Bound by Honor (War of the Five Fangs Book 0) by Asher North

Author:Asher North [North, Asher]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-21T22:00:00+00:00

PART 2: DUSK

ONE YEAR LATER

Oberon

For the first time in more than a decade, Oberon Mooneye knew peace.

As predicted, the Black Claws had folded in on themselves only a fortnight after Oberon joined the Grey Fangs in treaty. Though he took no pleasure in it, at Aurora Falls Oberon had accepted the surrender of his brother Valen Mooneye, who had taken rule over the Black Claws in Oberon’s absence.

His brother and his pack mates had not even put up a fight, though Valen had promised there would be another day and another battle, which Oberon much misliked. Still, Moonvalley Lake had been peaceful ever since; a feeling that was unfamiliar to every wolf.

In the months after, Oberon had grown to know contentment and even joy as his young son was born and grew faster even than the weeds around the southern Grey Fang den. Summer had arrived and with it came new life, new growth, and new opportunity.

Oberon watched Zion run about in the grass, his wild, dark tangles of hair bouncing and his tiny wolf’s tail wagging, the only part of himself he’d yet learned to shift. In truth, Oberon had brought Zion into the fields by the Sea of Stars to train him in secret, away from his overprotective husband who insisted that books were better suited than battle for their son. But now that they were here, Oberon knew it had been a mistake.

Zion was still a child, barely more than a pup, so what could Oberon have hoped to trained him in? Instead, he delighted in watching the boy run, his laughter and giggles overpowering the sound of the waves crashing against the rocks far down below.

Even at one year old, the little Alpha was fearless. More than once Oberon had had to dash forward to take the back of Zion’s tunic in his teeth in order to keep the child from running off the edge of the cliff.

Maybe Rohn had the right of it, he thought with a laugh to himself. This child is twice as wild as I was at his age. Still, Oberon wouldn’t have traded fatherhood for anything else in the world. In fact, it bewildered him that he’d been given such a gift in the first place. All his life he’d anticipated dying on the battlefield, leaving nothing behind but the songs that told his tale.

“Oberon!” a voice called on the wind from afar. Oberon turned to find Rohn standing on all fours at the entrance to the den. Something about his stance struck fear into Oberon’s heart. Rohn bounded toward him and skidded to a stop at his side.

“What is it, my love?” Oberon asked.

“I didn’t know where you’d gone, I feared the worst had happened,” Rohn said. Oberon nuzzled Rohn with his snout.

“That fear still hasn’t vacated you after all of this time?” He asked.

“It never will,” Rohn said. “Not now that we have Zion. He needs you. I need you.”

“I haven’t gone anywhere, love,” Oberon said. “And I won’t. The war is over.

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