Why Are We Here Na Novels & Stories

"Attend tomorrow’s ceremony on time. I will tell the pack that your physical discomfort led to the incident. Considering you are about to become my mate—the future Luna—kneeling will not be necessary. But you will apologize to her before the pack and promise to use your healing gift to safeguard the pup. "Also, Seraphine prefers to have more attendees. All pack members will attend tomorrow." I looked at him. Words lodged in my throat. Raelor frowned, clearly displeased by my silence. "This is your only chance to preserve your position as my mate and future Luna. Freya, do not test my patience." He tossed a cheap ceremonial robe onto the floor and turned to leave. The sharp click of the lock

"And Kai, if we die tonight, the twins need to survive. That's what matters. Not revenge. Not exposing the Council. Just keeping them alive." "We're not dying tonight." I said it with more confidence than I felt. "We're going in. Getting what we came for. And coming home to our children. All of us." "Pretty speech." Nadia stood. "Now let's see if you can back it up. We move in three hours. That gives everyone time to prepare. Say goodbyes. Make peace with whatever gods you worship. Because once we hit that facility, there's no backing out. We win or we die trying."

"Ethan." "Yes?" "We're not done. You know that, right? Marcus isn't done. Darius isn't done." "I know." "They'll come for us." "Let them." "Why aren't you afraid?" His hand finds mine. "Because you're here. And Noah is here. And I don't need anything else." "We need a plan." "Tomorrow." "Today." "Tonight." His mouth finds my ear. "Tonight, we rest. Tonight, we remember why we're fighting."

“You would have destroyed this land but you didn't but we still can't shake the fact that you are here…please tell my people why you are here.” “We are searching for someone … someone from our pack. Once we find him, we will leave.” This caused a ripple of murmurs from the kings. I raised my hand again, silencing them. “And you believe this person is hiding in the North?” “Not hiding, lost, we came here to find him and bring him back,” Naya answered. Her gaze was intense as if she could see through my thoughts. “Who is this person?” I asked. Kael and Naya exchanged a look. Then Kael said, “His identity is kept to us, besides we are almost close to finding him.”

Nina asked gently. Mrs. Dorathy nodded. "I need to be with my family, Nina. It’s been a difficult time for all of us, but we have to stick together." Nina smiled, tears brimming in her eyes. "I’m so glad you’re here with us." As they made their way to the dining room, they were greeted with applause and cheers. Mrs. Dorathy's presence attested to their resilience and strength. Henry gave a brief speech, expressing his gratitude to everyone for their support and emphasizing the importance of staying united in difficult times.

were we talking about here? ***

We, the leaders in authority from all over the world, gather together every five years to discuss what we think should be changed and other important details. We've been doing this for so many years now that it has become a tradition, even though there was nothing new to report or change. And this ceremony in particular was the most sacred. We were all here exposing our flaws to one another as we fed reverently. Blood keeps us alive, and the purpose of this was to see it as more than just a substance we take in but life. "I don't understand. Isn't the bite painful?" Naomi asked after a few moments. "In most cases, no."

"Why are you here?" "I want to make sure that I'm locked here in your Pack when the enmity between both Packs begins. I choose you and your Pack, while Hazel chose there and Kai."

Ian froze, fork halfway up, just staring. "Leah—" She didn't even blink. Just kept going. "I used to think we were one person. Like, if you left, I'd fall apart. If I left, you would." She laughed—soft, almost free. "But I was wrong." Her eyes were clear now, lighter. "We were never one. You're you, I'm me. Nobody dies just 'cause someone bails." She stood, snatched the check.

Above all, why did Noah go there? Tbc...