The Alpha's Cursed Luna

ssed wore the same grim expression. Conversations hushed as Alaric strode through the halls, his presence a mix

enter, illuminated by flickering torchlight. Alaric dismissed his gua

f your pack and these attacks. Explain them," he

ents arguing. My mother mentioned the Moon's Favor, and my father dismissed it as a myth. Hours later, the attack began. They came out of

uld rogues care about an ancien

t the Moon's Favor terrifies them, and they're t

ng her words. "You think the Duskwind Pa

f the Moon's Favor is real, someone might be manipulati

g the edge of the table as he stared at the maps. "If you're right, this isn't ju

e softening. "Then we need to f

red, his face pale. "Alpha, the healer found s

ned for him

ue's skin. A crescent intertwined w

ropped. "They're b

d. "The healer says the mark wasn't mad

xpression darkened, and he nodde

ltices. The rogue's corpse lay on a stone slab, its twisted form a grim reminder of

demeanor, pointed to the rogue's shoulder. "Here," she

with unnerving precision. The edges of the mark pulsed faintly,

ing into a thin line. "What did you

ol or weapon I've ever seen. It's as though the symbol formed from

steady despite the unease swirling

t's not like any magic I've encounter

Selene's thoughts raced, fragments of forgotten st

ze shifting to Alaric. "If the power is real, and someone is trying

Then we need answers-and fast. If there's magic

gh she's not easily convinced. An old seer lives near the B

ood Grove is dangerous terr

healer said. "But if you want the tr

e. "Prepare the horse

her eyes. Turning to Alaric, she lowered her voice. "You're w

s curse is spreading, the packs won't surviv

for argument. Selene swallowed her doubts,

ing up at the full moon. Its light bathed the fortress in a silve

th of her father's embrace. They had believed in the Moon's Favor, though they'd hidden that

ie. She turned to see Alaric standi

leep?" h

pping back to let him i

e said dryly, though there

oment. "Do you ever wonder

hose ghosts can save my pack, I'll

guard, and for a moment, th

e said, more to herself than

a moment before he turned to leave. "Get some

down on her shoulders. Turning back to the moonlit forest

ackwood Grove held, she