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The Ceremony of Acceptance

Author: Inky Pen
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-09 23:17:41

GWEN

The following days brought subtle but undeniable changes. Lucian was still guarded, but there was a softness to him now, especially when we were together. The pack noticed too. They watched the way he looked at me, the way he seemed more at ease when I was near.

Ethan, ever the meddler, didn’t let the opportunity go to waste. He started dropping hints to the pack, preparing them for the idea of us as a pair. “They’ll make a good team,” he’d say with a grin, or “About time Lucian stopped brooding.”

It wasn’t just words, though. Ethan’s efforts helped strengthen the pack’s unity, ensuring that when Lucian and I finally embraced our bond fully, the pack would be ready to stand behind us.

Lucian and I still had a long way to go, but for the first time, I felt hope. Hope that we can build something strong, something unbreakable. And as I watched him spar with the others, his movements fluid and powerful, I knew one thing for certain: the Moon Goddess had chosen well.

~ Lucian’s POV

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