Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 225

The sun had dipped below the horizon as Elyra and Dain made their way home from school, the crunch of their footsteps on the gravel road the only sound in the evening quiet. The forest that bordered their path felt unusually oppressive tonight, the shadows deeper and the silence unnerving. "Do you feel that?" Elyra whispered, glancing over her shoulder.

Dain nodded, his eyes scanning the treeline. "We're not alone."

The hair on Elyra's neck stood on end. She quickened her pace, clutching her bag tighter. Dain, walking slightly ahead of her, slowed down deliberately, his body tense like a coiled spring.

Suddenly, a figure stepped out from the trees, blocking their path. It was the private investigator, his sharp features illuminated by the faint glow of a streetlamp in the distance. There was something predatory in his stance now, his casual demeanor replaced by something far more dangerous. "You've done a good job hiding, but you can't keep running," the man said, his voice low and menacing.

Elyra instinctively stepped back, her breath hitching. Dain moved in front of her, shielding her with his body. "Leave us alone," he growled.

a step closer. "You think you can protect her from what's coming? The King sees all. And he wants

talking about?" Elyra demanded, her voice

shoving Elyra aside and meeting the attack head-on. The man was stronger than he looked, his movements almost

But Dain was stronger.

of the impact made the trunk shudder. Elyra watched in stunned silence as Dain's strength

it is," he hissed. "The beast inside. You can't

on the man's collar, his fists

cried, snapping him out of

shoving him to the ground. The investigator staggered to his feet, brushing dirt from his coat. "You can't escape the King," he sneered before disappearing into

fine," he muttered, his

tell Matthew,"