Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 251

The forest was quiet as Elyra, Dain, and Matthew retreated deeper into its embrace. The mill was now a distant memory, but the battle had left them all shaken.

Elyra glanced at Matthew, who was cradled in Dain's arms, his face pale and lined with pain. They needed to find shelter, but the thought of another attack made her stomach churn.

"We'll camp here for the night," Dain said, setting Matthew down carefully.

Elyra nodded, though sleep felt impossible. Her mind raced with images of the fight, of the red-eyed woman's smirk, and the terrifying power she had unleashed. She didn't understand it, but she knew it was a part of her now.

into the flickering flames. "What if she's right?"

up, his expression

the King finding us. About us not being able to

his gaze intense. "We're not going to

conviction in his voice. She wanted to believe him, but the weight of their situation

the void, chilling and familiar: "You must choose." She woke with a start, her heart pounding, to find Dain sitting nearby, his fiery eyes

fine," Elyra lied, brushing

lingered on her for a moment before he looked away. "Get some