Chapter 8

Clara laughed softly and threw herself into Gideon’s arms.

Her eyes stayed on me.

Full of mockery.

After that, Clara came to my place all the time. Trained with Gideon.

Day by day, they moved better together.

And they grew closer.

I had to gather resources for Gideon and prepare food for Clara.

I was exhausted.

When Gideon saw me worrying over money, he sneered.

“It’s just one extra plate. What? You can’t even afford food now?”

But when I asked to train with him, he refused.

“I heard your shift is unstable. What if you lose control during training and hurt me?”

Clara spoke in that timid little voice.

“Gideon is a Legendary wolf spirit.

If anything happens to him, no one can take that risk.”

Then she looked helplessly at Gideon.

“Don’t blame Clara.”

Gideon stepped in front of her, as if she were the one who had spent years feeding and keeping him alive, not me.

Then came the Blood Moon Hunt.

It only happened once every ten years.

Clara suggested that the winner would get to decide who Gideon really belonged to.

That was when I realized.

Gideon and I had never sealed our final bond.

He said he would only do it after he reached Mythic level.

And I believed him.

I thought that once he became Mythic, he could stabilize my bloodline for good.

My packmates were furious.

“Selena can’t shift properly. Her Shadow Step is barely enough to keep her alive in the hunt. How is she supposed to beat you?”

“You're just stealing from her! That's shameless!”