Chapter 18: Moonrise Deal
329 Words
Moonrise.
The whole pack gathered at the challenge grounds. Torches lit. No one left.
Darius stood in the center, shifting halfway already. Claws out. "Last chance to run, Ava."
Ava walked in slow. No shift. No fear. Just the silver mark burning on her wrist.
"You exiled me for being wolf-less," she said. "Today you face an Alpha."
Rowan raised his hand. "Begin."
Darius charged first. Fast. Brutal. Like before.
But Ava didn’t dodge. She caught his wrist mid-air. The mark flared.
Darius screamed. His wolf was ripped back into his human form by force.
The crowd gasped. No one had ever done that.
Ava slammed him to the ground. Her knee on his chest. "Yield."
His eyes were pure panic. "I... I yield."
Silence.
Rowan stared. Then he spoke one word: "Enough."
Ava stood. Blood on her knuckles, but not hers.
"The fight is over," Rowan said. "By pack law... the challenger wins."
He looked at Ava. Really looked at her. "Silver Fang has a new Alpha."
Cheers. Shock. Fear.
Ava didn’t smile. She just looked at Darius on the ground.
"I didn’t come back for revenge," she said. "I came back to take what’s mine."
The whole pack gathered at the challenge grounds. Torches lit. No one left.
Darius stood in the center, shifting halfway already. Claws out. "Last chance to run, Ava."
Ava walked in slow. No shift. No fear. Just the silver mark burning on her wrist.
"You exiled me for being wolf-less," she said. "Today you face an Alpha."
Rowan raised his hand. "Begin."
Darius charged first. Fast. Brutal. Like before.
But Ava didn't dodge. She caught his wrist mid-air. The mark flared.
Darius screamed. His wolf was ripped back into his human form by force.
The crowd gasped. No one had ever done that.
Ava slammed him to the ground. Her knee on his chest. "Yield."
His eyes were pure panic. "I... I yield."
Silence.
Rowan stared. Then he spoke one word:
END.
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