The Luna's Oath Caused by Alpha's Betrayal
perfect circle. Sile
night when young wolves shifted for the first time under ancestral ble
refoot. Knees scraped.
ter of the ritual grounds, the cold dirt beneath
s use
s cur
t even a
ren't even hu
draped in furs, his eyes filled with controlled dis
he said aloud, his voice echoing thr
g herself not to cry. "I tried, Alph
r you won't? Maybe the spirit of you
owd sn
ys found a way to bring up her parents, even
dered by rogu
y to survive
the Alpha never looked her in
rd, descending the s
ace to the bloodline. And every day you breathe, yo
na said
ing inside her - somethin
ye
-
erved i
cian declared. "So your p
owd st
unish
ms and forced her to her knees. Lucian walked in a
r, and protection all your life
sed hi
her right to the pack lands. Until she learn
no ceremon
ves as her own peopl
-
x
t barefoot and alone, her white cerem
idn't
dn't s
ust w
stirred. Like a drumbeat. Like an ancient
w harder. Th
oice whisp
ou're weak. G
-
own
of the trees, someone watc
pack
somethi
ped into the shadows,
ng," it sai
nished wit
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Chapt