chapter 13

As Ethan stood in the moonlit area, his heart was beating fast and the air was full of excitement. When Amelia stood next to him, he felt shivers go up and down his spine. Her eyes looked like the silver light of the moon. The fact that she had told him about her past was still in the air, and it was a weight on his shoulders.

"Are you OK?" His thoughts were interrupted by Amelia's voice, which was soft and comforting.

He nodded, but his thoughts were all over the place. "I just need a little bit of time to think about everything."

Amelia gave him a gentle squeeze on the hand. "Ethan, take as much time as you need. I don't plan to go anywhere."

They grew quiet as they watched the moonlight play on the leaves above them. But Ethan's mind was anything but calm. The truth about who Amelia was shook him to his very core. He couldn't deny that they had a strong link, but he also couldn't ignore her complicated background.

Gabriel walked around in his office back at the pack village. The things he had done in the past weighed down on him like a heavy cloak. He knew he had to make things right with Ethan, but he also knew that the hurts he had caused might never be fully healed.

The night air seemed full of stress, and the three of them were surrounded by a storm of feelings. Then, just as fear was about to take over, an eerie howl cut through the silence and spread through the forest.

Ethan's head shot up when he heard the call. His wolf senses told him what it was. "This is Olivia. There's something wrong."

He and Amelia ran back to the pack camp without stopping. Their feet pounded on the forest floor. Their actions were driven by how important the issue was.

As soon as they walked into the open, confusion broke out. The members of the pack were in a circle, and worry was written all over their faces. Olivia lay dazed and shaking in the middle of everything.

Ethan ran to her side because he was worried about his best friend more than anything else. "What's going on, Olivia?"

Amelia kneeled next to him and gently touched Olivia's head. "It looks like a mental attack of some kind. She's stuck in a bad dream."

Gabriel came, and his face showed both worry and guilt. "I could hear the howl. Will she be all right?"

Amelia gave a nod. "I can help her, but first we need to find out who did this."

Ethan's eyes got smaller. "No one would be brave enough to attack our pack this way. This is a call to battle."

As Ethan, Amelia, and Gabriel crowded around Olivia, who was stuck in her nightmare, the other members of the pack looked at each other with worry. The moonlight seemed to make shadows that were scary, which made the stress in the air even worse.

Amelia closed her eyes and used her telepathic skills. Olivia's head was in her hands, and her face was wrinkled in thought. Olivia's hands stopped shaking when a faint glow wrapped around her fingers.

Even when everything was going crazy, Ethan couldn't help but be amazed by Amelia's power. "Amelia, can you see anything? Who hurt her like this?"

Amelia's voice was far away, and her mind was in Olivia's disturbed dream world. "It's a dark influence, something bad that wants to break her spirit. But I still can't see the face.

Gabriel tightened his jaw. "We need to find out who did this and make them pay."

Just then, they were talking when they heard a voice. "It won't take you long to find it."

Elder Matthias was coming up behind them, and when they turned around, his eyes were a strange mix of worry and determination. Isabella was with him, and she looked just as sad as he did.

When Ethan understood what Matthias had said, his heart sank. "Do you think that someone in the pack did this?"

Matthias gave a serious nod. "I think so. This mental attack was done by someone who knows how to control people's minds, and the only one of us who can do that is..."

Isabella gave him a sad look as she finished his sentence. "Luna."

The news was like a storm cloud in the air. Luna, the respected seer and leader of the pack, was thought to have turned against her own. The repercussions were very big.

Ethan's mind raced as he tried to figure out what was going on. "Why would Luna do this, though? What could she get out of it?"

Matthias and Isabella gave each other knowing looks. "There are secrets buried deep in the past of the pack, truths that could change the way we live. Luna might be trying to keep these lies hidden no matter what.

Amelia spoke with a strained voice while her eyes were still closed. "I'm getting closer to the truth, but that place is dangerous. Olivia's mind is like a maze, and Luna's presence is like a looming shadow."

The moonlight was shining on the area, giving the scene a surreal look. Amelia's mental powers led her deeper into Olivia's mind as she searched for Luna's ghostly presence. Tensions were high, and the unity of the pack was in danger.

Amelia's voice shook as she kept looking around. "I see pieces of memories, old rituals, and a hidden chamber under the packhouse, but it's all so confusing," she said.

Elder Matthias and Isabella both gave each other sad looks. "The secret room is where we keep our most important secrets. If Luna messes with it, the results could be disastrous."

Olivia's eyes popped open just as the weight of the situation started to press down on them. Her eyes were far away and haunted. "You're too late, Amelia," she said in Luna's voice, her tone filled with an eerie confidence. The secrets will stay hidden, and the weight of your interest will crush you all."

Amelia let out a gasp and pulled away from Olivia's thoughts. It was too late, though. Luna had hidden a message that made Olivia's body go limp again.

His heart was beating hard in his chest. "Luna knows that we know about her. We need to move quickly."

But as they were getting ready to talk to Luna and find out the truth, the moonlight seemed to change color and cast long, dark shadows that moved in a scary way. The group felt like bad things were about to happen.