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Mini Un Destino Alterado
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00:00Every night, my alpha mate bred me at his ancestor's grave, obsessed with producing a pure-blood alpha.
00:06But when I finally conceived, he ripped our baby out of my womb.
00:11All because of a few forged photos, he believed I'd betrayed him.
00:15So he killed our pup right before my eyes, and left me rot in the dungeon.
00:21Blood spilled from me, warm and endless, pooling on the floor as my life slipped away.
00:27That's when she walked in. Shannon, my stepsister. The architect of my ruin.
00:34I told you, Amy, I would take your life. I'd take your mate. And I did.
00:39With a smug smile, he laid a hand over her stomach, and told me she was pregnant with Brandon's son.
00:45A laugh bubbled up from my throat as I forced my eyes open.
00:48That's Beta Derek's child!
00:51I rasped, savoring the horror blooming in her eyes.
00:55And it's a girl! Nice try, though.
00:57So what? He already killed his own child. That just means my baby will be his only heir.
01:02She raised her claws, ready to finish me off.
01:07The door exploded open and my mate stormed in.
01:10You bitch!
01:12Brandon's eyes burned red as he lunged forward, slamming Shannon into the wall.
01:17You told me Amy cheated! You told me the pup wasn't mine!
01:20His voice trembled.
01:22But all this time, you were screwing my Beta!
01:24Shannon staggered to her feet, still trying to lie.
01:27But Brandon no longer believed a single word she said.
01:30He knocked her to the ground again and walked to me.
01:33I closed my eyes, unwilling to look at him anymore.
01:36Shannon played her part, yes.
01:37But him? He didn't believe me.
01:39He wouldn't even wait a few days.
01:41That was his choice, and it doomed us all.
01:43Hold on, Amy. Stay with me.
01:45Brandon's hands, now gentle, reached for me.
01:48A healing glow starting at his fingertips.
01:50No!
01:51I slammed out, using my alpha strength to freeze everyone in the room.
01:54He looked at me in horror, begging me to accept his healing.
01:57I just gently shook my head.
01:58I told him I was a descendant of the Moon Vodice.
02:02He didn't deserve to save me.
02:03He didn't deserve our pup.
02:05Smiled up at him as I felt my life slip from my body.
02:08And then I was free.
02:09But somehow, I didn't die?
02:11I woke up gasping, drenched in a cold sweat.
02:14My hands flew to my stomach, intact.
02:16No blood, no gaping wounds.
02:18Sunlight, real and golden, streamed through my window,
02:21dancing on the familiar pink comforter.
02:23I jolted upright and looked around, confused.
02:25Then I recognized this place.
02:26My childhood bedroom.
02:28I was... home?
02:29Soft knock at the door broke my thought.
02:31It opened slowly, and there she was.
02:33My mom, alive.
02:35Her warm, amber eyes.
02:36Her kind smile.
02:37A sight I was sure I'd never see again
02:40after Brandon snapped her neck in my last life.
02:42Mom?
02:43You're here.
02:44The word was a choked sob.
02:46Tears spilled over as I stumbled out of bed and into her arms,
02:49clinging to the lavender scent of her shampoo.
02:51She was solid.
02:53She was here.
02:54She patted my back,
02:55her voice gentle as she asked if I'd had a nightmare.
02:58Then she held me at arm's length, smiling brightly.
03:00Happy birthday, sweetheart.
03:02I hope today you'll finally meet your mate.
03:04My blood ran cold.
03:06Mate, the word was a curse.
03:09I pulled away from her and lunged for the calendar on my desk.
03:12My trembling fingers found the date.
03:142018.
03:15I... I was reborn?
03:17And thrown back six years?
03:19To the exact day I met Brandon?
03:22The relief of being alive was instantly drowned by a tidal wave of dread.
03:26I couldn't face him.
03:27Not the man who ordered our child's death.
03:29I turned back to my mother, took her hand, begging her to return with me to the silver
03:34moon pack, my biological father's territory.
03:36She stroked my hair but slowly shook her head.
03:39I knew she had never forgiven my father for his past betrayal.
03:42Despite not understanding my trembling or my strange request,
03:46she agreed to call my father and send me to him for the summer.
03:49After she left, I went into my walk-in closet to pack.
03:52When I heard my bedroom door open,
03:54I was about to turn and call out to my mother,
03:56but I heard a soft step, which my mother wouldn't do.
03:59So I hid behind my winter coats and I waited.
04:01I'm wearing her clothes to see Brandon right now.
04:04If she really is Brandon's mate, I'll kill her.
04:07A sharp, high-pitched female voice cut through the room.
04:11It was Shannon, clearly talking to someone on the phone.
04:14When she reached for my coat, I grabbed her wrist.
04:17I squeezed her hand until I heard a crack.
04:20Her scream was muffled by my hand.
04:22You just threatened to kill me.
04:24Didn't I hear that correctly?
04:25I tisked.
04:27Shannon flinched under my gaze, fear flickering across her face.
04:30Yet she still forced out a defiant sneer,
04:33blaming me for stealing Brandon from her.
04:35Brandon, that pathetic alpha?
04:36I shoved her away and made myself perfectly clear.
04:40Even if I were to marry the most ruthless wolf king in the world,
04:43I would never choose Brandon.
04:45That scum was all hers to keep.
04:47Then I let my wolf come forward and my eyes flashed.
04:50I warned her.
04:52If she ever snuck into my room again,
04:54breaking a hand would be the least of her worries.
04:57Stupid bitch.
04:58How dare she come into my room to take something to me?
05:02My wolf growled low in the chest.
05:04After forcing her out, I closed the doors,
05:06packed my bags,
05:07while replaying everything that had happened over the past six years.
05:11Every detail that could help me carry out my revenge.
05:14Because make no mistake,
05:15Brandon and Shannon would pay.
05:17Soon, the car my father sent pulled up downstairs.
05:20After saying goodbye to my mother,
05:22I left for the silver moon pack.
05:24It wasn't until I burst through the towering iron gates,
05:27the familiar sense of pine and pack soil hitting me,
05:30that I could finally shook off the shadow of my past life.
05:33My father, Alpha Gavin,
05:35caught me,
05:36his strong arms wrapping around me in an instant.
05:38He didn't ask silly questions.
05:40He just held me,
05:42letting me sob into his shoulder.
05:43Then, he pulled back,
05:45his intelligent blue eyes scanning my face.
05:47Tell daddy who dared to hurt my little princess.
05:50In that moment,
05:51I knew my father was my unshakable shield.
05:55I grabbed his hand,
05:55dragging him past curious pack members,
05:58straight into the fortified silence of his oak-paneled office.
06:01And then, I told him everything.
06:03When I described how I had been framed,
06:06how my child had been cut from my body,
06:08my father's usually straight posture bent,
06:11his fists clenched,
06:12his body trembling.
06:13Pup?
06:14His voice cracked,
06:15but I stopped him.
06:17Today was my 18th birthday.
06:19In my past life,
06:20I had met Brandon on this exact day.
06:23I begged my father to help me hide my scent.
06:25I didn't want my mate to find me.
06:27I didn't want my child to die again.
06:30That's when my father was in control.
06:32How dare they?
06:33His fist slammed into the deck,
06:35splintering the thick wood.
06:37And when I looked up,
06:38I saw my father's wolf,
06:40Loki,
06:40staring back at me.
06:41The air turned suffocating as Loki shifted fully black and lunged for the door.
06:47I screamed and threw myself at him,
06:50wrapping my arms around his massive form.
06:52I knew if he walked out,
06:54Brandon and Shannon would be dead,
06:56and the council would be on our doorstep within minutes.
06:59No one but my father would ever believe my past life.
07:03Loki spun back to me,
07:04then softened when he saw the devastation of my face.
07:07He padded over,
07:08licking the tears from my cheeks before returning on his skin.
07:12He took a long, shuddering eye,
07:13his gaze locking his mind across the ruin.
07:16I'm sorry, Amy.
07:17I lost myself for a moment.
07:18He paused,
07:19the weight of centuries seeming to settle on his shoulders.
07:23I guess it's my turn to come clean.
07:25He looked straight at me.
07:26I was reborn once, too,
07:28and it's all thanks to the witch blood in our veins.
07:30A witch?
07:32I stared at him in shock.
07:34Father nodded slowly,
07:36firelight flickering behind him,
07:38casting shadows across his sharp features.
07:41He told me his mother was a shaman,
07:43and then, as if it were nothing,
07:45dropped another bomb.
07:47He had never betrayed my mother.
07:49In his first life,
07:50he and mother had three lovely children,
07:53but a meticulously planned enemy attack
07:55took both his children and his wife from him at once.
07:59So when he was reborn,
08:00he pretended to cheat with other women,
08:03forcing my mother to leave him,
08:04all to protect her and me from the same fate.
08:07The only cost was that my siblings
08:09never got the chance to be born.
08:12My chest tightened.
08:13I wrapped my arms around him,
08:15burying my face against his chest,
08:17but he only smiled,
08:18tired yet gentle,
08:19resting a hand on my back.
08:21At least,
08:22he said softly,
08:23I proved one thing.
08:24Fate can be changed.
08:26I clutched his sleeve,
08:27begging him to tell my mother the whole truth.
08:29He just ruffled my hair
08:30and said that seeing both of us alive
08:32was enough for him.
08:33If my mother knew everything now,
08:35she would break.
08:36I wanted to argue.
08:37I really did.
08:38But before I could,
08:40he gently pushed me toward the bedroom,
08:41hinting at a surprise inside.
08:43I barely made it to my room
08:45before someone tackled me straight onto the bed.
08:48Surprise!
08:49Cassie's laugh burst out as she pinned me down,
08:52her blonde hair flying everywhere.
08:54Happy birthday!
08:55My best friend bumped my hip with a mischievous grin,
08:58just like when we were kids.
08:59Thanks,
09:00I replied,
09:01hugging her tightly in return.
09:03We tumbled and wrestled on the bed for a few moments,
09:05giggling,
09:06until Cassie pulled me to my feet.
09:08Come on,
09:09let's hit the mall.
09:09I want to pick out dresses
09:11for your welcome back party tonight.
09:13A party?
09:13I hadn't even realized
09:14my father had planned something like this.
09:17Inside the boutique,
09:18Cassie darted between the racks,
09:20eyes shining with excitement.
09:22She snagged a pale golden sheath dress for herself
09:25and picked a deep red mermaid gown for me.
09:28When we stepped out of the changing rooms,
09:30our eyes met in mutual awe.
09:32They are perfect.
09:33I reached for my credit card
09:34to head to the counter
09:35when I heard a voice
09:36that made my hackles rise.
09:38Take off the damn dress,
09:40Cassie.
09:40You don't deserve to wear that.
09:42I turned and saw Cassie
09:44pressed face first against a wall,
09:46a red-headed she-wolf looming over her,
09:49flanked by her cronies.
09:50Someone dared to bully my friend?
09:52My wolf stirred,
09:53a low growl rumbling in my chest,
09:56golden eyes flashing.
09:57I stepped forward,
09:58ready to unleash everything I had.
10:00The moment Amanda spotted me,
10:02her swagger shattered.
10:04Amy,
10:04you're back?
10:05She wrung her hands,
10:07forcing a stiff smile.
10:09So,
10:09I said calmly,
10:11stepping closer,
10:12you're the one trying to steal my friend's dress?
10:14Amanda stammered,
10:15insisting she only thought the dress
10:17didn't suit Cassie's usual style.
10:19I let my alpha aura ripple outward.
10:22Within seconds,
10:23she and her little clique
10:24slunk out of the boutique,
10:26tails between their legs.
10:27After paying,
10:28I pulled Cassie aside.
10:30Does this kind of thing happen often?
10:31I asked.
10:32She nodded.
10:33Since my mother left,
10:34unranked she-wolves had become easy targets,
10:37bossed around,
10:38stripped of their belongings,
10:39forced into chores they never agreed to.
10:42My chest tightened.
10:43I knew I need a serious talk with my father about this.
10:46Later,
10:47while hunting for accessories for our dresses,
10:49we stepped into a nearby jewelry store.
10:52Glass cases gleamed,
10:53soft music hummed.
10:55That's when Amanda walked in again.
10:56This time,
10:57she brought a new backup.
10:59A tall she-wolf followed her in,
11:01posture proud,
11:02aura sharp.
11:03She pointed at the golden bracelet in my hand
11:05and said she wanted it for her niece, Amanda.
11:08Of course,
11:09I refused.
11:10Then,
11:10without warning,
11:11she stepped forward and grabbed my arm.
11:14I'm the future wife of Alpha Gavin,
11:16she hissed.
11:17She looked so smug
11:19that Cassie and I couldn't help but burst out laughing.
11:22When did I get a stepmother?
11:24How had I never heard of this?
11:25I shrugged off her hand
11:27and strode out of the store with Cassie.
11:29Once we were a ways away,
11:30I asked Cassie who that woman was.
11:32Cassie told me the new one was Aurora.
11:35She'd only joined the pack last year
11:36and my father seemed unusually interested in her.
11:39I shook my head,
11:41refusing to believe it.
11:42Little did I know
11:43how soon I'd see his unusual interest in her.
11:46That evening at the party,
11:48Cassie and I were perfectly dressed
11:49and every head turned as we entered.
11:52Then,
11:53a screech ripped through the hall.
11:54Cassie's face went pale.
11:56What the fuck are you wearing, you tramp?
11:58Aurora barked,
11:59still fixated on Cassie
12:01stealing what belonged to her niece.
12:03Cassie stood her ground this time,
12:05insisting the dress had been hers first.
12:08Aurora sneered.
12:08Aurora sneered.
12:09Weaker wolves need to know their place.
12:10I couldn't hold back.
12:12My wolf flashed bold behind my eyes.
12:14I agree,
12:15I said firmly.
12:16They do!
12:16Aurora,
12:17realizing she couldn't match me,
12:19attacked Cassie as planned.
12:20I moved faster,
12:21blocked her,
12:22grabbed her wrist,
12:23and sent her flying onto the floor.
12:25That's when the crowd parted.
12:26My father stepped in.
12:27Gavin!
12:27Aurora cried,
12:28throwing herself into his arms.
12:30I watched his eyes glaze over.
12:32Dad didn't recognize me.
12:33My chest went cold.
12:34Sorry, Dad.
12:35I had to snap you out of it.
12:37I murmured to myself.
12:38I stepped forward
12:39and punched him square in the face.
12:41The hall erupted in shock.
12:43My dad shook his head
12:44and his eyes cleared.
12:45Then he rubbed his jaw.
12:47Baby, you had to.
12:48I nodded
12:48and yanked Aurora out of his arms,
12:50pushing her roughly to the ground.
12:52Get away from him!
12:53My wolf surged to the forefront,
12:55golden eyes flashing.
12:57How dare you!
12:58Aurora stood
12:59and tried to touch my dad again.
13:00Who are you
13:01to demand anything from me?
13:03She's my daughter
13:04and the only alpha female
13:05in this pack.
13:06My father responded,
13:07lifting his lip in disgust.
13:09Then he walked past her
13:10and led me
13:11to the front of the grand hall.
13:13Crystal chandeliers
13:14glittered overhead,
13:15casting shards of light
13:16across the crowd.
13:17This summer,
13:18Amy will be staying here
13:19and helping me handle
13:20certain matters.
13:21He announced,
13:22pushing me slightly forward.
13:24Hello, everyone!
13:25I waved my hand
13:26and I heard someone scoff
13:27and whisper
13:28about an alpha female.
13:29So,
13:30I decided to release
13:31the full force
13:32of my aura.
13:33The room shuddered
13:34as power slammed
13:35into everyone,
13:36wave after wave
13:37of raw energy
13:38forcing them to their knees.
13:40Time to pack it in, love,
13:41my father whispered
13:42and I nodded.
13:43Slowly,
13:44I pulled back in my aura
13:45and everyone got
13:46to their feet.
13:47Sorry,
13:48but I thought it wise
13:49to make a point.
13:50I made it clear
13:51that I would get
13:52to the bottom
13:52of any bullying.
13:53No one would get away
13:55with it.
13:55Not surprisingly,
13:56I noticed a few she-wolves
13:58who usually hang around
13:59Amanda looking very worried.
14:01The next morning,
14:02my father told me
14:03he was taking me
14:03to our family's sacred site
14:05to teach me
14:06how to master magic.
14:07Hello, pup.
14:08Climb up.
14:09We have a way to go.
14:10He had already shifted,
14:11black fur gleaming,
14:13his massive wolf form
14:14rising nearly to my shoulder.
14:16Okay.
14:16I jumped onto his back,
14:18fingers clutching
14:19his thick fur
14:19as he launched forward,
14:21carrying me
14:21through the forest.
14:22Soon,
14:23he skidded to a halt
14:24in a small clearing,
14:25a single tree stump
14:26resting at its center.
14:28I slid down
14:28and he motioned
14:29for me to sit,
14:30then explained
14:31that the first step
14:32in learning magic
14:32was to connect
14:33with nature.
14:34What?
14:35I had no clue
14:35how to connect
14:36to anything
14:36other than my phone.
14:37Close your eyes,
14:39he instructed calmly.
14:40Clear your mind.
14:41Let go of every thought,
14:43every worry.
14:44Breathe.
14:45I obeyed,
14:45and then it felt
14:47as if I'd slipped
14:47into another world.
14:49Mist curled around me
14:50as two wolves emerged.
14:52One was white,
14:53a crescent of gold
14:54marking her forehead.
14:55She was Nyx,
14:56my wolf.
14:56The other was brown
14:57with gentle blue eyes.
14:59Who are you?
15:00I softly stroked her fur.
15:02I am Megan,
15:03she said.
15:04I am also your wolf.
15:06How can I have two?
15:07I gasped.
15:08Because you are descended
15:09from the moon goddess,
15:10and your destiny
15:11is far heavier
15:13than revenge.
15:14A woman with graying hair
15:15walked toward me,
15:16her face almost
15:17a mirror of my own.
15:19You...
15:19I stared at her in shock.
15:21You are...
15:22Girl,
15:23I'm your father's grandmother.
15:25She smiled,
15:26her long silver hair
15:27cascading over
15:28a flowing robe
15:29of deep emerald.
15:30Then she pointed
15:31to a glowing green orb
15:33hovering behind me,
15:34urging me forward.
15:35I stepped closer,
15:36mesmerized.
15:37The orb pulsed softly
15:39as if alive,
15:40but the instant
15:41my fingers touched it,
15:42the light dimmed,
15:43vanishing like mist.
15:44I looked at her.
15:45She explained
15:46it reflected the power
15:47I had yet to truly believe
15:49I possessed.
15:50With a sweep of her hands,
15:51a weightless force
15:52washed over me.
15:54Everything faded.
15:55When I opened my eyes,
15:56I was back in the clearing.
15:58Open yourself up
15:58to the possibilities
15:59and believe in yourself.
16:01You are stronger
16:02than you know.
16:03Her voice echoed
16:04in my mind.
16:05I wiped my face
16:06and realized
16:07my father was gone.
16:08Dad?
16:09I called,
16:10standing to search him.
16:11Not far away,
16:12he stood by the lake,
16:13the water reflecting
16:14the sunlight,
16:15phone pressed to his ear.
16:16Yes, Stephen,
16:17she will be returning
16:18next month,
16:19but if she is not
16:20your son Brandon's mate,
16:22you cannot stop her
16:24from staying here.
16:25Hearing that,
16:26my chest sank.
16:27After my father
16:28hung up the phone,
16:29I stepped out
16:30from behind the trees.
16:31I knew the council's
16:32rules well.
16:33A wolf couldn't stay long
16:34in a pack that wasn't theirs.
16:36My registration
16:36followed my mother's,
16:37which meant
16:38I couldn't stay here forever.
16:39Still,
16:40my father told me
16:41not to worry.
16:42During this time,
16:43he would teach me magic
16:44to hide my scent.
16:45I nodded
16:45and followed him back.
16:46In the days that followed,
16:48besides training
16:48with my father,
16:49I also helped him
16:50train the females.
16:51Move!
16:52Faster!
16:53You're wolves,
16:54not humans!
16:55I paced along
16:56the inner track,
16:57my boots crunching
16:58against the dirt.
16:59The females struggled forward,
17:01sweat streaking down
17:02their faces.
17:03After just two laps,
17:05most of them
17:05were already gasping
17:06for air.
17:07If this was all they had,
17:08how were they supposed
17:09to survive a real attack?
17:11Someone complained
17:12that training
17:12was a man's job
17:13and my father
17:14never forced them
17:15to do this.
17:16I stopped and turned.
17:17Training exists
17:18so everyone can
17:19protect themselves
17:20from outside wars
17:22and from bullying
17:23inside this pack.
17:24Oh, please.
17:25Aurora laughed
17:26from the back.
17:26Weak wolves exist
17:27to follow strong ones.
17:29My gaze hardened.
17:30I stepped toward her.
17:31So, I'm stronger than you.
17:33What if I commanded you
17:34to do jumping jacks
17:35until you died?
17:36Her face drained of color
17:38and said,
17:38I can't do this.
17:39I released my aura.
17:41The pressure slammed
17:42into the field.
17:43Every wolf
17:44dropped to their knees.
17:45Anyone who has ever
17:47bullied another wolf,
17:48do jumping jacks
17:49until nightfall.
17:50The moment the words
17:51left my mouth,
17:52Aurora's little group
17:53started jumping,
17:55panic written
17:55all over their faces.
17:57That night,
17:58I was in my mother's
17:59old office,
17:59searching through her notes
18:00for better training methods.
18:02Then I heard the sharp
18:03click of high heels.
18:04Strange.
18:05This place had been
18:05sealed by my father.
18:07No one should be here.
18:08I switched off the light
18:09and slipped under the desk.
18:11Moments later,
18:11the door creaked open.
18:13Aurora stepped inside,
18:14a candle in hand.
18:16Her legs trembled,
18:17still sore from a full
18:18day of training.
18:19She muttered curses,
18:21swearing that once she learned
18:22Luna combat techniques,
18:24she'd make me pay.
18:25A cold smile tugged
18:26at my lips.
18:27Just as she reached
18:28for the desk drawer,
18:29I shot out
18:30and grabbed her wrist.
18:31She shrieked,
18:32demanding to know
18:33why I was there.
18:34I didn't answer.
18:35I yanked her down,
18:36pinning her beneath me
18:37as we crashed
18:38into a brutal struggle.
18:40The noise drew
18:41my father quickly.
18:42Seizing the chance
18:43while I was distracted,
18:44Aurora shoved me aside
18:46and collided with him.
18:47Amy, how dare you hurt my love?
18:49My father growled,
18:51eyes unfocused.
18:52Aurora smirked.
18:53See?
18:54I told you I'd be
18:54the next Luna of this pack.
18:56Damn.
18:57She'd twisted his mind again.
18:58Dad, snap out of it!
19:00I shouted.
19:01His eyes shifted
19:02from his normal blue
19:03to the gold of Loki
19:04and then back,
19:05like his two sides
19:06were fighting
19:07until he screamed
19:08and partially shifted.
19:10Alpha?
19:10Aurora called timidly.
19:12Loki turned on her instead,
19:14baring his teeth
19:15and growling low.
19:16Aurora screamed
19:17and bolted down the stairs.
19:19After Aurora fled,
19:21my father slowly
19:22returned to normal.
19:23I asked him
19:23if he remembered
19:24what had just happened.
19:25He shook his head,
19:26his expression
19:27completely blank.
19:28Something was very wrong.
19:30I needed help.
19:31Early the next morning,
19:32I went alone
19:33to the clearing.
19:34The grass was still
19:35damp with dew
19:36as I sat down
19:37and closed my eyes.
19:38Grandmother,
19:39I need your help.
19:40I waited in the silence
19:42until a chill
19:43slid down my spine.
19:44When I opened my eyes,
19:45she was sinking down
19:47in front of me.
19:48Her silver hair
19:48was braided over one shoulder,
19:50loose strands
19:51brushing my face
19:52as she drifted closer.
19:53I reached out
19:54without thinking,
19:55but my hand
19:56passed straight through her.
19:57I'm not truly here, Amy.
19:59Why have you summoned me
20:00this time?
20:00I've already given you
20:01all the guidance
20:02the Moon Goddess
20:02will allow.
20:03I know.
20:04I worried my lip.
20:06It's Dad.
20:06I think a woman
20:07put a love enchantment
20:08on him
20:09and I barely
20:10understand magic.
20:12She fell silent,
20:13thinking.
20:14Then she asked
20:14if I still remembered
20:16the old gazebo
20:16I used to play at
20:17as a child.
20:18I nodded.
20:19There's a hidden door
20:20beneath it.
20:20Find a way inside.
20:21It will lead you
20:22to the cabin
20:23where I once lived.
20:24She said she'd left
20:25a book there,
20:26one that held
20:27the solution
20:27I was looking for.
20:29By the time
20:29I left the clearing,
20:30dusk had already fallen.
20:32I changed into
20:32black clothes,
20:34grabbed a flashlight,
20:35and headed straight
20:35for the old gazebo
20:37from my memories.
20:38After pushing through
20:38a few patches of woods,
20:40I finally spotted it.
20:41I circled the structure
20:42once, nothing.
20:43Twice, still nothing.
20:45Frustrated,
20:46I slammed my back
20:47against the wooden paneling.
20:48Something popped,
20:49the panel vanished,
20:50and so did I.
20:51When I came to,
20:52everything was pitch black.
20:54I fumbled for my flashlight
20:55and switched it on,
20:57revealing a narrow tunnel
20:58thick with spider webs.
21:00The damp, suffocating air
21:01dragged me straight back
21:03to the dungeon
21:03where I'd been murdered
21:04in my past life.
21:06I brushed the dust
21:06from my clothes
21:07and forced myself forward,
21:09my hands shaking.
21:10Then,
21:11I thought I heard
21:12a beast snarling.
21:13I swept the light around.
21:15Nothing.
21:15I moved faster.
21:17Before long,
21:17I reached the end
21:18of the tunnel.
21:19When I stepped out,
21:20I saw it.
21:21A small,
21:22wooden cabin
21:23standing on the edge
21:24of a seaside cliff.
21:25It was amazing,
21:26but what waited inside
21:27was even more shocking.
21:29When I pushed the door open,
21:31my vision split.
21:33Half of me stood inside
21:34a warm, spotless home.
21:36Clean furniture,
21:37a fire crackling softly
21:39in the hearth.
21:39The other half
21:40was trapped
21:41in a raging inferno.
21:43Walls blackened,
21:44everything reduced
21:45to ruins and ash.
21:47Then,
21:47my grandmother appeared again.
21:49She waved me over
21:50and patted a stone.
21:52I placed my hand on it
21:53and there was a flash.
21:55The stone was gone
21:56and under it
21:57was a book.
21:58Hurry!
21:59Someone is haunting you
22:00and I can't block him for long.
22:02You need to protect yourself.
22:03Leaving those mysterious
22:05words behind,
22:06grandmother vanished.
22:07So did the cabin.
22:08I stared at the stone-like
22:10book in my hands,
22:11curiosity tightening my chest.
22:13I opened the first page.
22:15A howl ripped through the air.
22:17It was nothing like
22:18any howl I'd ever heard before.
22:20Deeper,
22:20darker,
22:21almost two-toned.
22:23Nick snapped
22:24to attention instantly.
22:25Megan shrank back,
22:26her fear spilling
22:27into my mind.
22:28I slammed the book shut
22:30and bolted for the tunnel.
22:31But even here,
22:32I could still hear it.
22:33What the hell was that?
22:34I whipped around
22:35to face the way
22:36we had just came,
22:37but my flashlight
22:37showed nothing.
22:38It sounded like
22:39it was right behind me.
22:40It came from far off.
22:42Nyx paced the edge
22:43of her home,
22:44brushing her fur
22:44against my side,
22:45calming me
22:46and herself
22:47with the contact.
22:48How did it reach me
22:49down here?
22:50I don't know,
22:51but I can't stop
22:52my reaction to the call.
22:53Go now.
22:54He's coming.
22:55I ran until my lungs
22:56burned,
22:57until the hatch appeared.
22:58I shoved it open
22:59and slammed it shut
23:00behind me,
23:01safe,
23:01at least for now.
23:02Back in my room,
23:03my heart still racing,
23:05I couldn't stop thinking
23:06about the reaction
23:06that book had triggered.
23:08In the end,
23:08I locked it inside my safe.
23:10As usual,
23:11my father accompanied me
23:13to the clearing
23:14for training.
23:15I slipped into my inner world,
23:17intending to ask
23:18grandmother about the book.
23:19But this time,
23:20she didn't appear.
23:21Only a deep,
23:22silent forest
23:23stretched endlessly
23:25before me.
23:26I moved cautiously.
23:27Nyx flanked me
23:28on my left,
23:29Megan on my right.
23:30In the center,
23:31a radiant woman appeared.
23:33White hair flowed
23:34over her shoulders,
23:35her dress shimmering
23:37in the pale moonlight.
23:38Moon goddess?
23:39I tilted my head.
23:40I knew you were
23:41a smart little pup.
23:42She smiled,
23:43her body pulsing
23:44with soft light.
23:45Tell me your struggles.
23:46I can't master magic.
23:48I won't be able
23:49to save my father.
23:50I might not even
23:51save myself.
23:52I pressed my face
23:53into my hands,
23:55trembling.
23:55You've never believed
23:56in your own magic, pup.
23:58Stop chasing it.
23:59Imagine it as a seed.
24:00Plant it.
24:01Let it grow inside you.
24:03Her words faded,
24:03and I focused
24:04on my center.
24:06Finally,
24:06I found it,
24:07a soft,
24:08pulsing green seed.
24:09I wrapped my hand
24:10around it,
24:11feeling my heartbeat
24:12echo in its vibration.
24:13When I opened my eyes,
24:15the goddess was gone.
24:16In her place
24:17stood a simple
24:18white pot.
24:18Shivering,
24:19I pressed the seed
24:20into the soil.
24:21Just then,
24:22the moon above
24:22became a soft sun.
24:24Gentle rain fell,
24:25each drop warming my skin.
24:27I still didn't fully understand
24:29how I had mastered magic,
24:31but every time
24:31I touched the white pot,
24:33a subtle,
24:34trembling energy
24:35ran through me.
24:36Then,
24:36her voice returned,
24:37echoing softly
24:38in my mind.
24:39She told me
24:40that the pup
24:41I had lost
24:41in my past life
24:42was under her care,
24:44but some fates
24:45aren't so easily changed.
24:46It's up to the end.
24:46It was
24:47a very fast
24:47every time
24:47It's up to the end,
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