His Luna, his Curse

Damien held the reins tight with one hand, his other arm wrapped protectively around Avelyn'

unters. Not bound by council laws. The kind who did

ere," Dami

lyn called o

'll

, and disappeared behind a veil of ivy. The forest shifted. Sound dimmed. The air thickened.

w stone passage, its walls carved with g

ed, sliding off the hor

vines. Behind it, a wide mouth of a cave yawned, ancient and humming with energy.

Night's Sanctum. My ancestors' sacred gr

at the threshol

amien said, hold

skipped. S

hrough slits in the ceiling, illuminating crystals embedded in the walls. At the cente

ught. "This place.

Older than the pack. Older than me. It reme

him. "Why br

ss his face. "Because the bond isn't ju

her head. "Cha

hed behind his neck and pulled

yes w

rs. The same crescent moon entwined with ancient script.

arked?" she

rossed into my land. Same ni

that

ust bonded.

ened between

ers reaching toward his mark. "

nch. "I was p

m wh

om

voice cracked like something ra

ople I loved. And every time, the bond would whisp

him. "Do you w

, fierce and soft all

Then why bring me here

," he admitted. "Even if it kills

ybe it's not about dying. Maybe it's

ed. "You sou

ho

moth

stopp

Not to hunters. She took her own life. Said the bl

est ached.

to say more, but the words got caugh

ounded be

ed around, e

ed closer. "

e said.

walls flared br

nter rippled, thou

ed, oppressive. A voice echoed,

rned. The final bo

. "What the h

ent guardian. Every Bloodthorne Alpha

e that was par

hought it would e

one by one in a slow clockwis

re rose fro

ke molten silver. A re

oke a

lyn. Step forward and f

her. "We don't ha

whatever this bond is, be it a cu

hed for

they stepped t

d again. Time slowed. The cave darkened as the glowing runes dimmed, leavin

figure rai

with light, and Avelyn g

r before she hit

he was caught in something she couldn't see like her s

dling her in his arms as she trembled ag

words came. Her fingers clawed weakly a

ing across her shoulder like lightning and Damien felt a searing

e boomed in their minds. "Her memories

himself between the guardian and Avelyn's trembling

yours," the guardian said. "

," Damien growled. "

its head. "Then give her

shallow. Her skin was too pale. His heart stuttered

forehead against hers. "Don't you dare leav

ips m

. Da

ef crashing into

whispered, voice raw. "Wolve

ave q

im, wide-eyed and l

gently. "It's your m

ice cracked. "I thought I

e." His thumb brushed he

mth of his breath mingling with hers. His

ers curling into the

lse existed. No prophec

bond neither of them

. He leaned in slowly, eyes flicking to her lips, b

yes, leaning in too

pulle

of rej

of f

fully yours to give," he

own wide with heat and som

us

she said softly. "Whe

tightened

time, the guardian lowered its bla

the truth remains hidden. Until the Luna acce

nk back into the wa

ght re

hum

were al

o her feet, his hands

his voice no longer Alpha-

ily. "Yeah. Jus

out of here

hrough the tunnel, the cav

ot the curse.