Alpha's Claim: A Lunar Legacy

g between the fallen warriors and Declan. He stood tall, his broad frame silhouetted against the moonlight, his chest rising and falling with controlled breaths. The blood on his hands and

ile Niall, a stockier man with a mop of dark hair, spat onto the ground and muttered something under his breath. The tension between the three men was palpable,

ts deliberate. "Take the bodies to the border," he ordered, his voic

nd what message is that, Declan? That we

him, his green eyes narrowing

gid. "I'm questioning whether she's worth the cost. We've kept the peace with the Fomorian Fang fo

oice a growl that sent a shiver down Saoir

se, then back to Declan. "Your

. She could feel it too, a pull that defied logic, a connection that had snapped into place the moment she'd

ence looming. "Mind your tongue," he warn

is shoulders slumping slightly. "Fine. But when Cillian comes fo

o help him move the bodies. The two men set to work

hen he turned to Saoirse, his expression softened, though on

ody still buzzing with adrenaline and fear. She clenched her fists, trying to s

"Have you?" he asked, and there was n

in Erynn's Veil, the way her pack had treated omegas like her as bargaining chips, the way Cillian's cold hands had felt agai

answer. Then he stepped closer, his voice dropping to a low murm

d between them, warm and insistent. She took a ste

is eyes locked on hers. "The

idn't come here for this. I didn't come here t

s hands flexing at his sides. "Freedom's a luxury in

to follow him. "Come on. We're not safe here

r stop. But where would she go? Cillian's warriors were out there, and the forest

. As they walked, the trees began to thin, giving way to a sprawling encampment nestled in a valley. Tents and wooden structures dotted the landscape, illuminated by flickerin

ricks against her skin, and she instinctively moved closer to Declan, seeking the shelter of his presence. He didn't ackno

simple interior: a wooden table, a few chairs, and a pile of furs in one corner. Declan ges

with her. She turned to face him, her voice soft

before the mask of the alpha returned. "Don't tha

but Saoirse called

glancing

she asked, her voice

adable. "We figure out how to keep you alive," he sai

ulsed within her, a constant reminder of the man who had just risked everything for her. She didn't know if she could trust him, didn't know i

was no tur