His Hybrid Luna.

it felt as though the very walls were closing in on her. Every step echoed, a reminder of how trapped she truly was in her own life. The moonlight filtering throu

at the familiar door to her chambers. The door was ajar, and the faint sound of

, her voice steady despite th

there, standing in the sha

id, a slight smile on his lips, tho

with a mix of relief and something else-something

said, the words leaving her m

he room. "You shouldn't be alone, Raven. No

e to the floor. "I can't chang

silence between them felt almost suffocating. Fin

see you suffer.

ieran-his presence, his quiet understanding-that made her feel this way. He was the one person who had never asked anything of her, the one pe

her voice quiet but firm. "I'm trapped in a

words. Finally, he crossed the room in two long strides, standing beside he

ly. "But I won't stop

turned to meet his eyes. For a moment, everything else faded into the

ouldn't allow herself to feel more than what was necessary-not fo

away from him, needing distance. "But I

what about you, Raven?

t have an

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on'

nto fists, gripping the cold wood. He hadn't seen Raven in weeks-not since the night he had

t the edges of his mind, threatening to break free. He had thought that by rejecting Raven, by distancing hims

er tear-filled eyes as she had pleaded with him. And with

ion

nd he looked up to find his mother standing in

scanning the room, her lips thin with displeasure. "You need

know what the prophecy says

why do you insist on fighting it? You know as well as I do that Raven is the only

asked the reaction quickly. "I don't

that for months, and yet, here we are. The madne

t the stone floor. "I won't be a puppet in this game anym

e. "You're lying to yourself, Orion. And yo

into the palms of his hands as he turne

uthority. "You will face her soon, whether you want to or not. The pack is wa

The other Alphas who were starting to eye Raven, seeing the same th

s his

er, if he couldn't overcome the madn

You will make the right decision, Orion. For the

chest as the weight of he

s? Was there any path that d

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en'

loak billowing behind her. The cool night air bit at her skin, but it

mething else. Something she didn't want to acknowledge.

hem was undeniable. But it wasn't just fate at work. There w

s mixed with the sharp tang of the night, Raven heard a

o turn around to

ven

sound of his voice. She didn't l

oice trembling despite her attempt t

yo

ran's eyes. There was an unspoken understandi

hoice," she

ut the weight of the silence w

eran said, his voice gentle, his

his words, but the cold truth o

" she whispered