Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 233

Jason lounged against the row of lockers, twirling a pen between his fingers while replaying the moment in class when Elyra's shoulders had trembled ever so slightly. Her defiance had crumbled, if only for a moment, and guilt nagged at him in a way he didn't want to admit. He tapped the pen against his palm, scowling as his friends joked nearby. "Man, did you see her face?" one of them cackled. "Classic!"

Jason's laugh felt hollow, forced. The memory of Elyra's downcast eyes and trembling hand as she scooped up the silver coin clung to him like a weight.

"What's your deal?" another friend asked, nudging him.

muttered. "I was

the friend teased,

shoved off the lockers. "Shut up. Let's

churned. For a brief, fleeting moment, he considered pulling Elyra aside, muttering an awkward apology, and leaving her alone. But the image of Dain standing protectively by

twisting his guilt into something darker. Elyra might have been out of reach, but that didn't mean Jason couldn't demand her attention in his own

fists clenched. "Even if I have