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TEARS OF THE MOON

Chapter 3 The Beast Within

Word Count: 1253    |    Released on: 21/01/2025

on high alert. The weight of the prophecy had never felt heavier. She had been raised to lead, to be an Alpha. But the doubts gnawing at her-

gh the canopy, casting long, eerie shadows over the forest floor. Lana's breath came in shallow bursts as she tried

as. But even he couldn't mask the growing sense of urgency. The rogue wolves were out there, waiting for th

t words again, echoing in her mind. "The Blackwood heir will awaken her

wanted peace, to live a life free of the expectations placed on

ough her thoughts, low and comm

eel them-feel their eyes on her, watching from the shadows. T

ady. Lana braced herself, her claws extending. The air seemed to t

n they

nnatural hunger. They were massive-hulking, beastly figures, their forms shifting between wolf and man, muscles rip

is voice a harsh rasp. He was older than the others, his face scarred and w

to her palms as she faced the rogue. "I have

cold sound that sent a shiver down L

. Kian moved to intercept, but Lana wasn't fast enough to

red in her ears. Her vision blurred,

ovements slowed, his wild eyes searching the empty space where Lana had stood. She felt the power surge within her,

the brush. Every part of her was consumed by the

ogue leader who held her attention. He was still scanning the area, his confusion

invisibility breaking just as her hand tore through the rogue leader's

echoed in h

Her claws sliced through the rogue's flesh with deadly precision, the rogue leader's resistance faltering as she st

t there was no fear in her anymore. She was alive with power-power she had only just be

ensing the loss of their leader, surged forward with renewed ferocity. La

s outn

lone. Her power was still new, still raw. She was still learning to control it. T

t. Lana staggered back, her breath ragged. Blood seeped from the woun

ed somet

anished as quickly as it had come. She could feel the rog

th the pulse of the forest. The trees whispered, the wind howled. She could hear the rogue wolves' movements, each step, each breath. She was

warning, Lana va

a blur of motion, as though she were a shadow that could not be caught. She

ch strike cutting through them with ease. Their confusion worked in her favor as

again. But this time, it

of the rogues crumpled to the ground. The rogue leader lay motionles

ice filled with respect and s

le lift, but there was no victory song in her head. Only a quiet realization th

her pack had o

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1 Chapter 1 Awakening Shadows2 Chapter 2 Torn Between Light and Darkness3 Chapter 3 The Beast Within4 Chapter 4 Echoes of Betrayal5 Chapter 5 The Forest Whispers6 Chapter 6 Rising Shadows7 Chapter 7 Bonds Of Betrayal8 Chapter 8 Echoes Of The Past9 Chapter 9 Fractured Bonds10 Chapter 10 The Shadow Within11 Chapter 11 The Price Of Power12 Chapter 12 The Name In Blood13 Chapter 13 A Throne Of Shadows14 Chapter 14 The Unmaking15 Chapter 15 The Ties That Bind16 Chapter 16 Blood and Oaths17 Chapter 17 The Forsaken oath18 Chapter 18 The Breaking Point19 Chapter 19 The Silent War20 Chapter 20 The Breaking Point21 Chapter 21 What Lurks Beneath22 Chapter 22 The Point Of No Return23 Chapter 23 Bound by Shadow24 Chapter 24 The Abyss Stares Back25 Chapter 25 Blood and Oaths26 Chapter 26 Beneath the Ruins27 Chapter 27 The Awakening28 Chapter 28 Ascend or Fall29 Chapter 29 The Awakening30 Chapter 30 The Descent31 Chapter 31 The Gate Opens32 Chapter 32 The Throne's Price33 Chapter 33 Between The Void34 Chapter 34 The War Begins35 Chapter 35 The Final Threshold36 Chapter 36 Into The Abyss37 Chapter 37 The Descent38 Chapter 38 Into Danger39 Chapter 39 The Last Threshold40 Chapter 40 The Coronation of Shadows41 Chapter 41 A Kingdom in Ashes42 Chapter 42 The Weight of a Crown43 Chapter 43 The Forgotten King44 Chapter 44 The Price of Power45 Chapter 45 A Throne of Ash and Blood46 Chapter 46 The Breaking point47 Chapter 47 The Crown of Shadows48 Chapter 48 The Queen's Command49 Chapter 49 The Shadows Stir