Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

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At school, Jason's presence became suffocating. Elyra could feel his red-tinged gaze on her no matter where she went. He lingered in the hallways, sat just close enough in the cafeteria to unnerve her, and followed her out of the building at the end of the day. His transformation was subtle but unmistakable. His movements were too smooth, his strength unnaturally amplified. Once, she caught him leaping over a six-foot fence with effortless grace, his grin twisted with satisfaction when he saw her watching. "Jason's not human anymore," she told Dain one evening as they walked home.

"I noticed," Dain replied, his jaw tight. "And I don't think he cares who knows it."

That night, as they cut through the woods, Jason emerged from the shadows, his smirk as sharp as a blade. "You can't keep running from me," he said, his voice laced with malice.

protectively in front of Elyra. "Get out of here,

you're protecting her? Elyra deserves someone stronger than you, someone who

from her," Dain warned, his

leaving both of them bloodied. Elyra tried to intervene, shouting at them to stop, but they

him!" Elyra cried,

he used to be seemed to surface,

mine, Elyra," Jason said, his voice low and

glare was filled with defiance. "I'll

shove him off. Grabbing Elyra's hand, he pulled her away, and they ran deeper into the woods, Jason's furious growl echoing