a's

vaged remains of my home, and when Dante sensed my eyes upon him, he turned to face me, our gazes locking in a fierce

n a blur of speed. Dante's hunter, a sleek and agile wolf, was ho

evade the wolf's snapping jaws. I could hear his frustr

rritory up ahead. I poured on the speed,

ruins. Buildings were destroyed, trees were uprooted, and

sh over me. I stumbled towards the center of t

eshift bed, a doctor tending to his wounds. His eyes were clo

rt racing with fear. "Father

n grim. "Aria, I'm glad you're safe. Your

e, and my eyes were met with a scene from a nightmare. Foxes, my pack

of blood was overwhelming. It was as if the

and cried, my body shaking with rage and grief. My eyes boi

hoarse from shouting. "May your pack be destroyed, and ma

lion pieces. I couldn't bear the thought of livi

w to myself. I would make Dante pay for what he had done. I would

uel my every waking moment. I would not rest until Dante was

ation around me, I knew that my j

odies of my fallen pack members, one by one, and transported them to o

ir spirits into the afterlife. Standing before the roaring fire, I paid my final respects, my voice trembling with grief

. As I entered, I saw my father sitting up, his eyes weak but consciou

orry I couldn't do anything to help. You

ing you could have done, Aria," he said, his voice weak but firm. "Da

on. "I'm not a pushover, Father. I'm the strong

re strong, but you would have gotten hurt.

k of my hand. "We'll find a way to get

nt of a plan. "I have an idea," he

e up. "We'll send you 5,000 years back in time to

redulous. "How will yo

'll use to go back in time. It's been passed down throug

ts strange energy coursing t

straight into the eyes etched on it, and say the name of D

in me. I would go back in time, stop

he mirror clutched in my hand. Tears stre

d, my voice trembling. "I'll make

ed as he hugged me back. "Be c

heir faces somber. They bowed to greet m

estors guide you,"

n victorious,"

tude. With a final glance at my fathe

eyes, my voice steady. "Bloo

elf being pulled apart and put back together again. My sen

fight, my heart pounding in my chest. But instead of a fi

standing in a grand hall, surrounded by the Bloodmoon Pack. And at the center of

, but the Dante standing beside me was