h's

ed to me, his expression thoughtful. "D

have in a long time. Thank you, Tariq. An

e, as if he was trying to figure something out. Finally, I couldn't

ht, you said something about me being.

his mother before turning back to me. "Leah, there is something that you need to kn

hat? No, that can't be right. I'm... I'm an o

ightful heir to a throne, but she chose to walk away from it. She g

t he was saying. "No, that's impossibl

ou see, there's an ancient curse on your bloodline, placed by a rival Alpha long ago. Your mot

tely overwhelmed. "Sealed my pow

to suppress your wolf, to make you appear weaker. She did it to prot

sealed my powers, how will they com

riq who spoke first. "My mother is a seer, Leah.

yden rejected you, it triggered the return of your abilities. They will come bac

they were telling me. I was supposed to be... royalty? Me? An o

ered, my voice trembling. "Why are

used my husband, we were all going to be executed. But your mother used her royal status to lighten our sentence. Thanks to her, we were only banished.

e I was caught in a whirlwind. How could this be possible? All my life, I had been treated as noth

e is no way this is true. I can't be... I am just..." I struggled to find the wo

e. But you don't have to take our word for it. Wait a few more days. Your powers are r

t creeping in. It didn't feel real. It felt impossible. But deep down,

ic storm of confusion, disbelief, and a strange sense of hope. When

d. I stood up quickly.

head. "No, dear. You have been through

inally nodded and sat back down. I wa

wounds," he said. "Let me help you change the

in my stomach at his wo

the light softer, but my heart was racing. I sat on the bed, pulling up my shirt to exp

t much?" he

ore," I admitted. "

rked, noticing the way his brow furrowed slightly in concentration. His hands were so careful,

off, revealing the gashe

s brushing lightly over the edges of the wound.

to him, with his hands on me, that made my heart race. He was so calm, so foc

ou," I w

s locking onto mine. "You do

ne else. And as much as I wanted to deny it, a part of me wanted to believe h

maybe... I was