The Lost Mate of the Fallen Alpha

ixed on her pack in the distance. It was a long-awaited return, but also a moment of unease she couldn't explain. She had just graduated from medical schoo

and Raven closed her eyes for a moment, inhaling the fresh air. The moon was slowly rising, dra

the human world. But there was something that changed the dynamics with each visit, a sense of friction in the air. And Raven

others. It was the same feeling she had perceived in the eyes of Emilia, the future Luna of the pack. A

aler, but also because the alpha of the pack, Corwin, seemed to have a special affection for her. It wa

ed as the pack's care center loomed before her. But immediately, the quiet of the scene was shattered. In the

voice. "You should know

ed by the intensity of his

if preparing to flee. "There are things you don't

"Manipulated? Wh

t seen what's going on here. She's been telling

en felt her heart race

fered. Let a stranger, an unknown, guide you. She insinuated things that...

a, who always seemed like an ally, a friend... Manipulating like

she whispered, but her

ted. "The whispers are already ther

ear the doubt. "It can't be. It'

rds could ever say. "You're wrong, Raven. Wolves ta

en. That a simple rivalry could become such a serious accusation. But she couldn't afford

ide, the silence was heavy and oppressive. Most of the healers had le

ressed in her elegant dress, seemed to be waiting f

ve made the decision to come back after all. But it's too

plied, her voice cracking with

straction. A weakness. Corwin, your dear friend, chose me to be Luna. And you are

she was hearing. But Emilia was more confident than ever. Rav

closer. "I'm going to make sure you have no p

un away without understanding. But before she could answer, a shadow appeared at the entrance to the me

deep, seeming to envelop the air in a

race. It was over.

m but sharp voice. "Your presence is now

th coming in short gasps. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she s

ing, Corwin," she said, her voice ha

nside her, a question lingered. Why was he betray

iscover what lay beneath the facade, beneath the lies. The Blood Moon was approaching, and an even

out looking back, leaving be