BOUND BY THE MOON

ch desperate stride. Her heart hammered against her ribcage, its frantic beat syncing with the pull of the moon-a curse that had haunted h

prison. The moon had branded her a weapon, something to be f

n Bla

trun. She had been fleeing for days now, through forests, over mountains, across rivers-anything to distance herself from him. But he was too cl

essed harder against her chest. It was a bond neither of them could escape, no matte

way out. But there was no escape, not now. She could feel him drawing near, feel the int

name echoed through the t

and it would only be a matter of time before his long stride would be at her back. She pus

more options.

world in silver light, making the drop look like a chasm of shadows. For a moment, panic gripped her chest. She c

her mind screamed at her to turn back, to face him, her instincts told her to do the one thing she'd been

ered to hersel

for a way out, but every avenue s

his heavy presence forcing the air to crackle with tension. Selene stopped,

as to be," Lucian's voice purred

ckwood stood there, towering and imposing, his dark features illuminated by the pale moonlight. His silver

g of sheer power and control. His black leather jacket clung to his broad shoulders, his every mus

n warned about. The Alpha of Alphas, feared

p he took toward her. "You're too late," she managed to s

mocking smile. "I already

rced herself to stand tall, despite the fear c

moment, something cold flickered in hi

l it in the air-his power, his dominance over her. The bond between them was like a thread, tugging at her, pulling her t

arely audible, but filled with d

as studying her, waiting for the moment when she would break, when she

d softly, his voice laced with both amusement and danger

ter pill to swallow. She had always known, deep down, that there was no escaping this fate. The moon had marked her for hi

ou," she said through gritted teet

eerie chill. He stepped closer, his presence almost overwhelming. "You'll have your chance," he said. "But don't mistake you

resistance. His touch burned, sending jolts of electricity through her skin, but

twist out of his hold, but it was us

voice was a low rumble in her ear.

cracking with anger. "You're the reason I'm running. You're the reason my life is

was still speaking softly, there was a fury simmering beneath the surface. "I didn't

m crackling with an undeniable energy. The bond-the curse-w

," she whispere

gh the hardness in his eyes never

er, his lips brushing against her ear. "But I

around them, and Selene knew, with a cold certainty, th

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