The Alpha's Cursed Luna

e fortress felt colder in the daylight, sunlight struggling to pierce the thick stone walls. Her footsteps fel

t and gestured for her to enter. Selene hesitated, her instincts urging her to fight or flee, but

e sunlight casting shadows across his sharp features. Maps and documents covered the larg

o escape," he said, n

ce if I had?" Selene replied,

n the horizon. "Not really." He turned then, his eyes locking onto h

unnerved by him. "What do you want now

ss. "Perhaps. Or perhaps I want to see how f

e was only a small distance between them. His pre

ow but no less commanding. "What do you

n't know anything," she

ou expect me to believe that? A Duskwind heir who knows n

napped, her temper flaring. "Do you thin

studied her, his expression unreadable. Finally, he s

his tone softer but no less intense. "Wheth

out. "Then tell me what you think I'm hiding. Tell m

other, Cassian, led a hunt three years ago to investigate a series of attacks on our borders. He never ret

ity piqued despite herself

c said, his voice grim. "And the power of the Moon'

in her youth, a gift said to grant its bearer unimaginable strength and influenc

... Favor?" she asked,

rets," he replied, his gaze piercing. "And t

You're chasing shadows, Alaric. I don't have this power

ountered, his voice rising. "Why do the

through her mind. She had always thought their attacks were random,

admitted quietly, he

in. "Whether you know the answers or not, they're tied t

elene felt the walls closing in around her, the weigh

. "But don't expect me to help you without proof.

ce. He nodded. "Very well. But remember, Selene, the truth has

fused to let it break her. If Alaric wanted to unravel

ntered, his expression grave. "Alpha, there's been another at

his frustration clear.

he warrior replied. "They le

. The symbols. The proph

"Looks like you're coming with me, Selene. If you

with determination. "Lead the way, Alpha

y between them. Selene couldn't shake the feeling that her life was about to change