The Alpha's Oath

through his now elongated canines, his

and menacing, its eyes flicking between Damon

veins. She wasn't slow to respond. The change came naturally, as it always did. Fur rippled over her skin, and her

Tessa followed, her claws outstretched toward the beast's throat. But the creature was fast too fast. It ducked u

th terrifying precision. Tessa's mind raced. This was no ordinary shifter, no ordinary beast. This t

ull force of his wolf form. The creature twisted violently, throwing them both of

reating into the shadows with a low, echoing roar that reverberated through the tree

his golden eyes scanning the forest, untrusting of t

he effort of the battle. She didn't know what they had just faced, but

th. A young scout, pale and bloodied, his clothes torn to shreds. His wide, ter

to the surface. She knelt beside him, her hands

it's Mario Anderson," he gasped, his voice breaking. "He's leading this... the Destro

th one final, desperate bre

nated in her chest, like a drumbeat she couldn't ignore. The supreme warlock, the mastermind behind al

The warlock had set something in motion, somethin

ack into his human shape. He moved closer, his

path they had to take. This was far from over. The weight of

tering the old stone walls. Tessa sat at the long table, her fingers tracing the edges of the weathered woo

eir expressions neutral but heavy with unspoken tension. Tessa could feel the uncertainty in the air no one knew where to begin,

e was veiled in shadow, his movements swift and calculated. He

the messenger's voice was

, his face tightened, his brow furrowing as the weight of the message settled over him. The room bec

it to her wordle

the cold words glaring up at her. The message was vagu

ose who know the truth will break through. The one with power from the lineage must decide whether to fall into s

throat. "The bloodline..." sh

ns swirling in her mind. The marked one. Who was it? Her mi

voice was low, filled with an edge of uncertainty. "But it's too

t was a warning, but f

hed heavily on her mind, each step they took drawing them deeper into the unknown. They were close closer than

atching over the Vale for centuries. The air here hummed with an ancient power, like something long forgotte

his voice low as he surveyed the

es worn with age but still imbued with an undeniable power. "Th

studied the markings. "Then we're standing on th

t were here, hidden in plain sight. But something else was her

they were being watched. The curse was no longe

the ones mea