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.

I was still smaller than Nicholas's Alpha wolf form, but I

My purpose?

in a heavy

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

peace restored, both wolves and bears

the bear shifters cried

one of the

us, I recognized a familiar pair: Julian

"Does this mean the war

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

hurried the rest of the way up to

"You okay?" Julian asked.

*Tired," I admitted.

that," Julian said. "Not many people can shift from a wolf to a bear and back again. In fact, I don't know anyone else who can

own, Veronica stepped forward and pulled me into a quick

back enough to look at her. "Nicholas said you followed the teleportation magic?" "It wasn't easy," Veronica said. "I wasn't sure it was even possible, but I couldn't give up. We'd

I hugged her again.

joined by another - an official looking man wearing the colors

he said, bowing

please," I said at once, motioning for

you would permit me, my princess, your parents wish for you to be returned to the palace as

really even considered that side of it. Yesterday, I thought I was an orphan. Today,

looked at Nicholas. He met my gaze with one of his own. His face with a blank slate

said. His voice was carefully neutral. He would not sway me one way

see Elva," I said. Elva and Nicholas were my true home. "Once we're safely

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