Chapter 8 - The Betrayal Within
They emerged beneath the open night sky, the new moon hanging like a silver sliver above the jagged peaks. Jesse set Jane down gently, checking her over for injuries.
“You were incredible,” Jesse breathed, staring at her with undisguised awe.
Before Jane could reply, the sound of marching hooves broke the silence. A battalion of Silver Moon warriors crested the ridge, led by Alpha Declan and the real Ivy—who looked bewildered and terrified, having finally escaped the witch’s lingering illusion spell.
“There they are!” Declan bellowed, pointing a silver sword at Jesse. “Kill the beast and take the traitorous omega back!”
Jesse stepped in front of Jane, his eyes flashing dangerously. “Declan. You march your men to your own execution.”
“Enough!” Ivy shouted, pushing past the front ranks of warriors, her face pale. “Declan, you fool! It wasn’t her! It was a witch wearing my face! She cursed the king and manipulated everything!”
Declan hesitated, lowering his sword slightly. “What are you talking about?”
“The witch is gone,” Jane stepped forward, her voice ringing clear and strong across the ridge. “She used Silver Moon’s ignorance and prejudice to feed her own power. Jesse didn’t come to destroy our pack—he came to break a thousand-year darkness.”
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Declan glared between Jane and Jesse, his pride warring with the undeniable truth in the air. But before he could speak, the sky above them shifted. The new moon aligned perfectly with the stars.
The final hour of the curse had arrived.
