Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

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Xytriana led Jason to a secluded overlook, her crimson eyes glowing faintly in the dim moonlight. Below them, Elyra and Dain moved cautiously through the forest, their silhouettes bathed in silver light. Jason's breath quickened as he spotted Elyra, her hair gleaming like a "She's drifting further from you," Xytriana said, her tone laced with venomous persuasion. "But I can help you make her yours."

Jason's jaw tightened. "What do you want from me?"

Xytriana stepped closer, her presence both seductive and oppressive. "Their bond is tied to the Celestial Pact, an ancient power that resists anyone who tries to claim her. But that bond can be broken, Jason. If you're willing to go further, to embrace what you've become, you could sever it-and she will have no choice but to see you as her protector."

faltered. "They're

in your way, regardless. Do you care why, or do you care

like a snake, and after a tense pause,

must draw them to you. Use her lingering doubts, her confusion, and when the

tension between them palpable. Strange whispers filled

shivered, the energy of the forest pressing against her. "I feel like

flaring. "We'll be fine. I

the answers we're looking for are right in front of us. But I'm scared-scared of what we might find." Dain stopped walking and turned to her. "You don't have to

forest around them