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ackhouse like mine. The packhouse is the biggest building in Moonfall—but I can

ple in the stories aspires to have their childre

e been reading way to

have to jump up to the lean-to-roof and fix myself on the part of the house that’s covered by the skilli

f cake,

swallo

shot out my claws and

ing and the last thing I wanted was to get caught. If I broke something during t

reative’ method

d lately. They were always a jittery pair but it’s gotten worse recently and I have

week and have been extra careful with me… I don’t u

to see my river and check on my spiders. Not even death could stop me from doing that, and

ful,’ Carmine

uld grab the edge of the lean-to-roof stretching out and use

e here so I’d need to use my claws to climb. I haven’t met another wolf in Moonfall that can climb or even stay a minute on a tree befo

now o

into the wall—don’t worry about my sneakers, they’re made for this kind of thing—and gradually moved a hand

ess, I h

n’t help, shu

e you might not be able to get the balance you did in the beginning to continue but when

ere arguing. They rarely fight so whatever caused it, had to be important. The orange

w and stopped in a place I knew would do less damage if I fell, pushing my claw

? So many things co

s wrong, I

let’s get the f

ready in on their convers

Has it been so long that you’ve forgo

d on hearing th

rible things about that

lves do well to avoid their terrain. In the East, there are more wolves but with a small percentage of witches. And then we

t shadow turned out to be one of

h instances of a few arguments between them, but no argument had been bad enough to cause a full-fledged war. Until when one da

surrendered and was therefore tagged as a fool by the other Alphas. That was until Alpha Alsander started taking the packs down

believe that but he’s the Alpha King, anything is possible with him. No one knows how

h he got from something evil. Many people have many things to say about him

h to

at they were doing but w

lways does when he’s stressed. “No, Diana, are you listening to yourself?! You’ve been taking

t…

t! I’ve been waiting for this day for thirteen years! Thirteen years, Evan! I wil

d?! She’s like

ouldn’t feel my body. I felt soulless, empty and so… overwhelmed. It w

have cared if I slipped, fell, and died. My heart had broken so many times but I had a

made sense now. Why I didn’t look like them, why mom hated me, why… it just explained things. I can handl

isn’t,

on her words and m

no, he’s not my dad… answered. “This a

tch! All she did

ting from him. “We must save her

him to shoot an arrow and when he does, that arrow will go straight through your head. I am taking no

ut of the room. “She is a wolf just like the rest of us,

and jumped into my room, shutting the windows as I curled up

passing day with all the hate and not shed a tear. Not look weak. No

ossibly reach it, they tore it out and exceeded it. My face

r all my life hated me more than I realized. The Alpha King was coming

my crying phase because now I was angr

ss, I’m sorry. I…

your fau

hose two, and I would hurl my guts out. I swung the door of my closet open and

t be seri

to do?! Stay here until somethin

t L

n’t hear them say something about the Alph

knew would do me good in a forest, along with books. I’d need

ou don’t know anything

because I knew she was fuc

you think will happen t

and I wasn’t here when the Alpha King arrives… he won’t spare them. To hell with mom, to

packing, stacking in some snacks I had previously hidden in my secret stash unde

so many things and he loved me like a daughter. He was even ready to risk my life to pro

d-hearted wolf I know in this horrendou

I meant to go around with this information and act normal? I might b

the moment, I removed my phone from my po

the plan

if it’s safe to leave now… heck, I’m not even sure I’ll be safer o

afterward. I have to get my mind off this or I’m going to make a mistake. This might be a m

runk but since I’m in a good mood lets MIRL tomorro

rty freaking se

uld come flying back to me. Bring some

y do I like th