Chapter 13: Echoes of the Past

Ramsey

After the drama with Lyla earlier at the gates this morning, I was seething with anger.

I didn’t even know if I was angry at myself for letting her just go or if I was angry with her for not sticking to the plan I had explained to her last night.

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Was she trying to test my patience? To see how far I could go? How dare she disobey me? We were mates but I was still her Lycan Leader.

I sat at the head of the round table in the situation room drumming my finger impatiently on the vinyl table.

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The room was filled with the quiet murmurings of the elders, warriors and members of the council deliberating over the sudden Feral attack last night but I couldn’t be bothered by whatever they were saying.

My mind was still fixed on Lyla.

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Not just that, I wanted her so much.

I couldn’t stop thinking about our garden encounter.

Even though it had been short and brief.

But I was also angry at her.

She had defied me again.

Lax was still angry at me for denying her but did he expect me to announce to the whole world that a mutt was my mate? Not only was she stubborn and reckless, she – No, I have to stop thinking about her.

There were bigger issues, real problems bigger than Lyla.

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“Alpha, are you listening?” My Beta, Lenny suddenly mindlinked me snapping me out of my thoughts, his eyes narrowing at me from across the table.

“You need to focus; else they would know you weren’t even listening from the beginning.

I nodded, straightening in my seat as I forced my attention back to the room.

An emergency meeting had to be held today following the attack of Feral Wolves at the lower village last night.

They had killed nearly 50 Omegas and injured about 100, hence the emergency meeting.

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“It doesn’t make sense!” Elder Vitalis muttered drumming on the table, copying my previous movement as he gestured wildly with frustration on his face.

“There was no warning! Feral attacks always come with some sort of sign – an omen or even the arrival of the Moonsinger.

But this one, nothing! They just appeared!”

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“My thoughts exactly,” Elder Mira, a silver-haired woman sighed leaning forward.

“How is it even possible?” she continued “The last recorded Feral attack was nearly 10,000 years ago.

Didn’t they say that the last Moonsinger wiped out the Dark One and his Feral armies? How could they still exist? How could we have been so wrong?”

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The room erupted with worried voices as everyone tried to speak at the same time.

beginning

prepared for them? I

at the map laid

they didn’t just attack

Mountain Territory…

room gasped with shock but

White Moon Throne in the White Mountain region wasn’t just any territory; it was our

direct challenge, like a warning to the strongest pack

eyes wide with fear “If the Ferals are coming back… after all these years, it can only mean one thing… the Dark One still lives amongst us and

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was raising, to be the leader my people needed but somehow my thoughts

I had asked for her phone

piece of paper in my chest

I give her a call? Wouldn’t I look

my grandfather, Eldric, cleared his throat

said a word since the meeting started and had preferred instead to lodge at the window staring

but firmly “The battle hasn’t

this room, I know what it means to fight

already, details of that battle

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do they retreat

out but it’s not surprising that they

the dark one leading them this time around… the Last Moonsinger had died side

there’s a slight possibility that…” he

he turned to me, “You need to send word to all

and the people

ready to defend

was the same rank as my grandfather spoke, “Some of these packs

my

any aid from the White Moon Throne?”

first

the White Moon Throne falls, what will become of our

about we merge those smaller packs with bigger packs until the threat is over?” I

suggestion, Alpha,” They all

we supposed to fight them?” Elder Thorne suddenly asked, his voice

survived the last

we’ll not even survive an hour

wolves mean that a Moonsinger has been

nodded “But they could still be an infant, a pup, a toddler or

the form they take

there’s not much we

appeared for 10,000 years now,” My grandfather said quietly “Over the years, we’ve protected our world with the best of our resources and abilities and unless anyone in the room knows where and who the

in despair, with

that, Eldric,” Elder

ourselves into thinking we can defend our territories without

turned to me “Perhaps, it’s time we

how long until the next attack but we

I nodded, “But let’s cross that bridge when we come to it,” I

we must focus on gathering all

grandfather is right, we cannot sit around

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Alpha,” my grandfather turned to me, “It’s time for you to

tensed glaring at my

“Really? Now?” I queried.

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