The Alpha's Forbidden Claim

ing all warmth. The flickering fire in the hearth did little to alleviate the chill that had settled deep in her bones. She la

mine. You belong here. She couldn't push them out. Each time she tried to focus on the silence around

ison. The walls, though beautifully crafted, kept her from escaping the reali

corted her here. They had left her alone with her thoughts, with nothing but the darkness and the fire to keep her company. The thought that m

in the doorway, his tall frame casting a long shadow across the room. His amber eyes

ed, his voice soft but

ure if she even wanted to answer him. "I didn't feel like sleeping," sh

ating. "I understand," he said, his tone deep and reassuring, though there was an edge of so

s rustling beneath her, and stood. Her legs felt weak, like they weren't ready to support her. But when Declan's gaze fell on her, so

ong the walls danced in the shadows, casting eerie shapes on the stone floors. She could feel the weight of the pack's eyes on her, even though they didn't speak. Their silent gazes made her sk

Eventually, they reached a large, imposing door at the end o

s voice low. "The heart of the

-what she had been avoiding. She had been thrown into this world without warning, without preparation, and n

ngs that disappeared into the shadows. The walls were lined with ancient symbols, carvings that looked like they had been etched into the stone centuries ago. In the cen

e, trying to make sense of it. "What is this pla

slightly in the vast space. "Here, we honor the bloodline of the

she could feel the pull of something ancient, something alive, in the room. It was like the

inued. "It's a bond that has existed for centuries. The power

. "I don't understand. How can my bl

about to perform some kind of ritual. His back was to her, but his presence

of the Lunar Witches," he said, his voice filled with reverence. "The power you carry i

let alone anything about her bloodline holding power. She had always believed that her mother was jus

nar Witches? What does that have to do w

ecret. She knew that if you ever found out the truth, it would change everything. The

the balance between our world and the supernatural realms. They held the power to control the tides of the mo

had always known that something was off, something was different about

d, her voice trembling. "What does this

u can no longer hide from it. The pack needs you, and I need you. You are the

een disbelief and the undeniable pull she had been feeling from Declan, from the pack.

oulder. "The moon is rising, Asha. Your power will co

o calm the storm that was raging inside her. But all she saw was certa

dy?" she

but reassuring. "We will

rely alone. The future was uncertain, but Declan's presence beside her seemed to offer a strange kind of comfort. The truth was out now, and Asha