In a war between the wolves and the bears, only the lost bear princess will be able to stop this fighting. Else, the bears will continue to fight themselves to exhaustion or to death.

"It's up to you," Nicholas said. "I believe in you. You can do this."

I closed my eyes. Miracle was still exhausted, but I begged for her.

*People could die, Miracle. We have to find a way to stop this fighting." We both knew the only answer would be to shift.

Miracle and I were not weak-willed. For too long, we'd been the victims of this plight. First being kidnapped, then everything with the underground organization, and now a war?

I, for one, was done standing by letting other people save me. This time, I would be the one to stop this war and save everyone else.

Miracle's determination matched mine. I gave her what strength I could, and together, we brought the wolf forward. I shifted.

Nicholas, seeing me as a wolf, shifted to, into his much larger Alpha wolf form.

Then, he threw back his head and howled. Pulled in my strength of his howl, I too pulled my head back and did the same.

Soon, all of the wolves across the battlefield did likewise, joining in an eerie chorus of wolf cries and howls.

The bears, still shifted, seemed startled. They looked toward us, standing up high near the entrance to what I could see now was a castle of some kind.

The fighting, for now, had ceased. But with the bears unsure, the peace wouldn't last. The bears needed their own hope. Their own reason to give up the fight.

And I had it.

"Now, Miracle," I said in my mind. Together, we gathered our remaining strength and pushed our bear form to the front.

bear. Somehow, I was still smaller than Nicholas's Alpha wolf form,

My purpose?

a heavy breath

startled and then did the same. Some lifted up onto their hind

wolves and bears began to shift back

one of the bear shifters cried out. "She's

a bear in one!" said one of

a familiar pair: Julian and

"Does this mean the war is

and wanted to tell them so. So I shifted back into human form. Nicholas quickly shifted as well, next to me. He

Veronica hurried the rest of the way up to

"You okay?" Julian asked.

*Tired," I admitted.

I don't know anyone else who can do that." Julian glanced to the other side of me, where Joyce stood

I was steady enough to stand on my own, Veronica stepped forward and pulled me into a quick embrace.

wasn't easy," Veronica said. "I wasn't sure it was even possible, but I couldn't give up. We'd lost Jane to Hawk,

I hugged her again.

stood there, reunited and tired and relieved, we were joined by another - an official looking

he

I said

first, but obeyed. Then he cleared his throat, "If you would permit me, my princess, your parents wish for you to be returned to the palace as

everything going on, I hadn't really even considered that side of it. Yesterday, I thought I was

his own. His face with a blank slate but concern

your rightful home," he said. His voice was carefully neutral. He would not sway me one way or another. A

see Elva," I said. Elva and Nicholas were my true home. "Once we're safely together, then I can decide what

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