Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter

276

The air grew colder as Elyra and Dain pressed deeper into the forest. A sinister stillness enveloped the trees, and every shadow seemed alive. Elyra's grief dulled her senses, leaving her steps sluggish and her focus fractured. "We should rest soon," Dain suggested, glancing at the fading sunlight.

Elyra nodded absently, her mind elsewhere. "I'll find some water," she mumbled, wandering toward the sound of a trickling stream.

As she knelt by the stream to fill a flask, a hand shot out from the shadows, grabbing her wrist in an iron grip.

guttural voice rasped, and she froze in

stepped into view, his form more monstrous than ever. His skin shimmered with a dark, unnatural sheen, and

against his grip. Her pendant flared briefly, sending a

else deserves you. Not Dain, not anyone. You're mine, Elyra. You always

treeline, his eyes blazing with fury. "Get away from her!" he roared, charging at

their clash echoing through the forest. Dain landed a solid punch, but Jason barely flinched, his obsession fueling his power. "You're nothing," Jason spat, slamming Dain into a tree. Elyra screamed, her powers flaring uncontrollably. Light surged from her hands,

portal," Elyra realized, her

affection. "I'll take you home, Elyra. Where you belong.