Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter

238

Jason stood frozen as the red-eyed woman circled him, her presence overwhelming.

"You're jealous of him, aren't you?" she asked, her voice like silk. "Of the way he looks at her. Of the way she depends on him."

Jason clenched his fists. "She's... she's not his."

The woman chuckled. "No, but she's not yours either. Not like this. Weak. Helpless." She tilted her head, her eyes gleaming with malice. "But I can change that."

his mind battling between reason and

whispered, stepping closer. "Strength to protect her or claim her. All

her golden eyes filled with defiance and something he wanted desperately: recognition. "What's the

woman's smile widened. "Nothing is free, boy. But the price will be worth it. Say the word, and you'll never have to stand

nodded, his heart pounding.

red-eyed woman's expression turned predatory as she raised a hand. Shadows coiled around them, slithering up Jason's legs and wrapping tightly around his torso. Pain shot through him as the shadows

his senses exploded with new intensity. He could hear the rustling of leaves a mile away, smell the faint trace of Elyra's perfume lingering on his jacket. But with the power came something darker-a gnawing hunger he couldn't place. "Good," the woman purred, her crimson gaze watching his transformation with satisfaction. "You'll

felt stronger,

done to me?"