ut the damage was done. The omegas were slaughtered, and many warriors lay injured or dead. Blood

of ashes where the vampire she had killed once stood, her hands still tingling from t

ssed such power, and now she

ead, Emily felt the weight of their stares. Whispers

see what

dange

r... it's

before she could slip away, her father, Alpha Greer Freya, approached

his voice tense.

hall loomed ahead, already filled with the council. Their eyes b

first. "What happened out the

ow," she admitted, her voice shaking.

sharp. "You summoned fire. Fire no wolf should possess

dn't want to hurt anyone,

vampire, yes, but what if that power turns

atching her. His silenc

ed you, Greer. The prophecy... The priest told us this wo

t distant from her parents, but he

his voice cold. "What

We must send her away.

ittany nodded. "The prophecy foretold this. Emily wi

her from the only home she'd ever known. She wanted t

t, his eyes softened, but the flicker vanished. "The s

ow. She had always been an outsi

ask for this power. I don't even know how

ok his head. "I'm sorry.

awn to leave. If you're still here after

erstood the unspoken threat. If she did

a small bag, her mind filled with worry. She had no idea where to go. The wor

moonlight casting shadows on the trees. She let the coo

e crossed the borde

her limbs, and she collapsed on the rocky ground. She had heard tales of th

ting, she made out a tall figure with broad shoul

he figure asked,

p, her voice faint. "No

tudying her intently. "You'

ad weakly. "No.

ched out, his hand firm on her shoulder. "You

ter laugh. "Maybe t

ightened. "Not i

nto his arms and carried her away. Darkne

one room. The air smelled faintly of wood

pped inside. He was tall and muscular,

u?" she ask

said. "Alpha of the

r alpha. Another pack.

ve brought me her

w. "You were dying. I c

r problem,"

right. But you're here now. And we