The Black Wolf

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an Alpha and becoming Luna. This is no fairytale. You are about to step into a world br

e traits, or elemental forces. Each Alpha carries within them a Heartstone, a se

ccessor, either by the will of the Heartstone itself or seized through conquest. Ye

d in legends of the moon and black wolves. It was in this p

uld say she was crafted out of the moon itself. Though Vireya lost her mother at a tender age,

en. Young men, enchanted by her charm, vowed to claim her as their

more persistent than Rhydan, the Alpha's son. It w

il the night she turned eighteen

The Full Mo

eya'

room. Groaning, I pulled a pillow over my head, reluctant to leave

ss my face as excitement surged through me. Without a second

was busy arranging boxes and baskets,

these?" I ask

"What do you think they are? Gifts, of course! It's your bir

ackages scattered across the room. "Wow

a knowing smile. "Rhydan

pha's son, has been watching me closely for moons

ant dresses, sparkling jewelry, delicate shoes, and all manner of

r all, tonight wasn't just my coming-of-age, it was also a full moo

erald ball gown that shimmered as I moved, its si

ed my dark hair with delicate gold clips that caught the light. When I

e, and, as always, he showered me with praises. But w

l was alive with chatter and clinking forks, but as soon as I

always drawn attention, but sometimes it felt less l

toward the table with measured grace, fully aware of the gazes following my every

brushing his lips over my knuckles. "You'r

d," I replied wi

it does, I'll make you my Luna. The other males will l

softly. "Oh

ll and met his eyes. Sevarion. For a moment, the world

hange that lasted only seconds but felt like lifetimes. I blinked

tion in my chest, familiarity, curiosity, longing. A

gh no one knew from where. He kept to himself, alwa

, his cheekbones noble, and his rare green eyes gleamed with someth

the brook. He caught me before I hit the ground, and the sound

he others who hovered near me like moths to f

a flicker in his eyes, a flash of somethin

snapped me out of the trance S

urmured, offering him a quic

le gardens or share a drink. But I declined politely, promising

it was time, I dressed in something simple and warm, tucking an extr

with my father, my heart pounding in my chest. Tonight was the nig

Others who were shifting for the first time began their transformations. Bones c

speak to me, not once, she had never answered, even when I

arms folded as though already certain of the majesty I wou

screamed as pain surged through me like fire. My bones cracked, my spi

rowning in the storm of the transformation. It was like being c

eone near us injuring their wolf, screams echoed through the arena. Then another figure was thro

rough the mind-link, despe

ear me, or sh

ng in my head. "Vireya, try to

but I had no reins, no power, I

ng deep, blood splattered across the s

turned, my soul shattered. My fath