BOUND BY THE MOON'S DECEPTION

Shadows of

ritual grounds in a ghostly silver glow. A circle of ancient stones, worn smooth by centuries of use, marked the sacred space where kings had knelt

misting in the frigid air. His wolf stirred restlessly within him, muscles coiling tight beneath his skin as th

on, his enemies scattered or dead. Power flowed through his veins as surely as blood, and yet.

ice thick with smoke and shadows. "She will be your downfall. Her

ven a noose around his future. Every victory, every conque

he woul

beyond the firelight, her shape blurred by smoke and shadows. As she steppe

t to destroy. Her dark hair coiled like serpents over her sh

aid, her voice a purr that

ened. "I want to

her lips. "The bond has not yet formed, Alpha. Fate has yet to

e my own desti

. "You think to bend love to your will?

d closer, his eyes like ice lo

t silent on the frost-covered earth. "Control has a cost," she whispered. "Every lie yo

r before," he said.

ergy. Words of a long-forgotten tongue spilled from her lips, each syllable dripping with dark pr

f-hidden in the moonlight. Her eyes, deep and full of secrets, held

Ari

chest as the vision faded. His

id, her voice fading into the wind. "But r

-

ne

ickered on a polished wooden table. The scent of roses and smoke hu

ver blade of a dagger. She felt its cold bite against her skin but did n

blade's polished surface. She was beautiful, her features sharp and reg

her mentor echoed in her memory. "Gai

ed her fists, her nails biting into her palms. Vengeance was her creed. It bu

ye

mind. What was a lie but a prison of one's own making? Could sh

Sel

find Kian, her closest ally, leaning against the doorframe. His

said. "The Alpha King

he name she had long dreaded -

begins," sh

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