Alpha's Claim: A Lunar Legacy

s bare feet pounded against the forest floor, her breath ragged, her heart a frantic drumbeat in her chest. She could still hear the wedding drums echoing in the distance, their

, but it was nothing compared to the chains she had shed. Tonight, she had been meant to stand before Cillian MacCarthy, alpha of the Fomorian Fang, and pledge herself to him. A union to secure peace, the

inspected her like a prized mare. "You'll do," he'd said, his voice a low growl that sent shivers down her spine. She'd seen the hunger in his eyes-not

t. The howls of pursuit were faint but growing closer. Cillian's warriors, no doubt, sent to drag her back to the altar. Or worse. She pushed herself forwa

ed, though she hadn't planned it. Lugh's Claw. A pack that answered to no one, ruled by an alpha whose name was spoken in hushed tones even among the fiercest warriors. Decla

y? A temporary reprieve? All she knew was that she couldn't stop runni

straining against the darkness. The wind carried a new scent-pine, leather, and somethi

ery air around him. His hair was dark, tousled by the wind, and his eyes-green as the forest itself-locked onto hers with an intensity that made her knee

mate

Not now. She took a step back, her instincts warring within her. Run,

s unreadable, but there was no mistaking the tension in his stance, the way his hands fl

rying the weight of authority. It sent a shiv

that weighed her down. "Saoirse Brennan," she said, her vo

g else-something darker. "You're a long way from

ian's warriors. Declan's head snapped toward the sound, his jaw tight

ang on your heels," he said, stepping closer. "Tell me wh

she held his gaze. "Because

n, Declan's lips twitched, a ghost of a smirk that didn't reach

otect her or cast her out. But the bond between them pulsed, a living thing that refused to be ignored

ask of the alpha returned. He turned his head, barking an order into

Declan's warriors. He turned back to Saoirse, his expression a storm of c

ng her deeper into the territory of Lugh