Chapter 65

"Her time has come," the priestess said.

My vision blurred red. "Asta, you are a priestess, damn it!" I growled. "You serve the Moon Goddess. "Beg her to save Emily! Don't let her die!"

She moved then. Not with fear, but with a terrifying, ancient stillness. She stopped inches from me, looking up with eyes that had seen centuries of death.

"You are blinded by your fear, Alpha," she said.

"What does that mean?" I squeezed my hands into fists.

Her voice became a whisper. "I never said she was dying. I said her time has come," she repeated, her gaze piercing through me. "Her time to take the step."

I felt a cold chill. My wolf went quiet. "What step?"

The priestess closed her eyes. "She is standing right now on the border," the priestess said. "And she is moving away from us."

I stepped forward. "Then bring her back!"

"I cannot," she said. "But," the priestess added, opening her eyes, "you can help her f