a Silver

hack day and night. The pack was waiting, watching. Alaric Stonefang was still visiting, so they

ance for warriors to prove their worth. With a nervous flutter in my stomach, and w

feeling more pronounced than ever under the dozens of h

e trembling slightly. "I wish to apply for t

n explosion of d

e of the elders scoffed from his seat. "T

, smirked. "Seraphina, perhaps the kitchens or the

preparing. "These are my proposed revisions to our patrol routes and defensive formations. They

my hand and tossed them to the floor witho

er voice cold and devoid of any emotion. "Seraphina Silvermoon. Your appli

idn't matter how smart I was, how hard I

et them fall. I turned to leave, to retre

to the hall swung open

every step he took. The laughter died in everyone's throats. He bent down

council. "You rejected her because of her leg?" His

her voice strained. "A wolf who

I saw a fierce, protective fire I had never see

leg was a birth defect. Our pack healer, Caly

ou're a liar! Who do you think y

d the entire room. He knelt before me, on one knee, so that we we

d by all. "I promise you, my mate, Seraphina. I will heal your leg. And I

ound myself nodding, a wild, imp

ounced. "In three days, she will stand before you as whole as any