rm

rst thing I fe

jection. Just warmth-soft and strange, wrapping

golden light filtering through a canopy of trees.

was dusky orange, like sunset was moments away, painting the world in war

mbered was Kael's rejection, the pain that split me o

ere I

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athi

ffe

like I was a

by a soft white shift that clung to my skin. My limbs felt stronger,

ppening to me? How did I get here? I kept asking myself different questions and trying to figure out many things, all at once. Then the memories ret

t me back, fate that I thought hated me

. The thought sent a shiver down my spine, but

as f

, stronger than before. N

chi

ymore, she whispered.

ever been. From the trees, a figure emerged-a tall man

wolf I'd ever met. He sm

ly looked at me with curiosity, as if I were something unexpected, like something he is still trying to figure out. I was a bit scared, nervous and also very curious to know who this person was and also wha

reme

ing to crack everything in front of me "I remember everything." I said with a very faint voice tre

mp in my throat. "I died," I whispered. "I felt it." "You did. And you were reborn. Marked." "Marked?" He reached into his robe and tossed me a small silver

mate," he said. "You are a daughte

l of fear and anger at the s

t unders

u wi

ke you?" He stepped closer. "He will one day kneel at your feet

A faint smile ghosted across his face. "Then you're ready

lways attracts attention." He turned, his cloak swirling behind him. "Wait-what's yo

oment, clutching the pendant to my chest, heart racing. Power. Revenge. Rebirt

e them all regret ever looking down on me. A rustle

d it. Then a third. Wolves. Large. Silent. Watching. I stumbled back, pulse thu

h obsidian-black hair and silver tattoos wrapping down his arms like vines. His aura hit

smell like a normal wolf." "I'm not," I whispered. "Then what are you?" I opened my mouth to answer, but I didn't know wha