The Alpha's Cursed Luna

ing the sunlight and swallowing sound. Selene kept pace with Alaric, her heart pounding in sync w

d with the fluid precision of those accustomed to danger, their weapons at the ready. S

Stay close. The rogues don't usually linger

ery distant cry of a bird set her nerves on edge. The stories she'd heard of rogue wolves pai

gle-blood spattered across the dirt, deep gouges in the trees, and a broken sword half

sity that made the warriors around him uneasy. "It's the same pattern," he said, his tone

pe was unmistakable, and something about it tugged at a distant memory. She re

he murmured, more to h

gaze turned to

her head. "It's like... I've seen it

arriors muttered, earning

ed her attention back to the symb

lied. "Or a challenge. Eithe

on grim. "We found the bodies, Alp

eet, his expression

scent of blood growing stronger with each step. When they cre

torsos, their eyes wide with terror. The brutality of the attack was undeniable, but what caught Selene's atten

ched. "They're se

bodies, her stomach twisting at

e," he said. "Not e

him. Selene wanted to ask more, but the warriors had already begun prep

ues are targeting

ow. "This pattern of attacks, the symbols, the

a similarly calculated manner, their killers leaving behind cryptic sig

to what happened to my pa

d to her, his expres

similar to what I remember. The night the Duskwind Pack fell, I heard whispers of a prophec

that's true, then the curse isn't just a threat to my

froze, their hands tightening on their weapons. The sound cam

of the warriors sa

te. "Form a perimeter. Prote

e around the clearing. Selene stayed close to Alaric, her senses hei

nmistakable sound of claws scraping against stone. The rogues e

moved as one, their snarls cutting through the air like a b

ding. "Leave now, and I might spare you," h

ugh rumbling in its throat. "The Moon's Favor

lt. She stared at the rogue, her mind reeli

n an instant, his wolf form towering and powerful. The

slicing through the air where her head had been moments before. She grabbed a fallen

eadly dance of fury and control. Blood sprayed across the clearing as he di

ce more. The warriors shifted back into their human f

urned to Alaric, who stood amidst the bodies, his eyes

ne," she said, her voice trembling. "T

er words sinking in. "Then we'll face i

eight of the past pressing heavily on their shoulders. T