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Return of the rejected white she luna CHAPTER 82
Athena’s POVStaying on the gallery, I felt the soft wind brush across my face as I gazed out over the edge of the city. Shining lights from the towering skyscrapers seemed to dance before my eyes. It was a captivating display of city grandeur.Sebastian and I hadn't made accommodations in a very long time, so the reality of our renewed bond felt almost surreal. A couple of my strongest muscles wrapped around my middle, and I leaned back into Sebastian's embrace, enjoying the feel of his skin against mine. I felt a little uneasy when his lips touched my ear. With a deep, velvety voice, he said, "What is on your mind, my affection?" I pivoted within his embrace, my digits trailing the deeply grooved contours of his visage."Yes, exactly. I feel so lucky to have you back in my life," I said, my heart swelled with emotion. Sebastian measured my cheek tenderly, his emerald eyes sparkling with devotion."Athena, I'm the fortunate one. I never imagined that, after all the suffering I put you
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Athena’s POVThe transcending figure that rose up out of the shadows was not normal for anything I had at any point seen. It remained somewhere around ten feet tall, its monstrous edge surge with muscles that appeared to be cut from strong stone. Coarse, shaggy fur covered its body, tangled and tangled, as though it had experienced countless fights. Yet, it was the animal's face that genuinely struck dread into my heart. Its nose was extended, loaded up with well honed teeth that flickered with spit. Gleaming, red eyes ignited with an unquenchable bloodlust, and its hooks looked sharp to the point of severing steel."Lycaon," Sebastian snarled, his body straining as he stepped before me, protecting me from the massive monster. The Lycaon let out another momentous thunder, its offensive breath washing over us in a sickening wave. I choked, my eyes watering from the foul smell."Remain behind me, Athena," Sebastian mumbled, his voice low and dangerous. "This will get appalling." Before I
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Sebastian POVI felt a base wrath that had not come over me in a long time when I saw the enormous Lycaon coming over my mate. I let out a throaty roar and launched myself towards the creature, abruptly transforming into its powerful wolf form.As we collided, the stench of the Lycaon's putrid breath enveloped me, and its massive teeth snapped simple crawls off my face. I whipped and curved, my razor sharp fangs gnawing at the animal's hard exterior as we tangled in a deadly dance.But for all my life and ferocity, the Lycaon seemed to ignore my attacks, its strange adaptability a testament to the dark forces that had created it. Many strikes rained down, each one jarring my bones, until finally, a terrible swipe of its paw sent me flying across the room.I crashed against the distant wall, shattering wood and shattering stone. Trampled back to my human form, I struggled to breathe while pain stabbed through my bruised body. I watched in horror through blurry vision as the Lycaon locke
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Sienna POVThe emerald flames burned my flesh as they passed through my veins, a wildfire of raw, uncontrolled power. As we hooked, I could feel the Lycaon's putrid breath all over me. Our battle of basic fury and concealed could was actually shaking the foundations of the building. I would not falter or show any sign of weakness in front of this awful creature.More smoke was smoked by my contempt for Athena and Sebastian than by the otherworldly fires that surrounded me and filled every attack I launched. "You won't contact them, foul monster!" I snarled, my voice dripping with bitter contempt. In line with its thunderous roar, the Lycaon snapped simple crawls off my face with its enormous jaws.I burst with rings of green energy, squeezing its neck and appendages tightly. Either way, the creature's demonic might was immense, and it pounded against my strange restraints until eventually escaping. I tightened my jaw and focused all of my energy on maintaining the spell.Tears formed o
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Athena’ POVThe roads of New York were a haze as Sebastian and I hustled as the night progressed, our main concentration to arrive at the pack's safehouse and caution the others of the looming Lycaon danger. My heart beat in my chest, a blend of dread and assurance powering all my means. Sebastian staggered alongside me, his battered body fighting with each step, yet I wouldn't allow him to fall. We needed to continue to move, needed to get somewhere safe and secure before that enormous animal got up to speed to us.As we adjusted the corner, the recognizable façade of the safehouse materialized, and I felt a flood of help. We were nearly there, practically home. "Somewhat further, Sebastian," I gasped, fixing my hold on his arm. "We're nearly there." He gestured, his face scratched with torment and depletion, however, his eyes ignited with a savage assurance that reflected my own. We pushed on, our feet beating against the asphalt until at long last, we burst through the safehouse en
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Athena’ POVThe air was thick with strain as Athena remained before the social affair of her pack. Everyone's attention was on her, hanging tight eagerly for the news she needed to share. Taking a full breath, she tended to the room, her voice consistent notwithstanding the strife inside."As all of you know, we face a grave danger. The Lycaons have returned, and they try to annihilate all that we hold dear." A mumble undulated through the group, the simple notice of their old foes sending a chill down their spines. Athena stared at Sebastian, drawing strength from his watchful eye."Be that as it may, we won't cringe in dread. We will stand together and battle to safeguard our home, our family, our very lifestyle." The pack individuals ejected in a chorale of thunders, their steadfast dedication clear. Athena permitted herself a little grin, knowing that despite the obscurity approaching not too far off, she was encircled by a bunch of champions ready to set out their lives for each
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Sienna POVThe haziness squeezed in, suffocating and severe, as Sienna gazed intently at the massive type of the Lycaon. Her heart beat in her ears, a wild cadence that matched the adrenaline flowing through her veins. This was all there was to it - her last opportunity at reclamation, a frantic ruse to save the very pack she had once looked to obliterate.Holding the silver-bound edge firmly, Sienna prepared her purpose. "Come and get me, you beast," she snarled, her voice bound with a bluster she didn't feel. The Lycaon's gleaming eyes limited, a thundering growl reverberating through the unwanted distribution center.Sienna prepared herself, realizing that she had just a single shot at this. As the monster rushed, Sienna shot aside, cutting the edge across its flank. The Lycaon wailed in torment, yet its energy conveyed it forward, ramming into the wall with a stunning accident.Sienna didn't squander a second, driving the sharp edge profound into the animal's shoulder. Dark ichor
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Sebastian POVThe air was thick with pressure as Sebastian and Athena hustled towards the safehouse, their hearts beating with a combination of dread and assurance. The Lycaons had returned, an old insidious that took steps to destroy all that they had battled to construct.Sebastian's psyche was a hurricane of clashing feelings. Rage at the possibility of his pack being jeopardized, culpability over the job Sienna had played before, and profound, standing affection for the lady close by. Athena's presence was the main thing securing him, her watchful eye a reference point in the haziness.As they burst through the safehouse entryways, Sebastian checked the room, his Alpha faculties fully on guard. The pack individuals' countenances were scratched with a combination of caution and resolve, their bodies ready for the fight to come."The Lycaons," Sebastian snarled, his voice unpleasant with feeling. "They've returned, and they're working with Sienna." The aggregate pant that followed h
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Hendrix POVI stood gravely before the large ceremonial fire, the flickering flames creating dance shadows on the old stones around me. For my family history, this hallowed place carried decades of power and memories. Tonight, I could sense the weight of that legacy heavy with respect and feeling.Raising my arms, I started the hallowed rights passed down over innumerable years. "We come here on this holy equinox to pay tribute to Athena and Sebastian, the fabled founders of our family. Along with building this wonderful family, the mates whose unwavering love and unbreakable friendship shaped the entire path of our lives.As the gathered members of my pack listened with great concentration, my words rang across the quiet forest grove. We gathered together as one on this night, mothers and fathers with babies in arms, wizened elderly with lined faces, raucous younglings hardly able to contain their excitement."Their story is one of huge hardships faced with far more fortitude, of dar
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Athena & Sebastian's POV Athena's povI sighed contentedly as I savored the brilliant glow of the fall sunset streaming over the large den windows. I curled in my beloved overstuffed chair while ribbons of blazing orange and crimsons bathed the old timber beams in warm, nostalgic colors.Though my face showed the wrinkles and lines from a very busy life, I felt an ageless tranquility cover me like a gentle, reassuring blanket. Once so brilliant and strong, my piercing blue eyes now reflected a calm ocean of earned knowledge and fulfillment.A faintly familiar smell of cedarwood and spice floated around as two strong, worn-out hands gently rested on my thin shoulders with learned sensitivity. Sebastian bent down to tenderly kiss my forehead, and I reached up to grab his palm. "You look so wonderfully calm, my eternal goddess," he said softly, his voice rasping but preserving that virile tone that still made my heart flutter after all these years. Looking up at him with a gentle smil
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Hendrix POVAs I looked at the young people fresh-faced before me, the crackling fires covered the ancient lair in a warm, flickering brilliance. Though soft in years, I could already see the marks of great leaders in their controlled poses and focused eyes.These dogs stood for the birth of a new age to be developed on the hard-earned ideas and visions left to us by my heroic parents, therefore reflecting the future of our combined packs. It was now my great responsibility as Athena and Sebastian's son and Jax my younger brother to educate this new generation those revered values and ancestral knowledge."You all know the significance of why we've convened here this night," I began, letting my rich baritone carry the whole weight of the occasion. "The holy ceremonies to raise you from students to sovereigns over the continuation of our civilization's enlightened precepts."A handful of the younger ones seemed uncomfortable at the gravity of my words. I wore a forced smile on my worn
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Anna POVAcross the sandstone walls of the den, soft candlelight danced shadows that appeared to bring the old etchings to life. Scenes of great wars, somber ceremonies, and the otherworldly visues of the ancient ones danced in the dazzling light. I inhaled steadying, letting the holy aura envelop me as I dropped myself onto the soft fur before the ceremonial fire pit. My fingertips gently stroked the strong wood lovingly white oak blessed by Luna Amara herself, drenched in berries. Its airy, cleansing tendrils brushed my flesh like a phantom mist.Since I had formally adopted Alpha's mantle, today was the first full moon. A fresh moon cycle was breaking through a fresh era. One whereby I would guide our unified alliance into an unparalleled period of peace and illumination. No little chore for a young person two decades old. But my spiritual background and the iron will have passed on from my ancestors inundated my very cells with blessed power and conviction. Little footsteps' gen
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Athena POVTen Years A flickering in the lifetime of an eternal, but eons appeared to have changed all around me. From the roots of conflict and hardship Sebastian and I had lived, so much had blossomed.The den bathroom mirror flashed back a mature beauty, residual youthful brightness now enhanced by a royal, almost imperial posture. Laugh lines framed whole lips, showing a ten-year history of great happiness. My small, toned body nevertheless turned alpha heads. Sebastian most definitely never gets bored with destroying me every night as lovesick newlyweds do.As I turned the diamond encrusted wedding band around my finger, I felt a gentle satisfaction. Now the perfect unity symbol I had created for that terrible Sienna embodied the purest spousal loyalty. The great light of our love had sterilized her deadly daggers of betrayal and evil. A high pitched shriek pulled me from dream. I grinned, adjusting my summer tunic as tiny feet pounded closer. The door opened and a tiny tornado
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Athena POVOur caravan reached the last mountain pass as the first rays of light were barely peeping over the horizon. A collective silence descended over the worn-out procession of wolves as the jagged forms gave way to the expansive views beyond.This was it the rich valley Hendrix had sought with every deliberate step of our exhausting journey. Virgin and pure like the earth before the embrace of civilization's development, a real paradise unspoiled by human efforts. As we first viewed the panoramic sight, Sebastian's calming presence at my side helped me. From this distance, the promise of refuge emanated from the very ground itself - a rich, earthy scent that piqued my increased lupine senses. Hendrix signaled for the packs to make camp just inside the pass, clearly understanding the need to gather before setting off into our fresh starts. Though tired to the bone, the assembled thrumming masses carried a tangible pulse of relief and expectation."Well!" The austere rumbling of
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Sebastian POVOur large pack was leaving the gathering grounds as the first rays of dawn just peaked on the horizon. Though my body had long since given up the vitality of youth, in those first moments an almost electric stream of energy surged through me. This was it, the start of our magnificent journey into hitherto undiscovered territory.My eyes strayed over the line of wolves walking solemnly beside me. So many well-known people, generations of bloodlines and kinships entwined under those lupine pelts. It was a humble sight that sent off a reflexive protectiveness right down in my core.Whatever paths forward, whatever dangers we were destined to face, I would make sure our people came out on the other side intact. Too much had already been given up to let this desperate endeavor fall apart before it could start."You're quite reflective this morning." As Athena dropped into step next to me, her little voice caught my attention. " EVEN for you."I sensed the rueful half-smile of
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Hendrix POVI waited in the hole for the packs to react to my suggestion in great silence. The choice of whether to leave our ancestral house felt like a millstone around every lupine throat. It was against every strand of our beings to uproot our whole lives and to turn our backs on the places that had protected us for ages. Still, the hard fact of cold could not be overlooked the human world was invading far too much of our land. If we stayed, exposure and the carnage that would surely follow seemed like an increasingly certain fate. The alphas started nodding their terrible assent one by one. First was Drystan, with his sharp but firm rugged features. The grizzled warrior understood the great need of this circumstance after seeing enough cycles of violence and death. "You make a good point, Hendrix," he rumbled, his rich baritone booming across the hollow. "Much as it hurts, we have to give our packs top priority. If moving is the only way we can guarantee our ongoing safety and
