Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 355 Moonbound

Nathan had already been in Falindale for three days. He'd mobilized the entire werewolf underground network, but still couldn't find a trace of Tessa. He'd almost given up on the area altogether.

He never expected to suddenly catch sight of that familiar figure she turned to ash.

Seeing the Alpha like this, the beta beside him clenched his fists.

the one girl he could recognize even if

He knew what that red gleam in Nathan's eyes meant. When the wolf's mark flickered crimson like that, it was a sign the Alpha's possessiveness was nearing collapse.

The girl who had once thrown his world into chaos had returned.

The silver ring on Tessa's ring finger matched the one Nathan wore a pair of Moonchase Bonds he had forged with his own hands.

Inside the bands was a lunar incantation etched with both their blood- a bond nearly as powerful as that between true mates, allowing him to track her location through lunar phases.

Before faking her death, Tessa had deliberately destroyed the resonance stone inside the ring the core component that held the contract together. But Nathan had believed it had been broken by an outside force.

To restore the bond, he had performed a forbidden ritual- the Blood Moon Reforging- Nightshade Pack's altar, offering the blood of one hundred adult wolves in sacrifice.

at the

The ritual had released a crimson fog saturated with wild lunar energy, scorching every werewolf brand within ten miles to black ash. Even the Silvermoon Tribunal from the Council had been dispatched to investigate.

in his throat. The backlash from that forbidden magic

the girl who vanished without a trace this unhinged Alpha might

who knew what madness

brought Landon to the front gate of Falindale

knew this had been her school - though her time here probably hadn't

aren't we going through

side wall, clearly planning to

don't let people in. And I was kind of a big deal

her usual climbing spot. It had

you a boost?" With Landon's skills, getting

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hand, grabbed the top, and pulled himself up

he held out a hand to

She grabbed his hand and climbed

landed smoothly on

winter break, the campus

had been Tessa's world for two years. Being back here brought

thinking about how she'd been exiled here five years ago made

been growing up in the protection of her pack, learning basic skills, laughing, thriving...

it had been like to arrive here all on her

wasn't that bad. If I hadn't come to Falindale, I wouldn't be who I