Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 219

Dain leaned against the cabin wall, his orange eyes catching the faint glow of the moonlight streaming through the window. Elyra sat cross-legged on the floor, tracing invisible patterns in the dust with her finger. The air between them was heavy with unspoken thoughts. "No one can ever know," Dain said at last, breaking the silence. His voice was firm, resolute.

Elyra looked up, her golden eyes narrowing. "I know that, Dain. Do you think I want people to see us as more of freaks than they already do?"

Dain sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. "It's not just about what they think. If anyone finds out what we can do..." He trailed off, the thought too unsettling to finish.

Elyra nodded, her expression softening. "We don't even understand it ourselves."

They sat in silence for a moment longer before Elyra spoke again. "We need to figure it out-whatever this is."

Dain raised an eyebrow. "How do you propose we do that?"

determined. "We train. We push ourselves. We see what

Matthew's watchful eyes. Elyra led Dain to a secluded clearing deep in the forest, where the

energy she sometimes felt in her chest. She closed her eyes, her silver hair catching the light as she concentrated. A faint glow began to surround her, pulsing in time with her heartbeat. "Whoa," Dain muttered,

"It's... it's not consistent," she admitted. "I can feel it, but I can't

shrugged off his jacket, his muscles tense. "Let me

a thick tree trunk and squared his shoulders. With a deep breath, he swung his fist at the wood. The crack of splintering bark echoed through the clearing as his hand smashed clean through the tree, leaving a

the only one trying to

continued, their bond deepened in unexpected ways. The connection they had always felt grew stronger, more complex. It wasn't just loyalty or protectiveness anymore-there was something more beneath the surface, something neither of them dared to

of practicing, Elyra sat by the edge of a stream, her legs

gotten stronger," he said,