Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

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Jason trailed them at a distance, his breath shallow as he crept through the dense underbrush. Elyra and Dain moved with fluid grace, their forms illuminated by slivers of moonlight filtering through the trees. Jason's heart pounded in his chest as he watched Dain leap effortlessly onto a high boulder, his muscles rippling with unnatural strength. Elyra, standing below, tilted her head, her silver hair catching the light like a halo.

"Focus," Dain instructed, his voice low but firm.

Elyra closed her eyes, and Jason squinted, leaning closer to see what she was doing. A faint glow began to emanate from her hands, soft at first, but then growing into a pulsing sphere of light that lit the clearing. Jason's jaw dropped. "Don't push too hard," Dain cautioned. "You'll drain yourself."

"I'm fine," Elyra replied, though her voice betrayed a hint of strain.

it. A mixture of horror, fascination, and jealousy churned within him. Elyra was supposed to be the shy, awkward girl he tormented at school. And yet here she

twig underfoot. Elyra's glow flickered as both

Elyra whispered, her golden eyes

eyes gleaming. Jason held his breath, pressing himself against a tree. For a moment, he thought they would catch him, but

voice tense.

waited until their footsteps faded before bolting from the scene, his mind

forest again, this time pacing restlessly. He couldn't stop replaying what he'd seen. Elyra wasn't

his heart leaping into his throat. From the shadows stepped the red-eyed substitute teacher. She looked different under the moonlight-more commanding, her crimson gaze piercing. "You're... following

dripping with condescension. "You're the one who followed her, didn't you? And now you know their