Chapter 86

FIVE HUNDRED YEARS AGO Raine meant to go back to Blood Moon as soon as possible. Every second he spent away from Rose felt like an eternity. What if something happened to her while he was away? When he got back to River’s End, however, he found that he couldn’t go back as soon as he wanted. His father was ailing. He had been for a while, but this time, it didn’t look good. It was time he took over and became the Alpha. His old life was already gone, but that was when it truly came to an end. The days of frolicking back and forth with Andrew and Dale were gone. And as the Alpha of River’s End, he couldn’t leave as he wanted and stay wherever he pleased. After tending to his father while overseeing the pack for a few days, he prepared to go back to Blood Moon, planning to be back as soon as possible. He had to deliver to Rose what she had asked. It was the last thing he could do to help her then. If she ever needed his help again, he would rush to her side. But until then, he could only