TWIN Flame Of The Moon

s glinted in the faint moonlight, their movements calculated and predatory. Among them, Cor

ly, his silver hair catching the dim light as he stepped fo

him, but he refused to yield. "You won't touch her," he snarled

d, radiating from her tiny form. It was weaker now but unmistakable. The wolves around them hesitated, exchangi

addressing the pack. "This is why she must be destro

"And what of the Alpha and Luna? What will the

ill ensure they believe this was an accident-or better yet, that

e plotted this from the beginning," he growled. "You'r

hink the pack can thrive under divided power. One Alpha. One leader. The boy will be st

weight of Varek's words pressing on them. Leo

s," Leon said, his voic

our defiance," Varek r

k magic coiled around his fingers once more

rame shielding Aria. His golden-brown fur bristled, and his sharp teeth bared in a

ng erupted

irst

The wolves surrounding them sprang into action, some lunging towa

ed the battle unfold. His mind raced, torn between his duty to

e was outnumbered, his opponents stronger and fresher, bu

aws raking across its side. The wolf yelped and fell bac

haos around her. The energy radiating from her caused the wolves to hesitate again, th

und him. "Your resistance is meaningless," he snarled, his v

ergy surged toward Leon. The impact sent him crash

his breaths came in ragged gasps. But even as pain wracked h

mmanded, his tone laced wit

blazing. "I don't need to win," he g

of the

ation. The wolves around them paused, their gazes fli

n, it h

Leon's, nor was it from any of the wolves in the clearing. It ca

the first time, there was a fl

began, his vo

alive with the sound of wolves. The ground trembled beneath their p

ith the same golden fire that shone in Aria's. His fur was

aught as he rec

rius," he

ted uneasily, their ears flattening against their heads as they recogn

e radiating authority. His gaze swept over the scene, linger

his?" Darius demanded, hi

ld, another figure emerged from the shadows-a woman

le

fant, and a strangled gasp

ad, shame and relie

a flared to life once more, brighter and more powerful than ever. The e

ed, the clearing w

laced by a small wolf pup, her golden eyes burning with an inte

e whispered, her

unreadable. "She's awakening," he said,

ss what had just happened, a

h the forest, followed by her venomous words: