t return to normal

to the air lik

tried to steady her breathing. The strange pain that had surged through her body mo

ng had

he could no

ed their heads after bowing to the royal presence. Whispered

g defend

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the way he lo

heard ev

y sharp, picking up ev

rd and pushed he

sion. His jaw was tight, and the anger in his eyes had not

ide him with h

was not shocked

calcu

owered her

the herbs," she

a did no

ed to be weighing so

finall

today," he said coldly. "But t

eement moved th

elt her sto

did not t

nly steppe

a hand on the Alpha's arm. "Perhap

lid toward

he is not ver

ves laugh

speaking in a t

ent to cause chaos right before such an important e

ed Seraphina fo

he nod

y we

t made Serap

Alpha continued sharply. "If you try to

owered her

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spersing as preparations

ople gave Seraph

ios

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her as she picked up the bas

Lyra had planted

e taken them dur

ried the basket towar

ds were

laying the moment the

made her chest tighten in a

hat had surged through

was

ushed the t

at did not hap

house, the old woman looke

late," sh

kly began sort

pped in th

aler s

. The whole pack is

hina

ey

studied her

understand what

shook her

leaned back

he clearing felt it," she said quietly.

hina

d felt

re than just sensi

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had pulled at h

r narrowe

cted str

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do you

ler hes

ved a hand

I imagi

id not feel

e remembered the sudden pain th

trang

mething inside her had tri

the herbs and quickly l

uzzed with excitement as the

ing placed arou

illed with fo

ould be

ceremony would s

erritory, cleaning and carrying supp

she could feel som

ht fell, the cl

pack had gathere

enter of the clearing, sending

ar the back with t

b was

ll d

empty

n inv

gnore the powerful presenc

g K

of the pack, surrounde

of powerful wolv

light, and his golden eyes se

ried not to

e table while carrying drinks, sh

, the strange warmth

egan when the moon ros

by one to declare their adultho

overed th

s did

and laughed as t

ty cups when Lyra suddenly

elebration?" Ly

lowered

work

eaned

me som

dropped to

king say to

ina bl

ld them to

s darkened

t is

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ce carefully as if

e smile

e very

d respond, a loud voi

rrior stepped forwa

ldered, his presence comma

lpha'

futur

d cheere

d the clearing wi

ietly before walking away. "You migh

pped back int

e strange restless feeling in

d not ex

ht itself was buildi

ng inev

ing, King Kael w

alm, but inside his mind

felt earlier ha

o the omega moving

o

tc

mp

sible co

im claiming her immedia

ust f

entire

ad walk

tween them had

hat could not be

, Seraphina suddenly felt another sha

d around the tray

nside her w

it was stronge

stro

ncient power of the tribrid