The Defended Luna

d vibrant with indistinct whispers, but it was nothin

hat had driven her to wander under the moon, barefoot on the damp grass, short of breath without understanding the r

her heart beating against her ribcage as

a woman. A she-wolf. Not a stranger. Lyanna, one of the pack's warriors, strong and indomitable. Her long dark hair fell i

to the ground like trapped prey, unable to comprehend the burning wave that was invading her. I

the bark of a tree, her entire body tensing as the storm swept through her. Why did this si

, protected under Erwan's wing since she was a child. He was her

herself closer to him. It was too much. Aria backed away, awkward, her br

rkness. The moment stretched, hanging between them like a thread ready t

e turned on her heel and rushed into the night,

ve weight that crushed her chest. The wind slapped her face, but it did nothing to s

refuge in her cabin. She had barely slammed the

his body calm down? His hands were shaki

o fall asleep. The image of Erwan and Lyanna haunted her. The

a, exhausted, stood up with difficulty. Her body fel

e. She had to go out, pre

r the central fire, her gaze

was

h a group of warriors, his face serene, as if nothing had happen

en in her throat. He was just go

ve. She sat down next to Kael, a young wolf about her age,

hing. All she cou

and through his messy hair. His piercing gaze that, at tim

sed between them wa

, she c

or long?" she said abruptly, he

her sudden boldness. Erwan, for his p

gnore

y well what I'

her like he always did. Then he stood u

Co

r disguised as

before following him, her mu

luded corner of the camp. There, Erwan turn

his state, Aria? he a

ared a

dare t

d over her, attentive, as if he were tryin

aw last nigh

to see that, she

d smile, which only se

es it bother

tion hit

no sound came out. Why? Why

eling a wave of hea

ter, she whisper

s is

ok a step toward her, and she felt every

t a child anymore

t skippe

this sentence, by this inexplicabl

there was something else. Somet

magnitude of this moment,

nally said, putting on his us

th

ld shiver run

ling of having brushed against something es

and walked away, as if thei

ave, her throat tight with a fee