HIS FORBIDDEN LUNA

ng with it a scent both familiar and strange, a fragrance that made her skin tingle with anticipation she could not name. Silverwood had always been quie

tay within, and yet, tonight felt like the first time she had truly stepped into a wo

s, its narrow routines, whispered gossip, and the ever-present shadow of loss that lingered since her parents died. She had been raised by her aunt, a woman loving but strict, who never questioned Kane's independe

noticed it-a movement just beyond the clearing, something that did not belong. Her heart stuttered, a flinch that told her instinct had finally caught up to her intuition. A wol

it. A wolf, massive, black as midnight, its eyes glowing like molten gold, emerging from the shadows. Kane's breath caught in her throat. She had seen wolves before, in books, in documentaries, in fleeting gl

f fear and an inexplicable draw that pulled her forward, or perhaps held her in place. The world around her seemed to slow, every sound amplified, every shadow deepened. Her heartbeat

eyes remained, piercing and unwavering, but the rest of him was terrifyingly, impossibly human. He stood before her, broad-shouldered, dark hair brushing the nape of his neck,

voice barely more than a whisper, cra

commanding, a sound that seemed to vibrate through

xposed in a way she had never experienced before. She opened her mouth to r

slightly. "Do not be afraid. You

her racing heart. "I don't unde

u are Luna. The mate my pack has been waiting for. Your blood carries a power that is both

ty in her bones that what he said was true. Her entire life, the emptiness she had felt, the dreams, the shadows in t

untamed. Something in her recognized him, even if she did not yet know why. She took a tent

t you must trust me. The world you know is about to change, Kane. Your

ow barely see beyond the trees. And yet, she could not. Something deep within her stirred, a vo

anic. A shadow lunged at them, a figure masked in darkness, and before Kane could react, Adrian moved wi

ant, she understood the truth of his words. He was dangerous, unstoppable, and yet entirely

reathing heavily, his eyes ablaze with something she could not name. "This world is not sa

c desire to step closer. "I... I don't know if I

and tension. "Because it is who you are, Kane. And because it is who we are together. The

olves, power, and destiny, and there was no turning back. The pull between them was electric, undeniable, and terrifying. She wanted to resist

est around them whispering

r around her, the connection between her and Adria

e silence that stretched between them, Kane understood that the quiet life she had known was over. She had stepped into a storm, an

the forest, Kane realized with a mixture of awe, fear,