Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 231

The fire crackled softly in the hearth, its light casting flickering shadows across the walls of the battered cabin. Elyra sat on the worn rug, her knees drawn to her chest, her golden eyes staring into the flames. Dain leaned against the couch behind her, his knuckles still raw

from the fight with the creature. The room was silent except for the occasional pop of the firewood.

"That thing..." Elyra started, her voice barely above a whisper. "It wasn't like anything we've ever seen before."

Dain nodded, staring at his hands. "It knew us."

Elyra turned to look at him. His face was unreadable, but his shoulders were tense. "What do you mean?"

us," Dain murmured. "It wasn't just attacking. It was hunting. For

weight of the encounter pressed heavily on both of them, but something deeper lingered in the

in danger like that," she said, breaking the

I did. What was I supposed to

not helpless," Elyra replied, her

not," Dain said quickly, his voice softening. "But I can't just stand by. It's not

truth was, she didn't know how to explain the confusing pull she felt toward him-the strange mix of

always protecting me," she said, her voice faltering. "Even when I don't ask

the words slipping out before he could

Elyra frowned. "Why?"