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Loving A Stranger

Chapter 3 The Shadow, The Sun and The Moon

Word Count: 1384    |    Released on: 09/08/2025

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elf it was

eam brought on by too muc

the mirror the next morning, I couldn't sh

warm like an ember that hadn't fully cooled. My pulse thrummed i

f the sink. Get a grip

t a

y imagi

or, determined to ignore the

ough the day, the wo

n to before, the dampness of the grass, the faint perfume on my mother's clothe

d thing

d clearer than they should have been. A heartbeat, no, several heartbeats, thudded so

imagi

ad t

College prep, shopping lists, plans with Mina, normal t

creeping into my bones like

e lights

rhead bulbs dimmed, just for a second. The hum of the re

ckly, everything r

ceiling, my hea

that.

idiculous. A power

something whispere

na's

before Tasha e

made sarcastic jokes, rolled her eyes at my ridiculou

energy

istracted.

than once, as if trying to shake off

nally asked as we browsed th

apped her out of something.

ia

her. I knew it, but I als

f you turn into a zombie or someth

"You'd just st

viou

but it didn't

on with her, but one thing w

r it was, it

n Alpha

always did, flashes of a w

r w

skin, and fire in her eyes. A girl

as

t yet. Already, she was shifting the balance betwe

d, rippling like water, revealing glimpses of her life, her laughter with her best friend, the way she absently trace

as awa

eel me, even if she di

could f

ter how many times I tried to push it down, it remained, an ache in my

th the watchful gaze

he magic that ha

something. A remn

rough the barriers, reaching me across the veil. The air around me vibrated, and for a

een our worlds

the way her soul responded, hesitant but curious, like a

accept the truth yet.

uld not s

the faintest whisper throu

e corner of her vision. A voice, too soft for her t

as

hing, fingers tightening ar

ad hea

oul kn

ning as I gazed through the

ng for you

nothing will s

ains of t

nts had d

r essence beneath layers of human no

they were ke

were

ieve they could kee

ustration that burned in my chest. Onc

I had l

ild when my worl

ongest werewolf to

, a vampire queen whose bloodlin

been a crime. I

omination. A pro

ame for us, I should

She pulled me from the ruins, from the ashes of my family's sla

id not move as it did for others, where reality twist

he tra

would unite the supernatural world. Who

d it wou

I refused to

es not ask f

ift Betw

signs we

ions. The one meant

Lu

ft around me. The mist curled at my feet, str

alked through dimensions, slipped through tim

barrier wa

cient energy, warning

magic was stro

ched. They h

tolen her from me. Kep

already begu

s remem

agments. But i

f her senses, the whispers in the wind, the way her

e did, I wou

s world, or any other,

the gods t

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1 Chapter 1 A Mother's Love2 Chapter 2 Whispers of the Unknown3 Chapter 3 The Shadow, The Sun and The Moon4 Chapter 4 An Invitation & A Lingering Dream5 Chapter 5 Secrets in the Shadows6 Chapter 6 The Price of Silence7 Chapter 7 Suspicion & Secrets8 Chapter 8 The Unseen Stirring9 Chapter 9 The Awakening Begins10 Chapter 10 The Unravelling Thread11 Chapter 11 Whispers Before the Storm12 Chapter 12 Under The Moon's Grip13 Chapter 13 Dawn of Transformation14 Chapter 14 The Veil Unraveled15 Chapter 15 Ripples in the Dark16 Chapter 16 Reckoning of Destiny17 Chapter 17 The Legacy of Frigg18 Chapter 18 A Legacy in Exile19 Chapter 19 Gathering of Shadows20 Chapter 20 On the Edge of War21 Chapter 21 A New World Unveiled22 Chapter 22 The Rift of Destiny23 Chapter 23 The Warning Order24 Chapter 24 In the Heart of the Pack25 Chapter 25 The Burden of Restraint26 Chapter 26 A Game of Indifference27 Chapter 27 Embracing the Chaos28 Chapter 28 Silent Agony29 Chapter 29 Fractured Boundaries30 Chapter 30 Fractured Boundaries II31 Chapter 31 Breaking Point32 Chapter 32 The Reckoning33 Chapter 33 Echoes of Destiny34 Chapter 34 Convergence of Fate35 Chapter 35 Unveiling the Storm36 Chapter 36 The Shattered Veil37 Chapter 37 The Storm Unleashed38 Chapter 38 Convergence of Fates II39 Chapter 39 Shattered Reflections40 Chapter 40 The Gathering Storm41 Chapter 41 The Inevitable Pull42 Chapter 42 Fully Awakened43 Chapter 43 Secrets and Struggles44 Chapter 44 The Omen of War45 Chapter 45 The Calm Before the Storm46 Chapter 46 A Gathering of Threads47 Chapter 47 The Mating Ceremony48 Chapter 48 Sparks of War49 Chapter 49 The War Erupts50 Chapter 50 The Human Vanguard51 Chapter 51 No More Loss52 Chapter 52 A Father's Lament and Hope53 Chapter 53 The Bonds of Brothers54 Chapter 54 Shadows Unbound55 Chapter 55 Rising Voices56 Chapter 56 The First Clash57 Chapter 57 Fractures and Shadows58 Chapter 58 Echoes in the Void59 Chapter 59 The Binding Oath60 Chapter 60 The Chosen Void61 Chapter 61 Shadows Among Us62 Chapter 62 The Spark Before the Storm63 Chapter 63 Whispers in the Shadow64 Chapter 64 Below the Surface65 Chapter 65 Eclipse of Wills66 Chapter 66 The March to Nocturnis67 Chapter 67 The Gate of Nocturnis68 Chapter 68 The Battle of Nocturnis69 Chapter 69 The Harbinger's Fall70 Chapter 70 After the Storm and the Shadows that Remained71 Chapter 71 Shadows that Remained72 Chapter 72 First Light, Thin Ice73 Chapter 73 The Broker and the Ring74 Chapter 74 The Ledger's Teeth75 Chapter 75 A Body by the Bend76 Chapter 76 The Council Divides77 Chapter 77 Teeth in the Light78 Chapter 78 Day of Markets79 Chapter 79 The Broker's Bend80 Chapter 80 The Southern Sweep81 Chapter 81 Ink and Knot82 Chapter 82 Ash and Secrets83 Chapter 83 The Weaver's Hollow84 Chapter 84 Banners at Dusk85 Chapter 85 Embers in the Grain86 Chapter 86 The Public Ledger87 Chapter 87 The Hollow's Door88 Chapter 88 The Steward's Passage89 Chapter 89 Causeway of Smoke90 Chapter 90 Threads and Confessions91 Chapter 91 Lose Threads92 Chapter 92 Inside Ears93 Chapter 93 The Broker's Net94 Chapter 94 Ledger in Light95 Chapter 95 Margin of Blood96 Chapter 96 False Lullaby97 Chapter 97 Word and Bone98 Chapter 98 Three Bridges99 Chapter 99 Ink Unbound100 Chapter 100 Exchange at the Quay