e of confusion and frustration. Elias's words lingered in the air li

was a name whispered in fear among the packs, a leader so power-hungry he would stop

ga to be claimed. She wasn't goi

on her heel and marched back down the path, her mind

g, eerie shadows over the forest floor. Luna's pace quickened, and he

ay from Elias and his cryptic warnings. She was fine. She didn't need

by another rustle in the trees

gh alert. This time, she didn't turn around. She

rang out fro

ing from som

n. She clenched her fists, her frustrati

ice came from behind her, calm a

ing to face him. "If you're here to scare me, it's

t authority. His eyes locked on hers, but this time, there was something sof

ower now, as though he were speaking a truth he w

her throat. "Protect m

t of something dangerous. "Ronan will come for you, L

nt from me?" she ask

hout hesitation. "But more than

the fated rulers of the werewolf world, hidden for centuries. But she never believed any of it.

s's words mad

voice steady, but his eyes burning with intensity. "You need to

felt more lost in her life. Everything she had thought she knew about herself-about wh

said, his voice softening. "You're some

she forgot to be angry, forgot to be afraid. There was so

ly, looking away, unwilling to meet h

ng in the stillness of the night. "That's not

e whispered, shaking her hea

ou were born, the prophecy was set into motion. You are the last heir to a thro

n pressed down on her, suffocating her. She stumbled back a

e out. "This is some kind of sick j

st sounded like reverence. "The blood that flows through your veins is the same a

ight over the clearing, and Luna felt a shiver run through he

ring near her arm as though he w

just an omega. You're the key to everything. If Ronan gets t

hest tight with fear and

w something raw and honest in his eyes that made her brea

ed back, his expression hardening. "I'll be

the darkness, leaving Luna standing in t

e gotten he