The Awaited Lycan Queen

ah. Don't

th tears streaming down her cheeks, she ran-heart pounding, lungs burning. She didn't dare glance behind. She couldn't. The crackling s

ed against her skin, roots clawed at her feet-but she pushed forward. The acrid scent of smoke thickened the air, s

eakest of the werewolves, took his stand. He didn't have the strength to win, but he had the heart to

t of now

to the forest floor. Everything spun. The world dimmed. He

orest was now a graveyard, its silence broken only by the sounds o

lined cloak was stained with the blood of his enemies, his eyes scanning the battl

e're ready to depart," one of his warrio

ed had been loaded into cars, while the corpses of the fallen-warriors who had paid the ultimate

own vehicle, a faint soun

him

et it sliced through th

ha?" asked Bayle, his be

toward the source of the sound, his boots crunching over broken twigs a

he sa

twitched weakly, her head lolled from side to side, and deep gashes mar

survivor?" he sneered. "Let me finish he

raised a hand

oils now," he said quiet

learly confused. "

as one of ours," Ruidig

aw, her breathing faint. With no concern for her condition, he tossed her among the bodies of the

the Blood Crescent Pack were flung open to welcome them. Cheers erupted from the citizens, who came out in drov

children clinging to his sides. She smile

n, my love," she whispered,

. "Yes, my queen. But f

him with wide smiles. "One day, son, you'll understand why we

fed out his chest with pride. "And I'll ret

old declaration, the lighthearted moment li

tly when Ruidiger's tone turn

ponse, the weight of grief pr

is battle-another cruel toll paid at the hands of the Light Star

g havoc to their neighbouring packs, and now they'd finally rece

from the truck. Wails of grief filled the air as their loved ones wept

ing unexpect

roze. The girl-that girl-her body was still warm. He touched her wrist

ck in shock,

called, his

ed, his brow furr

still alive. She shouldn't be. No

y, and for a moment, he thought he imagined it. But no-she

ves," Bayle said,

f seeing something no one else could. A child of a f