ARIA POV
I gasped for air as the silver light faded. My body felt strange—lighter but also more strong, like I could run for days without getting tired. We weren't in the cave anymore. Somehow, I had moved us all to the bush behind the pack grounds.
"You did it!" Mira cried, throwing her arms around me. "I thought we were going to die in there!"
The triplets looked at me with wide eyes. I couldn't tell if they were amazed or scared.
"Do you remember us?" Lucien asked quietly.
I nodded. "Everything. I remember everything." Whatever the forecast had meant by losing my memory, it hadn't happened—at least not yet.
Elder Malin leaned heavily against a tree, his old face pale with shock. "Impossible. You used the Moon Alpha power without the full change. How?"
I touched the charm at my throat. It felt cool now, like it was sleeping. "I chose both," I said simply. "I refused the choice."
A twig snapped nearby. We all froze.
"Someone's coming," Kael whispered.
