The Lost Luna

PTE

Ravenna didn't flinch. She stood at the edge of the hunting grounds, the last embers of adrenaline still simmering in h

survived

re

ew with three other, she-wolves trailing behind her. All of them wore satisfied grins, l

. Not because she was afraid. But because she

Ravenna's shoulder. "But I suppose tha

aybe next time, she won't cra

rth, blood, and pine filled her senses. Her muscles ached, her body screamed f

s murmured, and they sauntered off, laughin

e trail. Her thoughts spiraled. The whispers. The bruises.

eep howl shat

. Piercing.

on pack gro

e sound. That howl wasn't normal. It wasn't from any of the

e tree line. Scouts ran across the field. It was as if the pa

o locate the source. But before she could

pping from the thickest part of the woods. His face was obscured under a hood, but

and her friends, now frozen ne

kne

yone

voice called out, fear and

an Alpha. One that didn't belong to any pack. A rogu

took a s

as he

red. "You're not allo

s if emphasizing her zero level of importance to him. He stepped further into the cl

ted-and lock

omach

is wasn't

d controlled. It was the first time Ravenna had h

y didn

ed, ever so slight

el and bolted, her minio

he only one l

on

allowe

she asked before she

long. Then he spoke, walking closer. "I h

eath c

it out, a bitter smile c

arel

k. "I'm not a Luna.

g barely a foot from her. "You j

yes w

at.

ed. Your power seal

t slammed agai

t under

pped to her bleeding arm. "Go cle

r w

pa

ice just above a whisper.

h of m

sappe

like

another howl echoe

me, it was n

a decla

ant something an