ALPHA'S REGRET: LUNA'S RISE

as the weight of her decision settled deep in her bones. The river behind her was more

air as he scanned the area. "We should keep moving. We're

e was free. Truly free. But freedom didn't come with directio

ave a contact a few miles from here," he o

ng the sharp angles of his fa

n before he looked away. "Because I kno

inside her. She didn't have to trust him

per into the unknown, the past shr

know where this

time, she was th

untouched by her old pack's scent, and the air felt different-cleaner, lighter, as if

side the exhaustion creeping into her limbs. Her body ached from everything-her wounds, the

she asked, her voice qu

pace never faltered, steady and sure, as if he'

word fel

g herself down to avoid the pack's wrath. The idea

her. "You're th

orrowed jacket tighter around

're regretting l

y, but she didn't stop.

't. She

nd the uncertainty of her future clawing at her

n't mean it

ateful for. Instead, they walked in silence,

d a small hill that Rowan f

ines, was a cabin-modest, darkened by the night, but solid. A single

ed with nerves. "

d. "Someone who doesn

ider. L

ed-maybe more time to prepare, more space to process the fa

hesitation behi

followed Rowan down the hill, t