Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 279

Trapped within the cold stone walls of the ruin, Elyra paced like a caged wolf, her golden eyes darting to every shadow. Jason's red-eyed glare followed her from the far side of the room, but she ignored him, focusing instead on the faint hum of energy emanating from the portal hidden somewhere within the ruin.

Her pendant pulsed lightly against her chest, a comforting rhythm that reminded her she was not powerless. Elyra stopped pacing and closed her eyes, reaching deep within herself for the connection she had only begun to understand. Jason's sneering voice cut through her focus. "What are you doing, Elyra? Trying to summon your boyfriend? He's not coming."

She turned to him, her silver hair catching the dim light like liquid moonlight. "I don't need anyone to save me," she said, her voice steady and defiant.

Jason's expression darkened, his face twisting with a mixture of frustration and obsession. "You think you're stronger than me? You don't know what I've sacrificed-what I've become for you."

your humanity, Jason. And for what? To force someone to care about

to stretch unnaturally across

own energy pushing back against his encroaching presence. "I'll never belong to you. And you'll

into the wall, the stone cracking under the force. "You don't get it, do you? I'm your only chance. No one else will ever understand you

and sharp, cutting through the tension. "You're right about one thing, Jason-I understand myself. And that's why

in the ruin grew heavy with power as Elyra drew strength from the portal's energy. She felt it thrumming beneath her feet, coursing through her veins. Her pendant glowed fiercely, and her silver hair seemed almost alive with light. Jason recoiled, his confidence shaken as the room filled with Elyra's radiance. "What are you doing?" he demanded,

she said,