Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 205

The dilemma gnawed at Matthew's mind like a persistent storm. The children needed stability and safety, but what would happen if the authorities got involved? He imagined cold, sterile offices and disinterested social workers splitting them apart-Elyra and Dain's unbreakable bond severed by bureaucracy.

As he sat on the cabin's porch, the evening light casting long shadows across the trees, Matthew thought of the oddities he'd seen in the children-their grace, their instincts, the way they moved as if guided by some unseen force. These weren't ordinary kids. Elyra stepped out onto the porch, her golden eyes catching the last rays of sunlight. "What's wrong?" she asked softly.

Matthew forced a small smile. "Just thinking, kiddo."

him with an intensity that felt far older than her years. It was unsettling yet

as he watched the children sleep, Matthew

He couldn't risk it.

couldn't expose Elyra and Dain to a world that might not understand them—a world that might fear them. Until he had

he whispered, as if promising the

a weight. He wasn't just a guardian