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on of me seem not just necessary but noble, he went before the Council of

e of the pack's lineage-over a mere infatuation with an Omega. It was a brilliant, dis

, a lone wolf surviving in the harsh wilderness, th

an vanished, replaced by the tyrant. He grabbed my ar

ed from him, a wave of power that rooted my fe

ted you," he hissed, his face close to mine, "your soul will a

ver let me go. I was to be his pos

my cottage to find Seraphina standing outside, directing two

pha's house, as is her right as my Luna," he said, his voice devoid of any emoti

s, my collection of river stones, my life, thrown out l

ied in a puddle. It was carved with the crescent moon of our family totem.

aps that had helped our warriors win three skirmishes against Rogue packs, had been

ure Alpha," she said, placing a hand on her flat stomach, "I need to ensure my chi

ittering with triumph

stone in my chest, pleading wit

. "Do not challenge your

rittle piece of my heart that still h