  Lily&#39;s POV
  The damn life finally gave a little sweetness. Jim and Dave, the mischievous twins, were spending all the time with the witches named Maya and Rose. &nbsp;The air was filled with the smell of their marked mixture of herbs and static electricity all day long, overly sweet. &nbsp;But seriously, this was&nbsp;quite good. 
  It meant the witch sisters had officially decided to stay, teaming up with us against the hunters. After all, our wolf den’s location was exposed now. Having more spell-casting allies was absolutely fucking essential.
  Kyle and his men were not idle. They kept wandering around the area near the hunter base that we had attacked by surprise before. &nbsp;But the message sent back was a bit strange. &nbsp;There was no smell of hunters there anymore. It was spotlessly clean. Instead, a pack of fierce wolves were lurking. &nbsp;Kyle&#39;s men had confronte

  Lily&#39;s POV
  Watching Miranda clean Ethan&#39;s wound and sew it up (although werewolves with strong self-healing abilities usually don&#39;t need it, deep wounds will heal faster after being sutured), he frowned in pain but still tried to force a comforting smile at me. The flame in my heart suddenly flared up like a prairie fire. 
  Damn those vicious wolves! If they dared ambush Ethan today, tomorrow they&#39;d creep to the town&#39;s edge, threatening defenseless civilians, or worse... they might find my mother&#39;s home and endanger Aurora! The thought alone made me seethe.
  “Keep an eye on him,” I told Miranda before turning to leave. I grabbed my most trusted hunting knife from the rack and tucked it behind my waist. Then I checked the Lycotine magazine in my pistol and cocked it with a sharp click. My movements were sharp and precise, carrying an unmistakable edge of ruth

  Lily&#39;s POV
  We buried Brett on a quiet and sunny hillside at the edge of the Wolf pack&#39;s territory, with a view of an oak forest. &nbsp;The funeral was simple yet solemn. &nbsp;Celena didn&#39;t shed a single tear from beginning to end. She just stood there, her figure straight, her eyes vacant as she watched the soil gradually cover the humble coffin, like a beautiful statue that had lost its soul. 
  The Celena who returned was a completely different person. &nbsp;
  The girl who used to be silent but occasionally showed curiosity and a hint of timidity in her eyes has vanished. Instead, there was a cold, efficient shadow. &nbsp;She spoke very little. Her communication was almost limited to nodding and shaking her head. Her eyes no longer met anyone&#39;s, but always fixed on some illusory focus. 
  At meals, she moved like an automaton, mechanically shoveling as much food a

Lily&#39;s POV
  The damn life finally gave a little sweetness. Jim and Dave, the mischievous twins, were spending all the time with the witches named Maya and Rose. &nbsp;The air was filled with the smell of their marked mixture of herbs and static electricity all day long, overly sweet. &nbsp;But seriously, this was&nbsp;quite good. 
  It meant the witch sisters had officially decided to stay, teaming up with us against the hunters. After all, our wolf den’s location was exposed now. Having more spell-casting allies was absolutely fucking essential.
  Kyle and his men were not idle. They kept wandering around the area near the hunter base that we had attacked by surprise before. &nbsp;But the message sent back was a bit strange. &nbsp;There was no smell of hunters there anymore. It was spotlessly clean. Instead, a pack of fierce wolves were lurking. &nbsp;Kyle&#39;s men had confronted them from a distance. Both sides bared their teeth and growled to draw a clear line, but they did

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