THE ALPHA'S HIDDEN LUNA

rest around her was alive, yet silent-every rustle of leaves, every whisper of wind, seemed amplified in the tense st

obbed, the crescent mark glowing faintly beneath her sleeve. The moon, now pa

nough. This clearing is old... older than any pack in the va

She wanted to trust Damon, wanted to believe the man who had guided her through the darkness-but the questions cla

lsed faintly under the eerie red glow of the blood-moon eclipse. Ariana felt the pull of the mark intensify, an almost unbearable thru

the power in you fully, Ariana. But it will also show you the truth-the pro

her spine. "Enemie

been after my mate and now, after you. They fear the one who is marked by the moon. The prophecy names her as the

mark spreading through her veins. She could feel the moon's pull like a

his tone both tender and painful. "Because the moon saw you

ound vanished, and she was no longer in the clearing. She stood in a vast hall bathed in red and silver light. Shadows flickered along the walls,

s inside you. The power, the danger, the choices you must make... all are

s of darkness waiting, watching, assessing. And then she saw Damon-surrounded by the shadows, silver eyes gleaming with somethi

ns assaulted her mind-flashes of the past, warnings of the future. She saw herself standing on a cliff bathed in red moonlight

in the clearing, the runes on the stones flickering faintly. Damon knelt

un sooner than anticipated. The shadows are gathering. Th

ing. "The prophecy... what exactly do

f it yourself. The power will guide you, but the shadows will test you. And Ariana..."

ng the trees, carrying the scent of wet earth and an unknown danger. She fel

t behind her. Something-someone-was ou

s begun... and with i

ng. She knew that whatever came next, the world she had known was gone. The night stretched on, full of threat and secrets, and

begun. And there wou

haunting vision of Damon's dead mate, feels the pull o