na's

ky of the Silver Pack. Sparks rose like tiny, restless stars before vanishing into the dark. The childre

ping my voice to

f leaped across the river and saved th

asp rippled th

his knees, practically vibrating

fear," I told him gently. "Courage isn't the absence of fear.

ut don't packs have Alphas? Why didn'

nodded eage

question. "Of course there was an Alpha," I said. "But

painted th

ey asked

s special. A hybrid. Strong

rupted with ex

e white wolf one da

another

loudly. "We can be

arguments filled the nigh

alright-qu

slowly d

ed her small hand. Her wide eyes shimmered with wonder.

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estion," she

ne," I

white wolf is stronger than two

hair from her face. "Oh, Nyra... white wolves are incredibly rare.

e shoulde

me the strongest wolf in the Silver Pack. A

arked in her eye

my clothes. "Now it's late. Go home

protest but eventually

alled, waving as they dashe

hen she ran back and threw her a

"I want to be the white wolf of the Sil

I murmured. "If the Moon chooses you.

ight smile and race

gain. Only the fire remained,

at s

ed out from the shadows near the tre

ora-you scared m

she didn't sound sorry a

black hair cascaded like silk down her back, and those icy blue eye

nding there the wh

wanted to hear

"You're unb

te. Come on, let's head back

ll house at the edge of the pack lands. The moment we stepped

ed dramatically, "

d. "I-I

tchen. A minute later she returned with

d cheerfully. "Bre

petite earlie

started eating without shame.

a story and I was running

ou care about them more th

e air, heavier than

, a loud knock echoe

oth

ing someone?" s

ok my

in-slower, more de

h the small opening, but the night outside revealed nothing. The moment my fingers b

hard and ope

e wall beside the frame like he had all the time in

m stole the air

id, voice l

ged, throat

steady and searchi

ordinary for the way

I whis

epened. "Would you t

past him into the da

ng to fear," h

st tighten-not with fear, but with

She was still eating, pretending not to lis

and pulled the d

as watching me. He straigh

om

eath

amed through my mind. In every story I'd ever heard, they re

t impo

od to

ed as I stared at

* I thought. *Let it be

placed my

ed around mine-w

heart, one quie

et this nig