Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter

269

The forest air grew heavy as dusk settled, the shadows stretching unnaturally long. Elyra and Dain tread carefully, their instincts sharp, when a sickening growl pierced the silence.

Jason emerged from the shadows, and Elyra's breath caught in her throat. He was no longer the boy who had taunted her at school. His once-human form had become twisted-his limbs elongated, his fingers ending in claws, and his red eyes gleaming with unholy light. His skin was marred with dark veins that pulsed as if alive.

"You thought you could escape me?" Jason snarled, his voice guttural, almost inhuman. "You belong to me, Elyra."

protectively in front of Elyra, his orange

glinting. "You think you

attack, their movements a blur of strikes and counters. Jason fought with feral strength, his claws tearing through the fabric of Dain's jacket

summoning energy that crackled like silver lightning. The burst

"This isn't over," he hissed. "You can't run

from a gash on his shoulder, but he waved her off. "I'm fine," he said, his voice

him, pressing her hands to his wound. Her pendant glowed again, and the bleeding slowed. "You keep saying you're