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.

voice rasped, and she froze in

than ever. His skin shimmered with a dark, unnatural sheen, and his eyes burned with a fiery red

cried, struggling against his grip. Her pendant flared briefly, sending a pulse of energy

tightening his hold. "No one else deserves you. Not Dain,

blazing with fury. "Get away

slamming Dain into a tree. Elyra screamed, her powers flaring uncontrollably. Light surged from her hands, but Jason's grip on

realized, her

voice softened, dripping with twisted affection. "I'll take you home, Elyra. Where you belong. With