Alpha's Redemption: Reclaiming My Destined Luna

Seraphina like a st

ire raced along the ground, turning frost to steam, while darkness itself seemed to bend to her will. The possessed figures that had been closing i

ncient abilities like a protective embrace, amplifying every spell, supporting every strike. Even trapp

g as the Shadow Entity's control slipped. "You should be overwhelmed

ice carrying harmonics of power that made the very air vibr

d figures with crushing force. They shrieked as the darkness tore them apart-not their physical forms, bu

s she'd feared, they brought clarity. Understanding. The knowledge of exactly how powerf

ent shockwaves through both her own soul and E

ve into a weapon against her. She remembered dying in the arms of the man she'd loved mor

else. Something the Shadow Entit

sen to die, willingly surrendering her life force to create a prison that

its inhuman features twisting with sudden fear. "No. You cannot

r across their bond. "Then and now. You thought breaking our connection would ma

. The remaining possessed figures backed away, their coordination

own experiences blending into perfect understanding. "You thought destroying the man I lo

under the psychic assault. But Sera stood unmoved, wrapped in power that came not j

tion, warm and strong despite the supernatural priso

tears of gratitude slip down

e binding ritual that had created the Shadow's prison in the first place. It required enormous sacrifice, a wi

thing Elena hadn't possessed in those final moments-hope. Love. T

elder's form becoming increasingly unstable. "I have waited centuries for this moment. Planne

woman who's ever been told she's too weak, too broken, too damaged to matter. I'm every ou

e a miniature sun. "And I'm the last thing you're going to

attack her directly. It moved like living darkness, a formless mass of

lable charged with power that made reality itself tremble. The spell she was weaving wasn't just a pris

ice. Just as it had

ss as he realized what she was planning. Don't yo

gan to pour her life force into the binding spell. Some f

e everythin

early sent her to her knees. Not just Kai's strength this time, but his ver

rotect him from the cost of the ritual, but he

this together five years ago when I failed to trus

force began to weave a prison that could hold even cosmic-level threats. "You fools! You'll destroy you

more of her essence fed into the binding ritual. "But you won't

hysical chains forged from their willing sacrifice. The entity's strugg

nning to fray. The ritual was consuming both her and Kai, their life forces burning like c

out through their bond to touch Kai's consciousness one f

ng around her like a shield against the cold that was c

us as the prison snapped closed around it. Reality twisted, folded in on itself, the

er the cemetery

thing felt like a monumental effort. The pendant around her neck was blazing with residual

ered her. The golden warmth of his presence was gone, leaving

lp

apons drawn. They took in the scene with trained efficiency-the unconscious form of Elder Thorne, the scattered remains o

ping to his knees beside her.

the power she'd channeled. "Banished to a prison that should

the weight of loss beyond measure. "I think

The mate bond would have snappe

sustained her through the final battle. There was something there-not the vibrant gol

flaring in her chest. "Barely,

s protested as she struggled to her

despite her exhaustion. "Because he chose to share the cost of saving the worl

g the cemetery entrance. "Alpha, we've got company

was dying, if the ritual had drained him the way it had drained her, then his pack would be in

gone, but its influence could linger. If there are other p

ith her deadly precision, Raven with her tactical brilliance. The pack she'd buil

ked. "One more battle, on

mply, and Ghost and Rave

spite the exhaustion threatening to drag her down. The Shadow E

xt, they would f

ld have been fr

ir headlights cutting through the supernatural aftermath l

power or ancient ve

afety, and the future they might still have

One had awak

one being any