The True Luna

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tes danced in the shafts of light, lending an ethereal quality to the cavernous space. Lucia's heartbea

risson of unease rippled through her, but she couldn't deny the pull she felt towards him. Their

ight. His piercing grey eyes locked onto hers, and she felt a familiar warmth blo

ep closer, her body thrumming with

er that she could barely contain. "A place where we can be...alone."

touch, her pulse qui

essive hunger. Lucia melted into his embrace, her arms wrapping around

rkened with desire. "What are you saying, Ryde

nscrutable. "I think you know, Lucia." He leaned in, his br

The realisation sent a thrill of both excitement and trepidation through her. She had only just turned eighteen, and

d claimed her heart, and now he was claiming her soul. Slowly, she nodded, her fingers tangling in the

His fingers trailed feather-light along the curve of her waist, eliciting a shiver that rippled through her.

k with reverence as he nuzzled the sensit

er lips. After their whirlwind relationship, this quiet

sensitive spot where her neck met her shoulder. Lucia arched into him, her wolf stir

d with pleasure, the mating bond forged between them humming with ecstasy. She clutched him tightly, her nails dragging

ther, their limbs entwined. Lucia traced the outline of the mating mark on her neck, a smile playing on h

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and resolute, her piercing blue eyes fixed upon the man who now claimed the mantle of Alpha. Ryder's presence com

seductive whisper that sent a shiver down Lucia's spine. He stepped closer,

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y on the edge of the bed, her fingers tightening around the rumpled sheets as she stared at the bathroom door. Ryder had been in there for over an

e thought of his hands on her, the sting of his backhand across her cheek, made her body go rigid with fear. N

yder's imposing figure as he stalked towards her. She could smell the whiskey

ing, Luna?" he growled, his v

self to meet his gaze. "Nowhere.

"That's what I thought." His thumb brushed across her cheekbone, the gesture almost tender i

ightened, her wolf whimpering in submission. She

s lips crushing against hers in a bruising kiss. Lucia trembled, her o