Chapter 214. City of Frostbane

Celeste’s POV

Two months had slipped away in the blink of an eye, barely leaving a trace of time behind. And yet, here we were: standing on the threshold of a new year. Try as I might to wish this day away, to slow its approach with sheer force of will, it had arrived just the same. After all the absurd, chaotic events we’d weathered—the endless parade of trials and triumphs—it felt almost surreal to see yet another year dawn.

As an Omega who had since risen to Delta rank, I’d fought problem after problem, and surprisingly, none of it felt like a curse. If anything, every hardship had made me feel more alive than I ever remembered.

Over the past two months, I had won the trust of my friends, come to understand them in deeper ways, met Eryndor, and even engaged in that fierce battle with Lira. Each moment, each victory and each scar, had shaped me into the werewolf I was now. And now, as I stood at the cusp of a brand-new year, I felt nothing but gratitude—t