Serena Blythewood

Seph was once the Holy Maiden of the Crescent Moon Tribe, born with the power to calm frenzied wolves. But during a lunar eclipse on the borderlands, she lost control, causing her clansmen to descend into madness and nearly wiping out the entire tribe. Branded a "Harbinger of Doom," she was forced to leap off a cliff to survive—and the world believed her dead. Five years later, as the eclipse returned, Leo, her former guardian and now the feared "Eclipse Warlord," led his army to purge the wolf realm of the "Harbinger's remnants." The cold and merciless new lord of the Sacred Clan swore to eradicate all traitors, unaware that the one chosen by the Moon Goddess as the "Savior" was the very woman he had once cast into exile.

Exile's Echo

Before dawn, Leo stood at the edge of the barracks, reading a sealed letter by torchlight.


Cormac approached quietly. “What’s that?”


Leo didn’t look up. “Selene’s order. She wants Seph delivered to the capital by tonight.”


“That’s suicide,” Cormac muttered. “Word’s already out. Soldiers are whispering she’s the Disaster-Star.”


“Doesn’t matter. They’ll believe what they’re told. You delay, you risk mutiny.”


Leo folded the letter, tucking it into his coat. “I’m altering the escort roster.”


Cormac’s jaw tightened. “You’re trusting me with her?”


“I’m trusting you to get her out alive.”


Cormac studied him. “You planning something, Leo?”


He just said, “Ride at first light. Take the mountain pass. If you don’t hear from me by sunset, keep going.”


Seph jolted awake at the sound of keys clinking.


Cormac stepped inside. “Change of plans.”


Chapter 5 – Unspoken Oaths