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The Alpha's Healer/Grace Kara
The journey to the pack grounds had been tense and exhausting. After three days of hard riding, my thighs were raw and my back ached fiercely. Roman kept us moving at a punishing pace, only stopping when absolutely necessary. Every time I complained, he'd scan the treeline with those unnaturally golden eyes and mutter something about 'staying ahead of them.' We arrived at the temporary camp just before sunset on the third day. I nearly fell off my horse, but Roman was there instantly, his strong hands steadying me. "Easy," he murmured, and for a moment his touch was almost gentle. Then his expression hardened again. "Elijah, get her settled. The rest of you, perimeter check." The camp was larger than I expected – maybe thirty wolves in total. They moved with practiced efficiency, setting up tents and organizing watches. I noticed how they gave me a wide berth, their eyes curious but wary. Elijah led me to a small tent near the center of camp. "It's not much," he said apologeti
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"It looks like a prison." I said before I could stop myself. To my surprise, he laughed. "For some of us, it is." At my alarmed look, he added, "Not literally. But being part of a pack.... it comes with chains of its own." "Is that why you stay? Obligation?" Elijah's expression turned serious. "I stay because Roman is a good Alpha, despite what you might think. He's made mistakes, but he's trying to build something better here." "By kidnapping healers?" "By protecting those who need it." He gave me a pointed look. "Even when they don't want to be protected." Before I could respond, Roman's voice rang out. "Gates!" The massive iron gates creaked open, and we rode into a courtyard filled with more wolves. The air was thick with tension as they caught my scent. Roman dismounted and strode to my horse, reaching up to help me down. His hands lingered on my waist a moment too long. "Welcome to Shadowfang," he said quietly. A tall, elegant woman pushed through the crowd
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ROMAN______I couldn't sleep. Again. The same fucking nightmares kept haunting me, replaying like a broken record in my head. Iris's betrayal, my mother's death, the weight of all my failures crushing me until I could barely breathe.. I paced my chambers like a caged animal, my bare feet silent against the cold stone floor, the sharp chill of the stone doing little to ground me. Shadows crowded the corners of the room, flickering with the faint light of the dying fire, but they felt like they were closing in on me. Suffocating me. The fortress was quiet at this hour, most of my pack sleeping soundly while I wrestled with my demons. Only the occasional howl from the forest beyond the walls broke the silence, the sounds of my kind haunting in their own way. I should have been comforted by it, reassured by the strength of the pack I'd built, but instead, it felt like a reminder of how far I'd fallen. How much blood it had taken to get here. But there was one other person I kn
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This time, she did look up, her green eyes flashing with that fire I'd come to expect from her. "And yet here you are, seeking me out in the middle of the night instead of sleeping like a normal person."Her words hit too close to home, and I felt my carefully constructed walls starting to crack. "Who says I was seeking you out?""Please," she scoffed, setting down her mortar with more force than necessary. "You've been haunting this infirmary for the past three nights. I'm not blind Roman."The way she said my name, without any title or deference, sent an unexpected shiver down my spine. I moved closer, telling myself it was to intimidate her, but we both knew that wasn't the whole truth. "You don't know what you're talking about," I growled, but my voice lacked its usual bite.Belle straightened, her chin tilting up in challenge. "I know what guilt looks like," she said softly. "I see it in your eyes every time you look at your injured warriors. Every time you think about your sist
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MIRABELLE ________ My conversation with Kieran started innocently enough. I was organizing herbs in the infirmary when he appeared in the doorway, his silver hair catching the late afternoon light. Kieran was the pack's prophet, a man as enigmatic as he was infuriating, mysterious. Whispers about him were as common as the wind in the trees— some said he'd been alive for centuries, kept young by ancient wolf magic. Others thought he was cursed, trapped between the mortal world and some darker realm. All I knew for sure was that the old man always seemed to know more than he should, and he had a way of getting under my skin— just like pretty much everyone there. "You're different," he said without preamble. "You've noticed it, haven't you?" I paused, a bundle of lavender suspended mid-air. "What are you talking about?" He stepped into the room, closing the door behind him. Something in his expression made my stomach tighten. "Your healing abilities. They're getting stron
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"What the hell are you doing out here alone?"I didn't need to turn around to know it was Roman. His deep voice sent an involuntary shiver down my spine, though I blamed it on the cold."I wasn't aware I needed your permission to take a walk." I shot back, continuing my path along the stone walkway.Heavy footsteps followed, and suddenly he was in front of me, blocking my way. The moonlight cast shadows across his face, making his golden eyes seem to glow. He was wearing a black shirt that did nothing to hide the muscles underneath, and I forced myself to look away."Cut the shit Belle," he growled. "You're hiding something. I can smell your anxiety from across the fortress.""Fuck off with your wolf senses," I snapped, trying to step around him. He moved with me, maintaining the blockade. "And stop calling me Belle!"A dangerous smirk played at his lips. "Why? Does it bother you?""Everything about you bothers me."He stepped closer, and I instinctively backed up until I felt the col
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Early the next day, they brought in the injured wolves, the conversation with Kieran already forgotten. The infirmary errupted into chaos as pack members carried their wounded brethren through the doors, their howls of pain echoing off the stone walls like a chorus of agony. "What happened?" I demanded, already moving to help the closest victim— a young male with deep gashes slashing across his chest and abdomen. "Rogue attack at the northern border." one of the pack warriors answered breathlessly. His face was pale, his clothes torn and bloodied. "They came out of nowhere. We fought them off, but not before..." He trailed off, his voice cracking slightly as he looked at the injured wolves. I nodded briskly, my focus narrowing to the task at hand. "Get them all in here, and someone bring me water— lots of it. Now!" The warrior hesitated, but the sharp tone of my voice snapped him into motion. My hands worked quickly, cleaning the young wolf's wounds and assessing the damage. T
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I blinked, startled by his honesty. Somehow, that admission felt more intimate than anything else he could have said. A laugh bubbled out of me before I could stop it, soft but genuine. "So the mighty Alpha does have a heart." "Don't spread it around," he said dryly, the corner of his mouth twitching in what might have been a smile. "I have a reputation to maintain." We sat in comfortable silence for a while, the tension between us easing into something quieter, something almost... companionable. I didn't know if it was the exhaustion or the fact that he had just spent hours at my side, but I found myself relaxing, my usual defenses slipping. "You should get some rest." Roman said eventually, his voice softer now. He stood up and held out a hand to help me up. Without thinking, I reached for it. The moment our skin touched, that familiar spark shot through me. It wasn't the first time I’d felt it—not by a long shot—but this time, I couldn't brush it off as exhaustion or adrenaline
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LILA _____ The moonlight cast eerie shadows across my face as I made my way through the dense forest surrounding Shadowfang. Every step I took felt heavier than the last, as if the forest itself knew the weight of what I was about to do. The trees loomed tall and ancient, their branches clawing at the sky like skeletal fingers. My heart hammered against my chest, a relentless drumbeat of anxiety and anger. I knew what I was about to do would change everything. There was no going back. But the bitterness that had been festering inside me for months left me with little choice. I reached the meeting spot— a lone, gnarled oak tree standing apart from the others, its twistted branches casting grotesque shapes across the forest floor. Cassandra was already there, leaning against the trunk with the kind of confidence that came naturally to her. The moonlight caught in her silver hair, turning it into a halo of cold light. Her smirk was as sharp as a blade, cutting through the sil
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I took the vial, my hands trembling despite my best efforts to appear calm. The liquid inside was thick and dark, almost black, and seemed to absorb the moonlight rather than reflect it. "And Mirabelle?" I asked, my voice quieter now. "What happens to her?" Cassandra's smile turned cruel, her teeth gleaming in the moonlight. "Oh, I have special plans for our little healer. Roman needs to learn what happens when he chooses a human over his own kind. And you, my dear Lila, will have a front-row seat to his downfall." A distant howl echoed through the trees, low and mournful. Cassandra melted into the shadows, her parting words lingering in the air like a threat. "Don't fuck this up Lila. Remember— betray me, and I'll make sure everyone knows exactly who led their enemies straight to their door." I waited until I was sure she was gone before letting out a shaky breath. The weight of what I'd done pressed down on me like a physical burden. There was no turning back now. I thought of
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