Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 9

Thoughts of Aurora filled Alpha Fenrir's mind from the day before, forcing himself to focus on pack duties.

Just as he forced himself to focus on pack duties, Beta Nathan burst into the office, clutching a folded piece of paper. His face was tense, his eyes unusually intense. Without preamble, he strode up to Fenrir's desk and thrust a torn paper in front of him. "Alpha, there's something urgent you need to see."

Fenrir took the paper, glancing at the bold header at the top-the name of a nearby hospital. Confused, he raised an eyebrow, but Nathan was already moving toward

"Wait here," Nathan said over his shoulder. "This is too important for you not to hear directly."

With that, he disappeared down the hall, leaving Fenrir staring at the paper in his hand. The hospital name was familiar; it was where the pack members went for medical needs.

A twinge of unease coiled in his gut, but he tried to ignore it. Whatever Nathan had found, it couldn't be that serious or so he told himself.

Moments later, Nathan returned, this time dragging a reluctant doctor in by the arm.

between Fenrir and Nathan as he stumbled into

the doctor forward. "Tell the Alpha

straightened in his chair, watching the doctor expectantly. Doctor Lind swallowed, his gaze

voice shaky. "There's something you should know...about

his body stiffened at

he urged, trying to keep his

gathering his courage. "Before she left the pack, Luna Aurora...she was

froze, the words reverberating in his

stared at the doctor, stunned, struggling to comprehend what he had

you say?" Fenrir's voice was barely above a

the...before the separation. She wanted to keep it a secret, especially after you rejected her. I only learned of it because I was

was thick, as

Aurora's face flashed before him-her quiet resilience, her sorrowful eyes the night he