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LUNAR RECKONING

Chapter 4 The Witch's Threat

Word Count: 1617    |    Released on: 02/01/2025

th a spell, a commitment. She remained there, in the shadow of the trees right outside the limit of the pack's property, like she'd constantly b

high alert. All that about her felt off-base

her voice delicate, like velvet-b

plied, my voice hars

ll, knowing smile. "I'm someone who can h

mind, constantly shifting, reeling from the power I had no control over. If she c

g a step back, eyes darting to the trees around

ing my words. "Oh, but you are," she sa

id it, a thread of certaint

ue lineage. I can help you unlock your power,

ouncing around like an unwelcome guest.

answers are buried deep, hidden from you, and only I can show you where the

tide. I felt it in my bones, that strange, magnetic pull. I could almost taste th

he rogue werewolf in the forest, the darkness closing in. An

whisper, but I didn't wait for her response befor

e whispering through my mind like a song I couldn't forget. I fought the temptation, my thoughts tugging in all dire

esence was heavy. His silence, as

said without preamble, his voice

the guilt still prickled. "I ran in

freezing any further thoughts I might have had about Morgana. "Sh

ons. "I need help, Grayson. I can't control what's happening to

ing, but he held it back. His fists balled at his sides, but when he spoke again

reath. The thought of Morgana's power, her certainty about

the fireplace, my thoughts still

His gaze was kind, always kind, and it made the confusion in

aid, the words tumbling ou

, his brow furrowing. "I've heard of her," he said. "She's... com

ers. "But she said she could help me-help me control my powers. I do

lone, Eve. The pack-me-we can help you. You don't n

m now, a quiet warning. He wasn't wrong. But Morgana's

ieve anymore," I whispere

shadowy figure appearing out of the

haven't you?" His voice, always

me," I muttered, the knot of confus

" His eyes, dark and wild, flicked toward the trees. "Morgana is playing yo

eyes. I didn't need his opinion. "You don't unde

oying with everyone else. Morgana manipulates people, Eve. She pulls on your weaknesses, makes yo

wed me something," I said, voice barely above a whisper. "A vision. O

curling into a frown. "That's

washing over me. "I saw myself, standing on top of the worl

t before he spoke, his voice low

It feels... right, but it also feels wrong. Like

r than this, Evelyn. You can make your own path. You don't need Morgana, and

g unreadable. "I don't know who to trust anym

dn't get Morgana's offer out of my mind, but Grayson's warnings echoed in my ears, and Liam's steady presence felt like a lifeline. And then there

ill, feeling more remarkable than I had at any point envisioned. It consumed to me like a fire I was unable to quench, an

it may, a

the heaviness of her commitment weighty in the air between us, t

ed, her voice velvet-smooth, as though she could reco

bit, then, at that poi

the grin of somebody who needed to help. It wa

oded inside me, a fire that consumed my veins. Also, at that time, I understo

murmured, stepping back

y knew -it was too late. Morga

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1 Chapter 1 A New Beginning2 Chapter 2 Awakening Powers3 Chapter 3 The First Danger4 Chapter 4 The Witch's Threat5 Chapter 5 Secrets Revealed6 Chapter 6 The Betrayal7 Chapter 7 The Choice8 Chapter 8 The Capture9 Chapter 9 The Final Showdown10 Chapter 10 The Rebirth11 Chapter 11 A Fragile Alliance12 Chapter 12 The Underlying Tension13 Chapter 13 The Breaking Point14 Chapter 14 The Hidden Betrayal15 Chapter 15 The Reckoning16 Chapter 16 Eve's First Test as Leader17 Chapter 17 Unraveling the Betrayal18 Chapter 18 The Weight of Leadership19 Chapter 19 Power and Consequence20 Chapter 20 A Leader's Resolve21 Chapter 21 Building Trust22 Chapter 22 The Arrival of Selena23 Chapter 23 Doubts and Desires24 Chapter 24 Selena's Challenge25 Chapter 25 The Breaking Point26 Chapter 26 Emotional Turmoil27 Chapter 27 The Call of the Forest28 Chapter 28 Shadows of the Past29 Chapter 29 A Gift and a Curse30 Chapter 30 The Awakening31 Chapter 31 Selena's Intrigue32 Chapter 32 The Seeds of Betrayal33 Chapter 33 Grayson's Dilemma34 Chapter 34 The Divide Deepens35 Chapter 35 The Betrayal Revealed36 Chapter 36 The Growing Threat37 Chapter 37 The Enemy at the Gate38 Chapter 38 The Coming War39 Chapter 39 The Final Stand40 Chapter 40 A New Era41 Chapter 41 The Whisper of Shadows42 Chapter 42 Unseen Enemies43 Chapter 43 The Alpha of the Void44 Chapter 44 The Shadow's Reach45 Chapter 45 A Line in the Sand46 Chapter 46 The Whispered Legend47 Chapter 47 The Journey into the Unknown48 Chapter 48 The Trials of the Moonstone49 Chapter 49 The Shadow's Interference50 Chapter 50 A Choice That Cannot Be Undone51 Chapter 51 Into the Wild52 Chapter 52 The First Trial53 Chapter 53 Fractured Bonds54 Chapter 54 The Wolf Guardian55 Chapter 55 The Choice to Continue56 Chapter 56 The Forest of Illusions57 Chapter 57 The First Sacrifice58 Chapter 58 The Weight of Loss59 Chapter 59 The Final Trial60 Chapter 60 The Moonstone's Chamber61 Chapter 61 The Betrayer's Return62 Chapter 62 The Duel of the Past63 Chapter 63 The Truth About Grayson64 Chapter 64 The Future We Cannot Change65 Chapter 65 A War of Destiny66 Chapter 66 Eve's Decision67 Chapter 67 The Burden of Leadership68 Chapter 68 The Power Consumes69 Chapter 69 A Fractured Pack70 Chapter 70 The End of the Beginning71 Chapter 71 Knives in the Dark72 Chapter 72 The Traitor Among Us73 Chapter 73 The Weight of Doubt74 Chapter 74 The Breaking Point75 Chapter 75 Knives in the Dark76 Chapter 76 Unchained77 Chapter 77 Lines Drawn in Blood78 Chapter 78 Reflections of the Fallen79 Chapter 79 Blood Bound80 Chapter 80 Unleashed81 Chapter 81 The Game Unveiled82 Chapter 82 The Choice That Changes Everything83 Chapter 83 The Shadow in My Mind84 Chapter 84 The Face Behind the Darkness85 Chapter 85 Blood of the Void86 Chapter 86 The Lies We Tell Ourselves87 Chapter 87 No Right Choice88 Chapter 88 The Line Between Loyalty and Survival89 Chapter 89 The Cost of Power90 Chapter 90 The Choice That Breaks Everything91 Chapter 91 The Prophecy That Will Break Me92 Chapter 92 The Chains We Can't See93 Chapter 93 What Grayson Saw94 Chapter 94 The Lie Between Us95 Chapter 95 The Scars That Never Heal96 Chapter 96 The Future I Can't Escape97 Chapter 97 The Edge of Myself98 Chapter 98 The Truth in the Bond99 Chapter 99 The Choice That Breaks Me100 Chapter 100 The Fate I Choose