Chapter 143 EVELYN The pack ran .


    The man took Aurora and disappeared .


    Daney dead at the base of the stone , his blood soaking the ground .


    I felt the ring in my pocket .


    The one that had promised met control .


    Maybe Dane had broken up with me , set me aside .


    But when I told him the truth , he didnt kill me .


    Even if he lived , I realized in that moment … I didnt want power .


    I just wanted the man who had been my security , my lover , my friend , to be all right .


    Waylon Reed stood over Danes body , grinning at it like he was about to do something .


    Did any of them realize : we didnt even have the relic yet , and .


    the woman who knew the ceremony to get it was gone ? Chapter 143 Men were so stupid sometimes .


    2/6 Come on , I said to Cam and the female rogues .


    Were not leaving here without Dane .


    I took the packet with the cursed ring out of my pocket , and I threw it into the woods .


    Behind me , one of the rogues gasped .


    Look ! The Alpha ! Hes alive ! DANE There was nothing .


    The suffocating emptiness of a breath held too long .


    It stretched out forever .


    Then there was a hand on my back .


    Soft , cool light .


    I heard a womans voice a voice as ageless as the sky and the sea whisper , You have made the sacrifice , my warrior .


    This is thest thing that was needed for you to reach your full power .


    Now , rise .


    The moon was in my hand .


    My fingers closed over it .


    Finally , I could breathe again .


    Chapter 143 3/6 I inhaled .


    My lungs were on fire .


    My chest was sore , like a giant made of rocks had been using me as a punching bag .


    I blinked .


    Th nothing was gone .


    My eyes were full of dirt .


    So was my mouth .


    Dirt and blood .


    The ironng of it was everywhere .


    pulled my hands beneath me , then reached out with my mind .


    for Aurora .


    She wasnt there .


    I growled and staggered to my feet … And I came face to face with Waylon Reed .


    The old mans mouth hung open like he was a fish trying to breathe air .


    How are you alive ? he said .


    His hand went to the de of the silver knife at his belt .


    I didnt know .


    I didnt care .


    I stalked toward him .


    He stumbled back .


    Where is Aurora ? I snarled .


    Gone ! There was victory in Esther Reeds beady eyes .


    He took her .


    Fingers of ice clenched my heart in a tight fist .


    Who is he ? 4/6 Chapter 143 Him ? she chuckled , like we were sharing a joke over tea .


    Ile has no name .


    Hes older than memory .


    Older than time .


    The Moon Goddesss dark other half .


    He is Nameless .


    Her words struck something in me .


    A primordial fear that felt like it must have been ingrained in all wolves since the Goddess first blessed us with the gift of the moon .


    Nameless .


    The word whispered through my mind .


    In a sh , I saw visions of all the shadowed monsters , all the evil wed dealt with .


    Theyre his , another voice whispered .


    The ageless one .


    The goddess ? My hands flexed into ws .


    They seemed longer than before .


    Stronger .


    Power filled me like I hadnt felt before .


    I nced down and realized what was in my hand .


    It was Auroras pearl pendant , round and fat .


    Was it the source ? Several wolves growled .


    The Broken Forest wolves were moving around , trying to surround me .


    I shifted into my lycan form and growled .


    But before the circle could close around me , A golden wolf smashed through thest part of the circle along with a dozen others .


    They snarled at Broken Forest , and the other wolves Chapter 143 backed up .


    Evelyn and her rogues .


    You should have run , I told her .


    5/6 And left you behind ? She sounded breathless .


    Youre alive .


    Im d .


    Well see how long itsts .


    If were going to survive this , we might have to fight our way out .


    The rest of the pack was gone .


    I caught faint thoughts from them shes of a figure stepping out of the stone .


    Of Auroramanding them to run .


    I saw Trajan through their eyes , and my children , safe and alive .


    I took a step , and my knees nearly buckled .


    Apparently , surviving death oring back from the dead , whichever I had done meant I wasnt exactly in fighting form .


    Even though I had shifted , I felt weak .


    Unsteady .


    Or maybe that was the lingering effect of stabbing myself in the chest with a silver knife .


    Esther muttered something I didnt catch .


    When I looked up at Waylon , he had nted his feet and was standing his ground .


    He red at me .


    Well , then .


    If you arent dead like youre supposed to be , I might as well use this moment to my advantage .


    Dane Montague , I challenge you as Alpha in a fight to the death .


    If I Chapter 143 win , I get control over the Blue Ridge pack .