<i>Nyroth </i>
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It has reached my ears, and I could hardly believe it that she is hosting a ceremony at her pack to celebrate her ascension.
As I stood at the window of my bedchamber, my gaze fixed on the gates of Hue Pack, I found myself waiting for the beta of Ash Pack to arrive and present me with the scroll of invitation.
I mean, I know Zeph and I parted on ugly terms, but she wouldn’t use that grudge to refuse Hue Pack an invitation to her ceremony… right?
The question hadn’t even settled in my mind when a knock came at my door.
I turned as it opened, and Olivia appeared in the doorway, exhausted and frustrated.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
“It’s Mother,” she muttered. “Babbling again about Zeph… I mean… Alpha Zephyrine. I left her bedchamber for just a few minutes, and when I returned, she wasn’t there.”
I raised an eyebrow, then pulled away from the window and burst into my mother’s bedchamber, only to find it empty.
With a roll of my eyes, I followed her scent. It led to the clothing store.
Wait. Why there?
I entered just in time <i>to </i>see her rifling through outfits, choosing one… for me.
“Oh, Nyroth, you’re here.” She smiled faintly. “I was thinking of which attire would suit you best as Alpha of Hue Pack when you represent us at Ash Pack’s ceremony. How about this white one?”
But I wasn’t focusing on the fabric.
I strode to her side. She had only recently recovered after days of sickness, the healer’s service costing me too much, and yet here she was.
“Mother, you were told to rest in bed, not walk around choosing clothes,” I snapped quietly, my voice edged with worry.
She searched my eyes in awe, then spoke firmly.
“What are you talking about, Nyroth? Don’t you know what’s at stake? Your woman, you need to win her back.”
I swallowed hard. Ever since she regained her senses, she hadn’t stopped talking about Zeph. And truthfully I hadn’t stopped thinking about her either.
It all hit me right after the rejection. She was the one I loved all along. I had just been blinded by Ka’s lies.
“But Hue Pack hasn’t received an invitation, Mother. You know how untouchable Ash Pack is. They’re the<fn850d> For more chapters visit f?ndnovel</fn850d>
most respected of all, and I won’t be able to go if the invitation…”
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I was still speaking when the store door opened gently. Kai entered, silent. He stepped closer and finally said,
“A messenger just came. He left right after delivering the message. Ash Pack has invited Hue Pack to the ceremony in two days, under the evening sky. But there’s a condition that no holy relics allowed.”
I froze at that. A spoken message only? No scroll? And why ban relics?
Lowering my gaze, humiliation washed over me. I asked,
“Who received the first invitation?”
Kai studied me for a moment before nodding, confirming my suspicion.
“The Lycan Kingdom. Jurrek Bane himself delivered the golden scroll with full respect. The entire Blood Family has been invited.”
My chest tightened. Zeph had fallen sopletely for that unsettling man, she wouldn’t even give me a chance.
“She will,” my mother cut through my thoughts, as though reading them. “This invitation is proof. Even if words were delivered instead of parchment, you were honored. Nowe, let me choose something fine for you.”
I didn’t answer. Instead, a bitter sigh escaped me as memories returned of her waiting on me while I wasted myself on Ka.
If only I could turn back time. If only…
Maybe I could still get a second chance. It wasn’t toote. After all I was her first love.
I walked to the garment my mother had chosen and nodded.
“Kai, prepare. We leave for Ash Pack tomorrow. We’ll grace the ceremony.”
My mother’s eyes gleamed with pride as she sped my hand.
“You must win her back, Nyroth. Don’t let a cursed man, forsaken by the Moon Goddess steal what belongs to you. Understand?”
I nodded firmly. She was right.
Why should I lose to someone condemned, when I still had the chance to take back what was mine?
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