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CChapter Twenty-One: Back Home
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ifbeitsstaays of sunlight filtered through the curtains, casting gocleen glow over the room. I stirred, the weight of the previous daey’s gevelations still pressing on my chest. But this was a new
daayabbalahkocanvas on which I could repaint my destiny. My wob poured in agreement, impatient to move forward. No time fooleendly introspection; there was a whole world waiting.
Myphone buzzzed on the bedside table, breaking my reverie Three messsaes som Axel, Damon, and Zane displayed on t screen: good doorningdexs complete with heart emojis and th almost ritualisticdeantwaitao see you.” A low growl from my wolf reminded meeohheldonging for our mates while another, more cynical pparoofneemnetaphorically rolled its eyes. It was as if two versions some were cotitinuously at war, each pulling me in a different directionnBBefore topuld plunge into that emotional quagmire, myphonebuzzzed againNNate was calling. –
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“Hey, Phera. You good?” His voice reverberated with a mix of enthusiasm and underlying concern.
“I’m hanging in there, Nate. How about you?” I replied, consciously keeping my tone neutral.
Nate was my older brother, but he was also the Beta to the triplets. His loyalties were… complicated.
“I’m excited, Phera. The triplets told me you’re considering coming back. That’s great news! The pack has been incomplete without you.”
I blinked at his words. So, they already considered it a done. deal?
“Really? Is that what they’re saying?”
“Yeah! They’re not the same without you, Phera. You should see
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how amped they are at the mere thought of you coming back. Trust me, whatever is between you and them, you guys should sort it out face-to-face. It’s a mate thing, you know?”
Ah, the ‘mate thing. That indescribable, undeniable pull that made rational thought a challenge. A pull that they chose to ignore for years, leaving me to grapple with it alone. Nate’s words hung heavily in the air, even after we said our goodbyes and ended the call.
I sighed, pausing to look at myself in the mirror. The woman who stared back was not the same girl who had left Red Moon years ago. She was stronger, more self-assured, yet touched by a vulnerability that she could neither deny nor completely understand.
Nate’s words and the morning texts had triggered a tempest f emotions: hope, skepticism, and a yearning for something felt like walking on a tightrope. One wrong move, and everyt could come crashing down.
No more doubts, no more second-guessing. If I was to return to Red Moon, it would be on my terms. Terms that they might not lillike, but that was the point. It was high time I shifted from being alan object of concern to a subject of my own life.
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I was reminded of the last time I stood near this mystical gateway. It had been with Josh, and we were excited, naive, and ignorant of how drastically life was about to change for us. That day had been a pivotal point, shifting the axis of my world in a way that I was still grappling with
The air grew thick with tension as we exited the car, the portal glowing softly in the dusk light. It seemed to beckon us towards it, a cosmic call that I could no longer ignore. But as I stood there, a part of me mourned for the girl who had unknowingly crossed this very threshold years ago. She was a ghost now, a faded photograph in the ever-changing album of
my life.
My eyes met those of my mates, seeing a reflection of my own. myriad emotions in theirs. But for now, words were superfluous. A silent understanding passed between us as we faced the shimmering membrane that separated past, present, and perhaps even our future.
The crowd at the portal entrance thickened, a sea of bodies swarming like bees around a hive. There were guards in the vicinity, their stern faces marking them as diligent sentinels. I instinctively reached for my pack sigil and papers, the necessary items to cross between realms. Just as my fingers grazed the cool metal of the sigil in my pocket, a warm hand enveloped mine.
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I glanced up to find Axel’s eyes gazing into mine, his face a serene mask. His grip tightened ever so slightly, and without a word, he took the lead. Damon and Zane fell into step on either side of me, their broad frames creating a sort of protective cocoon around me. And just like that, we walked past the huddled crowds, bypa*sing the queues and the guards.
My mind barely had time to register what was happening. As we advanced, the guards, who until now had been the epitome of Sternness, bowed their heads, their stances respectful but filled with an awe that made my skin tingle.
“Damon, what’s going on? Why did we-?”
My question was cut short when Zane chuckled, his laughter a low rumble that made my heart skip a beat.
“Things have changed, Phera,” Damon finally said, his words slow and measured as if he were choosing them carefully.
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Axel picked up from where Damon left off.
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“Red Moon is not what it used to be. People don’t just respect us; they fear us. And now that we have you-our queen, our Luna-the circle is complete.”
I felt like a deer caught in headlights, trapped by their piercing gazes. What could I even say? Before I could collect my thoughts, we stood before the portal. Its luminescent glow seemed brighter, almost as if recognizing the gravity of the moment. I could feel the energy buzzing in the air, tickling my skin, urging me to step through and embrace whatever awaited on the other side.
In perfect synchronization, as though guided by some unspoken agreement, we stepped through the swirling vortex. A sensation of weightlessness enveloped me, as though we were suspended in time and space, before my feet touched solid ground again. And just like that, we were in the Wolf Multiverse the dimension that held the Red Moon Pack-a place of familiarity yet tinged with the unknown.
The triplets looked at me, their eyes holding a mixture of hope, yearning, and something far deeper, which I couldn’t quite place. For a heartbeat, no one spoke; our silent communication saying
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