RISE, LUNA OF ASHES

A BLESSING IN

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out a confused whimper. She stepped forward instinctively, drawn by the pull, needing to close the distance between them. "You..." she whispered. "You're my mate." Rex's jaw clenched. He didn't even meet her gaze. "No," he muttered, his voice low but heavy with defiance. "This isn't right." The Elders stirred, several of them shifting uncomfortably. One Elder Theon stepped forward, his brow furrowed. "Alpha Rex, the bond has chosen. You must" "I have someone else," Rex snapped, his voice slicing through the rising tension like a blade. "The Moon Goddess made a mistake. Silence fell like a shroud over the room. Then, out of the shadows, she appeared. Jessica, Raven-haired. Regal. The daughter of a powerful Crescent Moon family. She moved like she belonged sharp-eyed and confident, the kind of woman who was never told no. Rex turned to her, and their hands found each other with the ease of history, not fate. Fingers interlaced. Familiar. Comfortable.And just like t