Bound By The Moon

d City shimmered under the golden hues of dusk, its glass-and-steel structures reflecting the setting sun. It was nothing like the quiet, hidden

teriously extended her a job offer. Selene had hesitated before accepting. She had no prior connection to the corporation, nor

gi

Inside lay the ancient grimoire she had inherited from her grandmother, a tome filled wi

red in the air, unseen by regular humans but palpable to someone like Selene. It was rare for a

raper that loomed over the city like a silent sentinel. As Selene stepped out, she felt it. A

hard and made

floors, high ceilings, and an air of absolute authority. But i

e far end of the

n Bla

he enigma.

iled to capture the intensity of the man before her. Tall, broad-shouldered, and dressed in a tailored black suit that fit him like a seco

Rave

deep, and laced with

ive spell. Instinct. Survival. Something about Lucian Bl

e continued, striding toward her with a p

refusing to back

His eyes flickered briefly-a flash of something

dated," he mused.

" she replied, keeping her

knowing curve of his

tmosphere thickened, crackling with energy. Selene felt it-a ripple

gh he masked it quickly. "Come. We

beat quickening. Something unspoken passed between them-a silen

t of Lucian's way, offering silent nods of deference. His presence demanded

corridors, making Selene freeze. A ma

d, bowing his head.

onse, a clear display of domi

pha power, thick and unrelenting. It made her magic st

, don't you?

refusing to l

d. Then you're exactly

redator and prey blurred. Selene had no doubt-whatever forc

already enta