The Defended Luna

in the heart, unseen, but known to

same paths, preparing for training among the wolves. But today, something was different. She walked more slowly, her eyes trailing over the beaten earth

of course. It

word he spoke seemed to resonate differently, and that look he sometimes gave her, like a flash of steel, made her shiver. It was not only about w

ight touching the horizon. The wolves were there, ready to train, to test their strength, their agili

l was happening. But to Aria, every second spent by hi

ised, still calm, still implacable, like a rock in the ocean. But every move he made, every gestur

hat mattered was him. Erwan. His powerful arms moving with deadly fluidity, the suppleness of his movements, the qu

hem had disappeared. He stood guard, and she did the same, ready to challenge him. But this was no usual challe

the wrists, preventing her from moving. The feel of his hands around hers made her shiver, her breath hi

to stay there, in this moment. Their faces were so close that she co

breathed, his deep voice creepin

ir proximity, and she pulled back, her heart pounding. She had

other wolves were blurred in her mind, her entire being turned towards the image of Erwan. Every time he approached her, even to co

ia couldn't leave the field. She stood there, her hands shaki

r abruptly from her thoughts. She strained her ears,

s ready. She could become Luna

he'll train her, won't he? He'll be the one to guide he

out her. Luna. The future leader of the pack. But how was that possible? How co

eality of it terrified her. And these whispers, these rumors that were already spreading through the pack, were not tr

never wanted to be Luna. She had always believed that her role would simply be to serve, to be protected by Erwan, to follow the teachings of th

roubled her. But the truth hit her hard: she could never ignore what she felt, as difficult as i

ossed paths with Erwan, his eyes plunged into hers with an intensity that lef

ily on her. But maybe he wasn't ready to face what was