would feel nothing for any female shifter, and that he'd find what he was looking for in a dirty corner of a human city. He told me that in that moment, twenty-seven years of restless, churning blood went still. "Marry me, Cassandra. I'll give you everything."

My eyes were caught by the giant statue positioned in the middle of the lawn, its features obscured by the thick layer of snow. I could make out the silhouette of a woman as we drew closer, her face frozen in fear. My heart skipped a beat when I noticed the marble serpent wrapped around her waist, its sinuous form slithering threateningly towards her neck. The face of the snake was twisted into a menacing snarl, its eyes seeming to follow my every move. I recoiled, a shiver of unease rippling through my core. Why would someone build such a disturbing statue in their home? What did it even mean?

She climbed onto the snake’s coiled body with her dagger gleaming in the faint light. The snake thrashed violently, whipping its tail through the water as it tried to shake her off. But Serena held on with determination. With a fierce cry, she plunged the dagger into the snake’s neck, driving it deep into the soft scales beneath its head. The snake let out an ear-splitting screech with its body convulsing as it writhed in pain. Serena held her ground, twisting the blade with all her strength. Finally, the beast collapsed with its massive body sinking into the mud with a heavy thud.

“Who presents this newest member to the pack?” Richard asked as he stood on the dais. The pack members were all seated at the tables and I stood next to Kiran. “I, Kiran Sinclair, Alpha of the Southern Alaskan Pack,” he answered. “Present your member to the pack,” Richard said to him. “I present Levi Montgomery Sinclair, son of Georgina Sinclair, taken at the age of two and raised human and unaware, born of the Southern Alaskan pack under Female Alpha Georgina Sinclair,” Kiran said.

get them to fetch it. Athena was trying to copy him and was trying to run, fell a couple of times, and picked herself up. Sarah looked at me, and we both smiled proudly. Our baby girl was growing up so fast, and her doctor was very impressed with how advanced she was. She was already speaking a few words, too. Her first was mummum, and I am sure you can imagine how ecstatic I was! I went over and picked Athena up and lifted her up in my hands above my face and did a full circle with her. She laughed loudly and wanted me to repeat. I locked eyes with Daniel and saw that he was watching us lovingly. I called out to him and asked him if he wanted to join us. He said something to Neo and rushed

The snake hissed louder and reared up, its massive jaw opening, revealing rows of dagger-like teeth. Her voice deepened unnaturally. “I command you, creature of curse and earth—burn.” A force exploded from her body like lightning breaking free from clouds. Fire, dark as blood and bright as the sun, surged from her palms and wrapped around the serpent. It shrieked like a dying banshee as it writhed in agony. The flames danced along its body, coiling and tightening. In seconds, the monstrous anaconda fell, charred and disintegrating into the ash that now blew away on an unseen wind.

A new hostess in a spaghetti strap dress looked up. "Ahhh!" As soon as she saw me, she spun around and hid behind Sam, terrified. "Holy… What the hell is that?!" A descendant of Echidna, I was born with snake-like skin. As such, my face was covered with hard scales. Because of that, people's first reaction to me was always fear and disgust. No one dared get close, and they acted as if I would infect them with a skin disease. Jonathan was the only exception. I looked at him, who was playing with his prayer beads. His eyes were closed as he rested and meditated. The open cuffs of his white shirt emitted a faint sandalwood scent.

Emerson POV The words sliced through the murmurs around me. They weren’t the worst ones. “Don’t look at her,” someone whispered urgently, too close to my ear. “Snake-eyes bring bad luck.” Another voice followed, lower, fearful. “That’s why the Alpha hates her. You don’t stare at things like that and survive.” My stomach twisted. Several pack members turned, their glares sharpening. Some looked away quickly, like my eyes might infect them if they lingered too long. One of them bared his fangs and lunged forward, his steps heavy and deliberate.