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sorrow-he had lost his entire family during a crisis between two rival packs. Some said it was a misunder

deaths. Until then, I'll stay calm and monitor things... until my plans ar

wife's death could have just been a mistake-who kn

, no matter who it may be," Thane would reply, adjusting the stethosco

in both modern science and ancestral medicine-the only wolf I kn

I have no power to bring you back," he'd say solemnly at their grave, which lay bene

y before storming off, rage an

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received an emergency

e pup refuses to come!" Luke shouted into the rece

ond-I'll be there in a jiffy," Thane replied, a

octor strode into the house, white coat billowing behi

ane didn't flinch. He quickly crushed sacred moon herbs and mixed them with bloodroot powder-remedies passed down fr

ew. His name echoed through howl

om his great-grandmother, a Moon Priestess. Thane reserved it o

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ll be fine," Doctor Thane said ge

ng my joints and, worse, my transformation. The searing pain from my la

id calmly. "There's a cure-but it's not just a

?" my mom asked, her f

d by her surroundings. This human city-its noise, its false rhythms-t

obbed, wrapping her arms ar

. I would finally be leaving the miserable city we called home. I wasn't thrilled about leaving

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ing to new schools. Our living r

tted my application for my daughter Rowena, but I

" the principal re

your application. The a

before the school year even starte

" the principal

it?" Dad

space. The issue is we don't

t?" Dad sa

bluntly. "That's what the city calls her. I

t relate to this discussion?" Dad a

LUPIVORA-it wasn't a minor thing. Parents would pull their kids ou

a piece of work!" Dad yell

ous," he growled, poundin

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, it was over. Strangely, I felt both sorrow and relief. It hurt watching my dad try so hard, only to be turned away

e kitchen. His eyes were tired, but th

clined your admission," he said quietly. He took a

," I whispered

e next week," he said. "I'll ap

d-but underneath, I felt

ft the roo