Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 100

The camp was silent save for the crackle of the central fire, its light casting harsh shadows over the gathered wolves. Selene stood at the center of the clearing, her presence commanding despite the tension bristling in the air.

Aurora clung to Cassian's arm, her mind racing as she tried to process Selene's words. The claim that her child was tied to the Celestial Pact and to the Lycan King-sent shockwaves through her. "You're lying," Cassian growled, his voice low and dangerous. "What game are you playing?"

Selene met his gaze unflinchingly. "This is no game, Alpha. Your child is special, yes, but not in the way you believe. That child is a vessel a bridge between the Pact and the Lycan King's corruption." Aurora's breath hitched, her hand instinctively moving to her abdomen. "You're wrong. My child is mine."

Selene's expression softened slightly, though her voice remained steady. "I wish I were wrong. But you've felt it, haven't you? The bond pulling you in directions you don't understand? The growing strength of the Pact, even as the Lycan King's forces advance? It's no coincidence."

Cassian's jaw tightened, his golden eyes blazing with fury. "If you know so much, then explain. Why would the Lycan King care about Aurora's child?"

Selene's gaze flicked to Aurora, her tone dropping to a near whisper. "Because he doesn't just want the child. He needs it. Without that child, his corruption of the Pact will fail."

The words sent a ripple of unease through the crowd. Nathan stepped forward, his blade drawn. "How do we know you're not working for him? How do we know this isn't another trap?"

Selene sighed, her eyes hardening. "Because I've sacrificed everything to bring you this warning. I was once one of his followers-one of his most trusted. But I saw what he's planning. What he's willing to do to ensure his reign."

Her voice faltered for a moment, a flicker of something-guilt? Pain?-crossing her features. "I couldn't stay. Not when I knew what he was preparing."

narrowed his eyes. "And what is

"The Lycan King's ultimate plan isn't just to corrupt the Pact. He wants to merge it with his own power, creating a new world where he controls everything-light and shadow, life and death." Aurora's chest tightened as the enormity of Selene's

A being born of the Celestial

as the implications became clear. Cassian raised his hand, his voice

to their Alpha. Cassian turned back to Selene, his voice cold. "If what you're saying is true, then what's your role in all of

"Because I've seen the cost of his

forward, her

way to break his hold on the Pact... is

tilt beneath Aurora's feet, her breath catching as the weight of Selene's words

she whispered, her voice shaking. "There has to be

hardened. "There isn't. The child's very existence is what gives him power. If you let

fury. "I don't care who you are or what you think you know. I will not let

I'm here to give you a choice. You can deny it all you want,

her chest. "There has to be another way," she said again, her voice desperate. "The Pact... the bond... it wouldn't ask me to do this." Selene sighed, her gaze softening slightly. "The Pact isn't asking. It's demanding. And the longer you

anyone could respond, a howl echoed

turned, his expression

expression darkened. "He's already