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with the shrill clang of the pack's

eneath the stampede of shifting bodies, wolves of weak, stunted forms scrambl

e basement of the royal h

gue

eaving. He barely got the word out before Gamma Chlyde, s

t's

nd his neck, arrows rattling in their quiver. The warrior

le Pack at the rogues' mercy. Their wolves were weak, their bodi

ogues, emboldened by their strength, pushed forward until the River

at, silence recl

stood alone, the wind raking through his

ents, where wolves thrived under the moon's blessing. Packs

s coiled

esitant. He had seen his leader lost in thought too many times, and every

s eyes burning. "How many ti

ace. "No matter how many times, you are

void of humor. "Really? Your alpha

th the mockery. This was their fate, one they ha

t one, Alph

e stillness of the night. Se

besid

epping up to the

nning the land. "The moon shines for

es attacked today, Chlyde. Te

sitated.

Twenty... with children. And h

e was barely a whisp

sharp and bitter. "Bravo! They take twenty

o had no strength to fight. His pack fought with steel instead of claws, arrows inste

nce stretched far and wide, but here-where

ha. You cannot change it

ure it? How? I wasn't even bo

r people. But our ancestors endured

ate handed down through generatio

ay be weak, but we look to you for strength. We may grieve, but we l

the pack's land, s

souls who depend on you. My

ed his jaw. His

goddess had

urn," he s

ed into their wolves

ed their wounded loved ones, others held their dead. Some wep

ebastene could feel the

over his bare shoulders, but he hardly felt it. He strode toward the ele

e the ache in his chest. "Mourn the dead. Te

rd, they

ned away, his

promise that their suffering would end. But how could

d been the most powerful ruler in Vlam

challenged, and ref

s did the unthinkable. He crossed into hum

The moon vanished. A sign o

elivered he

t-but his once mighty wolf had shrunk into a frail, path

d to every loyal warrio

as banished. Outcasts. Forbidden to ass

ondemned them. And no

d in his thoughts, the heavy d

in waves. His chest heaved, fists clenched

new why his Gamma was here. It

pha," Marco growled.

bracing himself. Silence

. "What do you expect me to

ned. "A fate tha

"How? Generations before us did

can't!" Marco stepped closer, his gla

ry snapped. "G

aughed. A sharp,

u have no wolf strength to stop me. You a

le

ersuasive. "Use the wolfsb

r twisted into s

N

, Alpha. I have two years left to live

e's jaw

of Riverville, will

d and wa

him go, then c

need yo