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I clutched the empty Moonwood Ceremonial Urn to my chest, tears streaming down my face. Victoria's cruel desecration of Lily's grave had reopened wounds that had never truly healed.

My wolf whimpered inside me, maternal instincts still raw and bleeding despite the years that

had passed. We needed to do something-anything-to honor our pup's memory.

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I opened my laptop, searching for ways to memorialize a deceased werewolf child. An online support group for grieving werewolf parents appeared in the search results.

Hesitantly, I clicked the link and began reading through the posts. Stories of loss, of

heartbreak, but also of healing and remembrance filled the screen.

One post in particular caught my attention:

"Finding peace at the Ancient Moon Temple in Ravenwood saved my sanity after losing my

son. Elder Tobias Gray performed the Moonlight Passage ritual, and I truly believe my boy's

spirit found its way to the ancestral hunting grounds. The perpetual moonstone lamp I lit for

him still burns there, a beacon guiding him home whenever he wishes to visit."

My heart raced as I read more about the temple. Located in Ravenwood, a neighboring

territory, it was known as a sacred place where the veil between worlds grew thin during

certain lunar phases.

I immediately texted Lucas Blackwood, who had promised to help me honor Lily's memory

after the desecration of

you take me to the Ancient Moon Temple

moonstone lamp for Lily."

condition has worsened. I need to return

stared at the message, disappointment washing over me. But my wolf pushed forward with maternal

respect.

worry," I texted back. "I'll go alone. Your grandfather needs you more right

"The journey to Ravenwood is dangerous,

Please wait for

mind was made up. "I'll be careful. This

small bag with essentials and the remnants of Lily's ashes that I'd managed to salvage from the cemetery. The drive to Ravenwood would take several hours, but I needed

the first time since Lily's death. My wolf,

Lily," I whispered, both to myself and

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Ravenwood passed in a blur of winding roads and dense

atop a hill,

afternoon sun.

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entrance. "You bring great sorrow with

nodded, unable to speak past

said, gesturing for me to follow. "The

of small crystal lamps lined the walls, each glowing with a soft, bluish

your daughter's ashes here," he instructed. "And light the lamp with

match that burned with an

as the

have light to find her way,"

the Moonlight Passage

I whispered, my voice

beautiful in its simplicity. Elder Gray chanted in an ancient

and

now," he told me when it

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