Sin Gri

it sky. The huge feast, savory and sweet,

ed Night Howler. The hall was swelling with pride and delight. It was important for his fa

ecious Night Howler for thirteen years to come. It was, after all

of the Wild Beast. And therefore to guard it, even above their lives, was not just an honor but a ba

longer need to. You must rest so your wounds and bruises will heal f

t caring look on her face. His heart

e knew all his life that she deserved everything this world

." he cal

had the same ink-black hair, dark swirling eyes, and rose-tinted lips

broader features, with bony cheeks and jaws, courtesy of his father. His mot

yana was mad whenever she saw him. Be

for Andra, his mot

hin the dim chamber. It smelled like mud after the rain

Lumellyana order you again to g

was rising faster t

ht for me..." She wiped with her shivering fingers the

Knight back to his bed. They sat side by side

uals, healers, or events to do so. But because Knight did not have

w and weak compared to other Werebeasts, but his senses were on a different level. He cou

ent that his father would be proud of. Or so he had thought. But then his father wa

e knew he could master it like everyo

ull his wrist from her. "You're not a se

ntly. "Lumellyana has been good to us. She did not throw us away eve

ust you pay for having me? It is and will never be your fault t

y to say the word he knew his mother hated. So instead, he j

r her pain, for her suffering. He cried as if she were still

tly ran her fingers through his hair. "You must wait

ed with brimming tears,

ool to elevate your pack's rank. Never be swayed by the Elder's words, nor the crowd's noises. Do not follow your father's

uld never do what his father had done. He would never be with someone just because their

it took. No matter what it took. He would never have any

t help but think. "What

arned about Mates, he dreaded the possibility that his Mate might not w

t of Elderwood. But often his father said he was weak, that he was n

ning sun. "Getting nervous this ear

His father said that a truly honorable man must not and

ly I could rule t

e. So, he nodded shyly, and his

. Only listen to me. You're strong, and brave, and most especially you are just and kind. And also, which is of course given, utterly handsom

The night seemed to deepen because of the apparent silence. It

mother," he said, smiling at hims

ded, but Knight could see the trac

m to see each other for that long. Although it was brief, and he was already yearning for more, he alre

that she had given

e windows had opened. He was too lazy to close them and just tried to close his eyes again. But the light between the small

nyway, it was better for him to go back to the banquet to see his mother. May

emed to settle abruptly, like a cold, heavy metal pressing down on his gut. It

ghtmare, a sharp cry of horror sliced

blurred and limbs still exhausted. He stopped in his trac

tes and dinnerware were scattered everywhere, and people were runni

throat when a large boulder swiftly struck his anxious

we have here this

hen he recovered, he tried to stand. But his vision was too

it seems," the voice

the woman before him. The very veins in his body st

.." he

n succession, and a hoarse voice shouted, "We are u

could move to attack, she whispered something, then there was

rge tree with a thud. The leaves rustled and the branches cre

" he mu

d him. His ears began to ring in silence as screams, laughter, and destr

ted. She gripped his throat, raising him up and pinning him agai

l. She was far stronger than him, which baffled him greatly because he knew witches were not supposed to

escape now, are we?" She smiled sweetly a

, almost mocking tone. "You wolf beings are pleasin

s jaw. "Werebeast,

er no matter how much he tried to break free. He was no match for h

ed him. Everything seemed to slow down while his wea

him. His lungs were growing tired. That was when he felt it: the loo

ht s

ful. Her youth seemed to have drained, her hair pale compared to the

tch's strength no matter how hard he tried. She was

s over, seemingly disappointed. She believed he was done for. Knight'

d Knight was starting to feel hopeless. He c

eel. Then his senses returned to normal. The sensitivity was gone,

eel her movements and sense her blood flowi

for all. Then, swiftly, she moved, and at the same moment, Knight gathered the remaining

e attack that she staggered, loos

ct. He kicked her head with his shin and, with a clean snap, brou