Moonbound :The Alpha's Curse

sat with her back against the cabin wall. Her bloodstained sleeve clung to her skin, and her breathing came in shallow bursts. Everything felt heavy, her limbs, her chest, her thoughts. The wo

apse, or something worse. "You should eat," he said, not looking up. Aria didn't answer. Her stomach twisted painfully, not just from hunger, but from everything she had just seen, everything she had just done. The blast that came from her body. The way the second guard had flown throug

ed a brow. "You said y

e," she said, shaking her head. "I'm an omega,The lowest rank, Weak. Powerless." Kael leaned forward slightly. "Tell that to the wolf you threw through a tree." She looked away. He let the silence settle before continuing. "You said your mother died giving birth to you. What about her bloodline? Do you know where she came from?" "No," Aria replied. "She was a reject. Banished from her old pack. My father met her after she fled here. No one ever told me more." Kael rubbed his jaw. "That could mean anything. Bloodlines

outcast with power she didn't understand. That book taught her how to use it. Might help you too." Aria opened it, fingers brushing the fragile pages. Diagrams. Notes. Moon phases. Symbols she didn't recognize. "This is magic," she

they called her," Kael said, noticing her stare. "The girl I told you about. Moonbound. Like

rtled by the sudden change in his tone. There was pain in his eyes, Deep and quiet. She d

ant to die

er gaze. "

snapped

both

n silence. Kael's eyes narrowed. "Stay behind me." Aria clutched the book and moved closer to the wall. Then a s

ped tightly around the leather bound book. The quiet outside was too sudden, the kind of silence that screamed something was watching. Another shadow shifted j

tightened. "Wh

u better

ttled heavy

the cabin wall made her flinch. Then came the unmistakable snarl of wolves, Multiple, Surrounding. She closed her eyes, steadying her breathing, Do not panic. Do not panic.. Suddenly, the door burst open. Aria raised the spear, ready to stab, only to lower it with a gasp. Kael stood in the doorway, blood on his shoulder, breath sharp, sword drawn. "They'r

now." Aria swallowed and slipped it into t

small hatch Kael had pried open earlier. Aria climbed out first, Kael close behind, and together they disappeared into the thick underbrush. Every step was a struggle. Her shoulder ached. Her legs burned, But fear pushed her forward. They moved quickly, dodging trees and du

if we

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cks. At the top, the forest opened to a moonlit ridge, vast, high, and cold. The wind hit her face like ice, but it was cleaner up here. No scent of wolves. "We rest here," Kael sa

arts." Her stomach turned. "He doesn't know about the baby." Kael's gaze dropped to her belly, still small beneath the folds of her coat. "He will. If he catches your

distance. "You'll need to start learning how to control your gifts. That blast earlier, it saved you, b

into a half-smi

. And because... someone once helped me when I didn't deserve it." Aria looked at him, studying his sharp features, the scar that ran along his jaw, the weariness in his eyes. "Thank you," she whispered. Kael nodded once. "Don't thank me yet. We still have a long way to

ofter but unmistakable.

ehow, he had reached her. Not

she thought