Romance

  Lily&#39;s POV
  Ethan and the other members had to deal with the mess after the battle and patrol the territory, so they couldn&#39;t leave. &nbsp;I was worried about those two good friends, so I called on Xaver, who was more considerate, and his partner Renee to follow Jacob and Celena together. &nbsp;
  To our surprise, Celena didn&#39;t erupt with the fierce hatred she&#39;d shown toward Jacob or anyone else before. She merely knelt before the empty grave, her shoulders sagging, her head lowered, and let out suppressed, dejected and sorrowful sobs. &nbsp;That crying was more heart-wrenching than an angry roar. &nbsp;
  She has changed and matured, that&#39;s what I think. 
  Jacob stood a few paces away, fists clenched, face pale, like a child who&#39;d done wrong but didn&#39;t know how to make amends.
  Xaver frowned slightly and messaged me through the link: Lily, this is odd. T

  Lily&#39;s POV
  The relentless attacks and the bizarre theft of Brett&#39;s body forced the Moonlight Clan to make a difficult decision: relocation.
  We couldn&#39;t sit idly by. If the war continued like this, our small pack would be worn down and destroyed.
  But we didn&#39;t flee far. Ethan&#39;s innate pride as an Alpha wouldn&#39;t allow us to hide like cowards. Our new wolf den was chosen in a more secluded, defensible valley, dozens of miles from our original site, near another small logging town. Our parents also moved to the town. The locals spoke rough and loud, but they were warm and easy to get along with. I could finally see my little Aurora every day again, God knows how much I missed her.
  Ethan still led his squad, that was my brother&#39;s men, on daily ghostly patrols around our former territory, alert to every whisper of movement. Thankfully, the witches concocte

  Jacob&#39;s POV
  It felt like a bucket of ice water dumped over me from head to toe. Her words were clear, cool, without a single ripple. Okay, still no. But... compared to how she used to look at me like I was her enemy, or just ignore me outright, now we could at least have a calm conversation. She even said “thank you” to me. Was that... progress? Damn it, I was probably just kidding myself. But even a sliver of hope was enough for me to cling to.
  I was trying to draw some pitiful warmth from this tiny “improvement” when she asked about Brett.
  “Jacob, earlier... those people. What did they do to Brett&#39;s grave?”
  I froze. My throat felt blocked, making it hard to breathe. How could I tell her? Was I supposed to say I watched those bastards dig up your brother&#39;s resting place with shovels, stuff him into a body bag like cargo, and walk away? That I saw it all and couldn&

Lily&#39;s POV
  Ethan and the other members had to deal with the mess after the battle and patrol the territory, so they couldn&#39;t leave. &nbsp;I was worried about those two good friends, so I called on Xaver, who was more considerate, and his partner Renee to follow Jacob and Celena together. &nbsp;
  To our surprise, Celena didn&#39;t erupt with the fierce hatred she&#39;d shown toward Jacob or anyone else before. She merely knelt before the empty grave, her shoulders sagging, her head lowered, and let out suppressed, dejected and sorrowful sobs. &nbsp;That crying was more heart-wrenching than an angry roar. &nbsp;
  She has changed and matured, that&#39;s what I think. 
  Jacob stood a few paces away, fists clenched, face pale, like a child who&#39;d done wrong but didn&#39;t know how to make amends.
  Xaver frowned slightly and messaged me through the link: Lily, this is odd. This girl&#39;s wolf... its scent is faint. I can barely sense it. Something&#39;s not right.
  I

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