That Last phrase seemed to settle everything
The gossip that had hounded me for weeks- the whispered questions about my visions, the rumors of divine messages-now twisted into reverence. The missing mate of Silver Fang''s Alpha wasn''t a scandal anymore. I was
chosen
A messenger
A daughter of prophecy.
ric turned toward me. "Would you like to say something?"
I blinked "Me?"
He smiled. "Yes, you''
My throat went dry, but I stepped forward anyway. Dozens of faces watched me all waiting
some skeptical, some reverent,
"I don''t know what to say," I admitted softly, my voice carrying through the quiet. "I spent most of my life believing I didn''t belong anywhere. I didn''t know who I was or where I came from. I just knew I wanted to help people. I thought that was enough.”
I looked out across the crowd, my eyes finding familiar faces – Lance, ire – and then, almost without meaning to, Nn
He was standing near the back, half-shadowed, but I saw the faint flicker of emotion in his eyes. Pride. Relief. Something unspoken and heavy.
*When I came here," I said, my voice steadier now, "I found family again. Not just by blood, but by choice. I found people who reminded me what kindness looks like, what strength can be when it''s not cruel. I don''t know if I''m the messenger people think I am, but if the goddess did guide me here, I think it was so I could finally stop running,"
The crowd was utterly still.
Then someone started to p-quietly at first, then louder until the hall was filled with apuse.
(blinked back tears.
Werk stryped forward, cing a hand on my shoulder. "Wee home, ine,” he said softly.
"Thank you," I whispered, my voice thick with emotion
Ler, when the hall began to clear, I found myself standing by one of the tall windows overlooking the courtyard. The sound of celebration drifted faintly from outside -ughter, music, voices raised in joy.
rk had exined to the crowd that they had suspected who I was for a long time and that it had been confirmed by DNA. I almost expected someone to challenge he im, to demand proof. No one had
Ketand me, Nn''s reflection appeared in the ss.
“You handled that beautifully," he said quietly.
I turned, surprised. "You were here the whole time."
"I couldn''t be,"
lulled faintly, "You must be relieved. The announcement makes things easier for you politically. It exins
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away all of the time I''ve been spending in Moonstone."
"It does," he admitted. "But that''s not why I''m relieved."
My breath caught. "Then why?"
He met my gaze, his expression unreadable but soft. "Because now they know the truth about who you are, and why you were protected. It takes the whispers away."
"It takes them away from you, too," I said. "No one will think you chased me away. No one will me you."
He shook his head. "Let them think what they want. I just wanted you to have your name back."
The way he said it — quiet, reverent
quiet, reverent
made my heart ache. It was so sincere,cking the quiet control that often
made him feel cold. Everything I thought I knew about Nn was shifting over the past few weeks. It made me hope, despite everything, that this was something real. "Thank you," I said softly.
"For what?"
"For still believing in me."
He smiled faintly. "Always."
For a moment, neither of us moved. Then ric called from across the hall, and Nn gave a small nod. "Go to him. It''s your day."
As I turned away, the crowd began to gather again around me and my father. I felt hands sp mine, words of blessing and praise filling the air.
But my gaze drifted once more toward the back of the hall, where Nn stood watching.
I didn''t see the cold alpha of Silver Fang. I saw the man who had knelt before our sons and smiled. The man the goddess had shown me not as a threat, but as a protector
And when the crowd called my name - ine of Moonstone, Messenger of the Goddess I felt it settle over me not as a burden, but as truth.
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