Chapter 59: The Sacrifice Demanded
Lily POV
The Moon Goddess’s voice hit me like lightning, and I fell to my knees as silver fire burned through every inch of my body. Around me, the corrupted Sacred Grove shook violently as something ancient and powerful started to wake up.
Lily Carter, the voice echoed inside my head, Triple Moon Bearer, you have been chosen for the final test.
"Lily!" Caleb rushed to my side, but when he tried to touch me, silver sparks flew between us, pushing him back. The Triple Moon mark on my wrist burned so brightly it hurt to look at.
Through the pack bond, I felt everyone’s fear. Aiden and Brock were facing shadow-controlled wolves. Elder Iris was guarding the children. And somewhere in the distance, Morrigan was doing something terrible to the very heart of wolf nature.
She seeks to poison the moon ties that connect all wolves, the Goddess’s voice continued. If she succeeds, no wolf will ever feel true pack bond again. Mates will become strangers. Parents will forget their children. The wolf race will die from the inside out.
"Then stop her!" I gasped, fighting to stand as power coursed through me. "You’re the Moon Goddess! You’re stronger than she is!"
But even as I said it, I felt the truth. The Moon Goddess was powerful, but she couldn’t directly interfere in mortal matters. That’s why she’d made the Triple Moon Bearer in the first place – to be her hands in the physical world.
I cannot act directly, she admitted sadly. But you can. The Triple Moon power within you is linked to the source of all wolf bonds. You can use it to clear Morrigan’s corruption and restore balance.