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HIDDEN HOWL

HIDDEN HOWL

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Chapter 1 Chapt The Call to Return

Word Count: 1289    |    Released on: 02/07/2025

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ielding and heavy. I sat on the edge of my bed, phone clenched in m

red back at me, stark

on Ceremony tomorrow. This is your duty, Tri

d left behind. My aunt had sent it an hour ago, but I hadn't dared to respond. To answer would mean to ack

should I go back?' The question echoed inside me, clawing through memories I'd tried to forget. Returni

enty-three years, as if the weight of my past had aged me in ways time couldn't. My fingers tightened around my phone, almost hoping

p, I had been the odd one-the girl who hadn't shifted, the daughter of a human father, barely considered a wolf. I remembered the mockery in my cousin

ould I return to a place th

d floor cold beneath her feet, and moved closer to the mirror. Looking at myself, I almost saw two versions: the girl who had

d metal absently. My aunt had once told me it belonged to my mother, the only thing my paren

?" I whispered to myself, the w

wn at the screen to see Cara flashing up at me. Cara, my best friend,

ly answered, putting

ull of excitement. "I had to check in

e bitterness seeped through. "I'm not exactly eager to go parade myself in f

it's important. You know how serious the Accession Ceremony

They don't want me there, Cara. The whole pack has made it p

ange. People grow up. Besides, your cousins are taking their places by the triplets' sides a

by everyone. I could practically see them now, all dressed up, fawning over the triplets. I could see their pride,

a place there, too. You have a right to be t

why she'd stayed my friend all these years. But I could still feel the weight of the humiliation I'd buried so deep. Going b

ts tormented me all those years, my own family barely looked at me, and the whole pack watched it happen. They

't care what they think. That their opinions don't define you. Come ba

k through-an ache I hadn't felt in a long time. An ache to face them all, to let t

'll be able to watch your cousins flail around trying to i

e tension, to make even the darkest situations seem a little less heavy

ghed, "you know you're

ed me as I said them, a quiet determination settling in my chest. I'd go back, and I'd face them all

"I'll reserve a seat for you in the gran

rt pounding as I took in the reality of what I'd

up, catching my reflection in the mirror once more. I could see the worry in my eyes

Maybe it was just the faintest hint of courag

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1 Chapter 1 Chapt The Call to Return2 Chapter 2 Return to the Shadows3 Chapter 3 The One That Got Away4 Chapter 4 Marked By Fate5 Chapter 5 Reject or Accept6 Chapter 6 The Path Of Rejection7 Chapter 7 A Warm Welcome8 Chapter 8 The Plans To Escape9 Chapter 9 The Alpha's Judgment10 Chapter 10 Tears and urges11 Chapter 11 The Safe Space12 Chapter 12 Unspoken Fury13 Chapter 13 The Stars and the Silence14 Chapter 14 Under the Moonlight15 Chapter 15 Torn Sketches16 Chapter 16 Daemon's Rage17 Chapter 17 Sneers in The Kitchen18 Chapter 18 The Beta's challenge19 Chapter 19 The ultimate challenge20 Chapter 20 The Hunt21 Chapter 21 A Crack In The Armor22 Chapter 22 Maia's Tears23 Chapter 23 The Library24 Chapter 24 A Fairy Tale Kiss25 Chapter 25 Dinner Gone Wrong26 Chapter 26 A Culprit To Be Found27 Chapter 27 Kindest Words She Has Ever Heard28 Chapter 28 Unwanted Feelings29 Chapter 29 First Kiss30 Chapter 30 An Alpha's Visit31 Chapter 31 A Talk with The Alpha32 Chapter 32 A Lesson in Precision33 Chapter 33 When Tension Rises34 Chapter 34 Liam's Solitude35 Chapter 35 Two out of Three36 Chapter 36 Words Like Arrows37 Chapter 37 Hunt Gone Wrong38 Chapter 38 Is This Fear 39 Chapter 39 Guilt and Blame40 Chapter 40 The White Wolf41 Chapter 41 A Better Slut42 Chapter 42 Murder Mystery43 Chapter 43 Protect Her44 Chapter 44 A Moment of Ecstasy45 Chapter 45 The Unforgettable Dream46 Chapter 46 Breakfast With Royalty47 Chapter 47 A Hunt With The Triplets48 Chapter 48 Please Me49 Chapter 49 The Art Of Seduction50 Chapter 50 A Taste Of Forbidden Fruit51 Chapter 51 A Strange Encounter52 Chapter 52 Three Against One53 Chapter 53 Nasir's Other Side54 Chapter 54 You Are Not Alone55 Chapter 55 The Return of The Silvershade Sisters56 Chapter 56 The Creak57 Chapter 57 A Decision To Be Made