"That's not possible," Kael said. "The old legends about a sealed evil, that's meant to be a story. Something told to frighten pups into obedience."
"Most legends start as warnings before they're dismissed as stories," Renata said quietly. "That doesn't make them untrue."
Ariana's grip on the pendant tightened until the edges bit painfully into her palm. "You're telling me my blood, the thing everyone's been hunting me for all night, could actually be used to unseal something that's been locked away since the first pack leaders."
"I'm telling you it's possible. I don't know for certain." Renata's voice carried genuine fear now, none of the composed authority from earlier. "That's precisely why we need my mother. If anyone understands the true mechanics of the seal, it's her."
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