Chapter 345: Trials of echoes - past lives III

Lyla

After that, I was in a library, and there was a man. From the rich clothing and aura he carried, I could tell he was rich.

"Alpha Lorian, your Beta is here, asking for you. Should I let him in?" a woman came to whisper to him.

Alpha Lorian raised his head and looked at the woman, smiling at her as his dimpled cheeks showed. "Yes, you can let him in. He would burn down this library if he could."

He was the Moonsinger before Raina. He was more interested in history than in ruling as an Alpha. He was the one who discovered hidden texts—the truth of who we were—and he sang to awaken minds.

More lives flashed before me, each was more vivid than the last. A man who discovered his power when his mate was threatened. A Beta whose child died in his hands after a Feral attack, and unleashed something greater.

Each Moonsinger faced the Dark One differently, but one thing was peculiar about them. None of them seemed to have the power to heal and transform. They were all regular Moonsingers who could weaken Ferals with their voices.

Some fought the Dark One with armies, some alone. Some nearly succeeded but fell short for various reasons: hesitation, pride, lack of knowledge, and inadequate preparation.

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Finally, I stood in the Northern Forest. It was filled with people, people I had seen before. They were werewolves, yet different—more graceful, they carried energy that could intimidate an innocent bystander. They were the Aureans.

Among them walked a woman of extraordinary beauty, a beautiful girl who had just blossomed into an adolescent. It was Neriah, the first Moonsinger.

before she could

elder woman whispered

joy in simple things—helping a healer tend wounds, teaching children to sing, laughing with friends around

with Rian. She had a smile

it was Neriah again, with Thames. Her eyes kept

you," she told

can share, Neriah. My love for you is greater than jealousy. I want to

around anxiously. Corvus

she said. I don’t know whose baby it is, but I met Rian after that

"You don’t have to be shy about it. You’ve always been attracted

mistake," Neriah cried. "I’d wanted comfort that night, and you took advantage

yourself to me; you have powers, so let me teach you how to use them. If you return to Rian, he will know

turned to him with fear in her eyes.

"Just come to me and do

Neriah shook her head. "I told you it was a mistake. I love Rian; if I tell him, he would

you know the punishment for infidelity among the Lycans?"

suspicious; I cannot meet you. I’m sorry, Corvus, you need to let me go. I changed my mind. I

Corvus’s jaw. "A good man? Huh? You were ready to throw it all

the kind of person he would be to

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