Romans & histoires Winter Rise

CHAPTER 7: REBORN LUNA Veronica Pain stretched through my body like a daring arthritis as I tried to move. A sharp moan escaped my lips and I lay back down, then it came flashing back. The dynamic energy that exploded through my veins. The strange sudden awakening of my long silent and inactive wolf… the rebirth of my wolf. That overwhelming and nearly dangerous desire to destroy anyone and anything that tried standing in the way of letting me get what I wanted.

I yelled, my voice cracking with desperation. “Please Silvia, fight" I screamed, fighting harder against the hands holding me. They were too strong, and I couldn’t break free. My eyes darted around, searching for Adrian or his beta, but they were nowhere in sight. Then it hit me—my wolf was weakening. A small cut on my ankle burned, the pain spreading fast. *Wolfsbane,* Alexa whispered, her voice fading like a dying echo. “No, no, no!” I gasped, realizing why Silvia had suddenly gotten weak too. The wolfsbane was sapping our strength, leaving us vulnerable.

Soon, old scandals resurfaced, banks withdrew loans, partners abandoned ship, and reporters besieged the mansion. Kirk updated me. "Richard blames it all on Olive, saying she colluded with outsiders to drain the company. Liam and Neal have cut ties with the Winters and are being hunted by Richard's enemies." I paused on a page—an equity certificate for a biotech company my mother owned. In my past life, Richard had obsessed over it but couldn't unlock its technological secrets. I closed the file. "Time to let him know what it feels like to lose everything." Three days later, the Winters Group declared bankruptcy.

It hadn’t felt that cold earlier. Laying my head back against the window, I couldn’t even feel excited about the snow. It was my favorite but all I could do was close my eyes and wish that everything would just go away. ‘Winter, don’t give up. Wake up. Stay strong. Please. He’s coming, Winter. Don’t worry, he’s coming for you.’

"Once everything is done, send me back to Merica. You will also need to make sure that the Hough family will never come looking for my parents or me." Freya expected Ivy to have some other requests. She did not expect it to be such a simple one. She nodded in agreement. "No problem." "Then, we have a deal." "Deal." They shook hands and looked at each other with victory gleaming in their gazes. In the blink of an eye, Jason and Ivy’s wedding day had arrived. The venue was filled with social elites from all walks of life. Countless cameras were aimed at the luxurious stage, livestreaming every movement. Online, viewers flooded the screen with wedding blessings.

She wiggled her eyebrows at me—as if what she were saying made the idea somehow more appealing. "It's a private school." I chuckled, shaking my head at the stupidity I found in her statement. "Every dance we have is invested with over thousands of dollars. They're all the biggest." "Yes—but this one is the winter one which is always better than the spring one." Preslie retorted, her tone defensive. "Yeah—peanut butter and jelly is always better with bread." I rolled my eyes, sighing at my weak comeback. "How does the season signify which will be better?"

"So sorry baby 💀" Dinged his phone and the message popped from " Wife ♡" " Apology Not accepted !" He replied back and threw his phone with a huff on the table setting at the couch area. Evening 5 P.M~ At the waterfall- "Woah this is so beautiful." Akshita said looking out the window as the other did aswell. "Stop the van already yaar." Myra whined seeing the van drive a little ahead of the waterfall. "They know their job better." Siddharth replied inviting glares for himself which made him shut up instantly.

Zephyr tells her. “Let’s set up a barrier around this area, give them space and some peace and quiet while she lays her eggs,” Cedric says, already beginning to order his werewolves to get ropes and stakes to wrap around the area. As people start to leave, I stay. When my father walks up, trying to see if Eliane’s eggs are healthy, I whisper to him. “I’m guessing no one is going to say anything to Ancalagon now, right?” “Right. But now we have a good excuse to set up extra patrols. We know there are still bad hybrids out there. We just need to figure out which ones are the ones that caused the Phoenix to rise.”

But something begins to shift. The pain ebbs slowly, replaced by a soft, glowing warmth. It’s radiating from my core, and spreading outward like golden light, soothing the ache and extinguishing the venom in my veins. My wolf stirs, her strength returning in waves. The golden wolf, her power is fighting back, stronger than I’ve ever felt before. I gasp, and the taste of fresh air fills my lungs as clarity returns. Then a memory surfaced, Hosea’s voice ringing clear in my mind.

Beatrix: The air in WillowRidge had shifted, and it wasn’t just because of the media frenzy or the hotel project. It was the weight of secrets—ones I didn’t know I was carrying, ones tied to the two men orbiting my life like restless moons. I woke up that morning with a strange resolve. Whatever tethered me to Sebastian and Adam, I had to find the root of it. I couldn’t let their emotions dictate my life, not anymore.