Chapter 44: A Day of Reckoning

Ava

I try to move my head to see where the noise is coming from, but a burst of agony pushes me back down. I can’t hold my form any longer. I shift back into a human, my naked flesh bare against the battering of cold wind.

I see a silver light ignite in the dark, brighter than the first visage of the sun on the horizon. I think I hear a voice somewhere far away, but it feels like nails are being driven through my scar.

Next to me, I can vaguely see my mother fighting back against her own father. Two black wolves are fighting a bloody battle to the death. They are the two alphas mentioned in the story, for Nicolas never became a true omega when he was exiled. The silver in his eyes now says as much.

It was Nicolas who gave Nathan the courage to build up his massive pack. Nathan alone would have done no more than blow over a leaf. With Nicolas at his side, he was able to move mountains.