a's

g was the only sound. Something inside of me felt different,

pow

, quiet yet stron

e not supposed

ing eyes that glowed like the moon stood in front of me. Despit

are you

her eyes. "The Moon Goddess herself

ted to sit up. "The Goddess of the Moon?"

not just any wolf. It was believed that your bloodline had been g

nt c

ful than a

as turned down. A battered and shatt

said, "You're lyin

strength and secrets. "Oh, kid," sh

thing was

k breeze blasted through it. Around me

onger in t

ere warriors, their eyes dead. The ground was

before me, on his knee

s once-strong body shuddered. He regard

He stumbled.

fist, I took a step closer. I

with you once." "

ing in the moonligh

was al

asp. With a knowing look on her f

hat, exactl

t could be." "A future in which you a

breath. I had

s if I don't

Then you pass away h

racing as I

y life. Powerless.

at, tossed away,

I now had

ess. Or ha

ts up. "Power i

inned. "Then

, vicious, and lethal wounds started to heal

eng

claws grew longer and more deadly. Though it wasn

erful. Hungrier

just Nyla

ore tha

ide shining in her eyes. "It's finishe

as gone, g

rated through the

. I'm laughi

"Alpha says we fini

, "She's probably already

chains that had boun

o longe

t defen

s po

squeaked open. The warri

made

han I've

first warrior to yell. I twis

dy fel

d warrior's eyes grew

lunged. The stone walls w

ed over their b

no long

out the

s a ni

night air as I turned t

, for the

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