With closed eyes, Caleb lay on his back in the shallow pond of the Moon Goddess, the sacred lake that had saved his relatives from death numerous times before. Once again, the Moon Goddess had shown her favour to the Lapis, as Caleb owed his life to her, his closest friends, and his beloved Rue.
After his Betas retrieved him, they rushed him home as quickly as possible. While he had healed from the most superficial wounds during the journey, the internal injuries, including broken ribs and bruised lungs, would take weeks to recover. Unfortunately, the road to recovery only lengthened as they had to break his ribs again upon arrival home.
The healing water of the Moon Goddess, was an unknown and secret source of his paternal home, which had been there for as long as wolf memory could reme
