a Vale stood in the center of a gathering, her heart hammering against her ribs. The murmurs of the pac
accept her, and cherish her. But as Alpha Killian Stormborn stood before her, his gold
voice dripping with dis
whispered, feeling the bond hum betwee
next words s
he Bloodclaw Pack, rej
ore through Serena's chest. It felt like her very soul was being ripped apart, t
s powerful frame. "You are weak, useless. An
tening to escape. The mate bond was sacred, something wo
ak, another voice pu
e pack's most powerful beta female, said with a smirk. "You
begging-to see a flicker of regre
ction wa
. The pain didn't just settle-it awakened something. A flicker of power buried
't stay we
g grounds, her heart aching as if someone had carved it out with a dull knife. The
et scraping against the cold earth. Every breath
k of her mind. You are more
ike her wolf, Naya. It was deeper, more ancien
ping her chest. "Why?" she choked. "W
e this is just the b
uture did she have now? She ha
ating the dense forest. The wind picked u
he heard i
to face whatever was coming. A tall, cloaked figure emerged from th
, child," the stranger said,
e quickened.
to reveal a woman with long, silver hair and
Serena Vale, are more than an omega. Yo
heard whispers of them-wolves with abilities beyond imagi
rue power is awakening. And those who rejected you
something stir deep inside he
't just
mething fa
e. The woman's words echoed in her ears.
to pups. Wolves who could command the elements, shift faster than the eye
aid, her voice unsteady. "I'm
enly, Serena felt a pull deep in her chest-like a dormant part of her was waking up. The ground b
. "What's hap
for years, buried beneath your pain. But rejection ha
ugh Serena. "You're saying..
t." Selene's expression darkened. "The Bloodclaw Pack feared
ing, the punishments for the smallest mistakes, the way the pack made
They knew. They knew. An
e first time, anger burned brighter than
teach you. But first..." She stepped closer,
A sudden wave of heat rushed through her, and the memories of her suff
eath h
saw some
isi
nted her knelt before her, their eyes filled with fear and awe. And in the distance, a f
ished, leaving
n. "Now, do you see? This is your destiny. To rise fro
s heart
whole life believi
she had
ld never be