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HIDDEN HOWL

Chapter 2 Return to the Shadows

Word Count: 1253    |    Released on: 02/07/2025

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my old pack hoodie, a strange mix of dread and nostalgia stirring within me. You're just going for a few days, I rem

plain walls, minimal furniture, a little balcony overlooking a busy street-but it was mine. Here, I didn't

my headlights casting long beams across the darkened road as I set out toward home. A low, creeping sense of unease wo

my phone lit up with

pressing the phone to

burst of excitement. "Yo

road ahead. "I'll be there, but probably

iet of the night. "I'd never. And don't worry-no one's expect

h she couldn't see it.

? After everything, am I really ready to go back? I shook my head, trying to brush it off. I was only staying for a few days. I could handle it. Besides,

ng trees that loomed over me, dark and shadowed. My heart began to race as the f

rive and spilled onto the surrounding grass, voices and laughter drifting through the open doors. I pulled up at the edge of the pro

sn't ready for the eyes, the stares, the whispers that would follow if I walked in through the

chandeliers. Rows of people filled the space, pack members of every rank and age dressed in their finest, all eyes focused on the stage at the front. I

steady and authoritative as he spoke about tradition, honor, and loyalty. The things I was

heir dresses shimmering under the lights as they leaned forward, eyes glued to the stage. They were practically glowing, and I knew w

ess their rise, to watch my cousins be celebrated, while I... I pushed the thought aw

ocked, isolated, pushed aside, all because I was different, because I didn't have what they had. I'd endured it all, hidden the hurt, told mys

d their full concentration on the Alpha and his immaculate family. No one had noticed me but the urge to turn and leave clawed at me, but I

st of it all, someth

and rich, with a hint of spice that prickled at the edges of my senses. It was unlike anyth

e scent wrapping around me, pulling me in. It was intoxicating, irresistible, a

hat scent, but all I could see were the same familiar faces,

Did they perceive it too? I wondered. My heart pounded, my senses heightened, my thoughts a whirl of confusion and curiosity as I sto

as, it was calling the Triplets to me as

rds me, but I couldn't stand there to find out why. I turned around as I r

unning but I knew I could

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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