Chapter 4 - Awakening of the Glass Wolf
Pain—pure, primal, and magnificent—erupted through Reena’s entire skeleton.
Her bones cracked and reshaped. Her vision sharpened until she could see the microscopic dust motes floating in the ambient light of the vault. A deafening roar echoed not from her throat, but from within her mind.
For twenty-three years, the pack had called her wolfless, broken, and barren. They did not know that her mother’s bloodline descended from the long-lost White Lunar Order—a line of wolves whose spirits remain hidden until sealed by royal sacrifice.
The surging blue magic of the Alpha heir acted as the ultimate key. The poison was transformed into raw evolutionary power.
Reena’s body shifted. White fur, radiant as fresh snow and sparkling with silver light, burst across her skin. Her hands transformed into deadly, sleek paws tipped with obsidian claws. Her eyes flared an undeniable, luminous violet.
When the transformation completed, a breathtaking white wolf stood inside the sealed vault, cradling the infant Prince Samuel safely between her paws.
Samuel’s panicked crying stopped immediately. The baby blinked his big brown eyes, looking at the glowing white wolf. He let out a soft gurgle and reached his tiny hand out, burying his fingers in her soft silver mane. The chaotic energy around Samuel instantly stabilized, fusing seamlessly with Reena’s new Alpha-tier aura.
Reena let out a deep, resonant howl that echoed through the stone vault. She wasn't disposable. She was never broken. She was the divine guardian destined to protect the heir.
Outside the iron vault doors, the sound of heavy broadswords clashing resumed.
“Break down the vault! The girl is trapped inside with the prince!” a rogue commander shouted from the hall outside.
Reena lowered her head, nuzzling Samuel softly. She placed him gently inside a velvet-lined supply chest in the corner of the vault.
“Stay here, my love,” Reena communicated through a soft mental impulse to the baby. “Mama is going to clean house.”
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With her newfound strength, Reena stepped toward the massive iron vault controls. Utilizing her sharp claws, she pulled the heavy internal unlock mechanism.
The ancient iron gears ground together. The deadbolts slid back. The heavy doors slowly creaked open.
