The Blood Moon's heir

: THE BLOOD

t held it

at. Shadows stretched like claws across the earth, whispering of ancient omens. Tre

where silver grass bent l

ed down at the broken body of the traitor. Her claws trembled, n

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. They came from the da

Fenric, her mate. Alpha. The one she had trusted since her first howl to the star

etrayed the pact. He would've handed our t

. He was y

growled. "Do

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or start in her hea

dn't

d feel it-like a rip in the wind before a storm. Eyes followed her in silence. Some bowed low. Others turned a

t was d

after the Blood M

ith the Sight, Elder Myrin limped into the den where Ashr

id, "You felt i

ut her brother's throat-she had felt the pull. Something old. Som

it. "You've awo

Ashra snapped. "That

ead leaves. "And so is the

etched like wings behind h

e a pact with the moon. To protect the pack, no matter the cost.

a fr

in said, voice low. "It was your will. You chos

does i

l ancient things

hra dreamed in

g beneath her paws. Wolves screamed in the distance. Blo

ned in bone and starlight. She was n

he li

ding. Sweat drenched her fur. Outsid

pu

oons old, stood in the doorway. "Y

d. "Bad dream

ad. "You smelled

wer, he turned and v

n't sle

ay, the Re

d-ten strong, armored in war paint and bearing the scent of conquest. Th

iller Luna to be

ard. "You expected

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nk. "You'll leav

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between them. A pelt. Gray and g

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d sent to neg

ke ash. But deeper still-something cold an

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n had made

t Ashra w

ealize-she

stood before them, voice grave, calling for retreat. "We ca

rs. W

tepped

said. "W

looked startled. "You wo

"I would lead them into honor

ack w

wolves began to bo

he L

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d and wa

im go. Her ma

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ounded at dawn, Ashr

on

s joined her. The old.

nd fierce and full of mou

e old part of the world,

oon's heir

uld burn before

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