Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter

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The night was unnervingly quiet, the kind of silence that made the forest feel alive. Elyra lay awake in her room, staring at the moonlight streaming through the window. In the distance, she heard a faint howl, and a chill ran down her spine. She wasn't the only one unsettled. Downstairs, Dain sat by the fire, his senses on high alert. Matthew was asleep in his room, but something about the night felt wrong to Dain. He couldn't shake the feeling that they were being watched. The first crash came from the back of the cabin, followed by a deep, guttural growl. Dain was on his feet instantly, his heart pounding.

"Elyra!" he shouted, racing up the stairs.

hallway, her golden eyes wide

lunged into the room. Its presence was overwhelming, its growl reverberating through the walls. "Stay back!" Dain ordered, stepping in front of Elyra as the creature

couldn't explain. She felt the energy of the moonlight coursing

as he grappled with the beast, his punches landing with bone-crushing force. Elyra moved with an agility she didn't know

splintering and windows shattering. Finally, Elyra saw an opening and drove a makeshift weapon-a broken piece of wood-into the creature's side. At the same moment, Dain delivered a crushing blow to its head. The creature collapsed, its glowing eyes dimming.

ragged. The words hung in the air, heavy

in the destruction and the monstrous corpse. "What