Claimed by the moon
Three years ago, Selene Voss believed she had found her forever in Damien Crowe, the powerful Alpha of the Blackridge Pack.
She was wrong.
On his twenty-fifth birthday, Damien rejects her in the cruelest way possible, telling her she is nothing more than a weak wolf who was never worthy of standing beside him. Heartbroken but determined not to beg for a love that has already been taken from her, Selene leaves Blackridge behind and retreats to the mountain cabin her late grandmother left her.
She expects solitude.
Instead, she finds another Alpha.
Colt Ashford is everything Damien never was—calm, patient and dangerously captivating. But the moment their eyes meet, Selene feels something impossible.
A second mate bond.
Still bleeding from Damien’s rejection, Selene refuses to accept another bond so easily. She has spent three years losing herself for a man who never thought she was enough, and she refuses to make the same mistake twice.
But the moon seems to have other plans.
Someone has been watching her for years, waiting for her hidden power to awaken. And the closer Selene gets to discovering who she truly is, the more dangerous her second chance at love becomes.
One Alpha rejected her.
Another is waiting for her to choose him.
And the moon has a secret that could change everything.
Because sometimes, the mate who breaks your heart is only the beginning of the destiny that was waiting for you.
Baca
Chapter: Chapter 7Selene POV"Your grandmother never told you," Garrett said. It was not a question.I sat across from him at the long table in the packhouse dining room with both hands wrapped around a mug of tea and the morning light coming through the windows at a low angle. Petra had brought me up the mountain path after breakfast because Garrett had asked to speak with me and Petra had described it as urgent in the way she described most things, with a directness that left no room for delay.Garrett was perhaps seventy, with white hair and the deeply lined face of a man who had spent his life outdoors. His eyes were sharp and brown and kind."Tell me what?" I said.He folded his hands on the table. "Helena Voss was not simply a lone wolf who owned a cabin on neutral ground. She was a Voss woman. And Voss women have a specific bloodline history that your pack, Blackridge, would not have known to tell you about because it is not documented outside of the old mountain records."I set my mug down. "Ga
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Chapter: Chapter 6Selene POV"Selene, I am not doing this in front of strangers," Damien said."Then you should have called," I said. "Instead of driving four hours to a territory that does not belong to you or me."His jaw tightened. "Five minutes. Just give me five minutes."I felt Colt beside me, steady and still. I felt Rafe two steps behind, the quiet readiness of a Beta doing his job. And I felt Petra, whose stillness told me she was paying extremely close attention despite appearing relaxed."Say what you came to say," I told Damien. "Right here."He looked at Colt again. "Privately.""No," Colt said. One word. Flat and final.Damien's eyes snapped to him fully for the first time. Two Alphas looking at each other directly is never a casual thing. It carries weight. It carries the particular gravity of two people each accustomed to being the heaviest thing in any room."This does not involve you," Damien said."You are on my territory," Colt said. "Everything that happens on my territory involves
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Chapter: Chapter 5Selene POV"Maya, what do you mean he is coming?" I said into the phone."He left this morning," she said. "I tried to call you yesterday but you did not pick up. Selene, he told the pack he is going to bring you home.""I am not his mate anymore. He rejected me.""I know that. You know that." She lowered her voice. "He woke up this morning and I think the reality of it hit him and now he is driving north and he would not listen to me."I pressed my back against the nearest tree and looked up through the branches. "He does not know exactly where I am.""He knows about the cabin. You mentioned it once, apparently, and he remembered."Of course he did. Damien had a precise and selective memory. He forgot birthdays and anniversaries and the things that mattered to me but he retained every piece of information that might one day be useful to him."How far out is he?" I asked."Four hours maybe. He left around seven this morning."I checked my phone. It was just after ten."Okay," I said.
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Chapter: Chapter 4Selene POV"You did not have to walk me up," I said."I wanted to," Petra said. "Also Colt would have sent someone anyway and I volunteered before anyone else could."She moved through the mountain path like she had done it ten thousand times, which she probably had, stepping over roots and ducking under low branches without breaking her sentence. I followed and tried not to look like I was paying attention to every sound in the trees around us."How long have you lived on the mountain?" I asked."My whole life. Born right there in the packhouse actually." She pointed ahead where the trees were beginning to thin. "My mother likes to tell that story at every dinner. Twenty-two years and it has not gotten less dramatic in the telling."I smiled. "And Colt? Was he born here too?"She glanced at me sideways. Not suspicious, just measuring. "He was. He grew up here, left for a few years when he was in his early twenties, came back when his father got sick and took the Alpha position when h
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Chapter: Chapter 3Selene POV"I need you to step back," I said.Colt Ashford did not step back. He stood at the foot of my porch steps and watched me with those storm grey eyes and the mate bond pulled between us like a current in deep water, strong and patient and completely indifferent to the fact that I had been rejected less than twelve hours ago."I understand this is overwhelming," he said."Do you." It was not a question."I felt it the same moment you did.""Then you understand why I need you to step back."He took one step back. Just one. Enough to show me he was listening without pretending the distance was going to change anything.I sat down on the porch step because my legs were not entirely reliable and I pressed both hands flat on my knees and I breathed. The bond was nothing like what I had felt with Damien in the beginning. With Damien it had been immediate and consuming, the kind of thing that swallowed you whole before you had time to think. This was different. This was quieter and d
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Chapter: Chapter 2Selene POV"Who is there?" I called out.My voice came out steadier than I felt. The two sets of eyes did not move. They were low to the ground, maybe thirty meters into the tree line, and they reflected the moonlight in that particular way that animal eyes do, catching and holding the light like small mirrors.I had grown up in a werewolf pack. I knew what wolf eyes looked like.These were wolf eyes."I am not on pack territory," I said, louder this time. "This is neutral ground. I have documentation if you need it."Nothing moved.Then one set of eyes blinked and disappeared, and I heard the soft sound of something large moving through undergrowth, retreating. The second set stayed a moment longer, and I had the distinct and unsettling feeling that whatever was behind those eyes was making a decision about me.Then they were gone too.I let out a slow breath and turned back to the porch step and found the key exactly where my grandmother had always kept it. My hands were steady. I w
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He chose my stepsister. I chose his rival
Scarlet’s world shattered the night she discovered her husband in her bed with her own sister.
The betrayal was brutal. The humiliation, unforgivable. And what hurt the most? Neither of them felt a single ounce of remorse.
Within months, her husband divorced her and married the very woman who helped destroy her life, her sister.
They thought she would break. They thought she would disappear quietly.
They were wrong.
Ryan Marchetti—cold, calculating, and dangerously powerful, has spent years waiting for the perfect chance to destroy his business rival. Marrying that rival’s ex-wife is the ultimate move. Strategic.
For Scarlet, marrying Ryan isn’t about love. It’s about revenge.
A calculated alliance. A public statement. A promise that she will rise from the ashes they left her in. Together, they become the scandal that shakes empires.
But revenge is never simple.
Because behind Ryan’s icy control lies a secret, one tied to her past, to her ex-husband, to the very marriage that ruined her life. A truth so explosive it could unravel everything she thought she knew.
Was she just a pawn in Ryan’s war from the very beginning?
Or is the man she’s slowly falling for capable of betraying her too?
In a game fueled by vengeance, power, and buried truths, Scarlet must decide:
Will she let betrayal destroy her again…
Or will she risk her heart for the one man who might truly love her?
Baca
Chapter: Chapter 162Third Person POV.“Hi, Scarlet,” Ryan whispered, and Scarlet almost couldn’t believe her ears.Her heart raced as she watched Ryan, her eyes filled with tears of hope. For so long, she had yearned to hear her name on his lips and to see a hint of recognition in his eyes. And now, as she stood in front of him, she dared to hope that her prayers had been answered.“Scarlet, I…” He was about to say something, but the words caught in his throat, and he found himself unable to say anything.When he called her name again, time seemed to stand still as she tried to be sure that this was really happening. Could it be true? Was he finally going to remember her?Tears welled up in her eyes as she took a step closer to him, her heart pounding in her chest. His teary eyes mirrored her own, and she reached out to him, her hands trembling with emotion.With a tenderness born of longing and desperation, she cupped his cheeks in her hands, her touch gentle yet firm as she searched his eyes for any si
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Chapter: Chapter 161Third Person POV.Scarlet stood just outside Ryan’s room, her heart heavy with longing as she listened to the sound of his laughter mingling with Luca’s. It had been two long weeks since Ryan was discharged from the hospital, and in that time, Scarlet had watched from the sidelines as he moved around the house without so much as a glance in her direction.Despite her best efforts to insert herself into his life and to jog his memory, Ryan remained distant and detached, as if she were little more than a stranger passing a few days in his family house. And with each passing day, his indifference only felt much worse.Tears welled up in her eyes as she stood alone in the corridor, the sound of Ryan’s laughter echoing in her ears. She pressed a hand to her mouth to stifle the sobs that threatened to escape, her heart aching with a pain that cut deeper than any physical wound.All she could think about was how much she missed Ryan, how much she longed for him, and the sound of his voice ca
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Chapter: Chapter 160Third Person POV.In Ryan’s room, a tense silence hung heavy in the air as his family gathered around him, their faces holding different emotions ranging from confusion to sadness and relief. Anna clung to her son, her embrace tight and desperate, as she struggled to come to terms with the reality of the situation he was in.But for Ryan, the scene before him was like something out of a surreal dream. He couldn’t understand why everyone in the room was staring at him with tear-filled eyes, why he was in a hospital, and why his mother was holding onto him as if her life depended on it. And most of all, he couldn’t fathom why everyone looked so different.Luca, his older brother, stood in front of him with a look of concern etched on his features, and Ryan couldn’t help but notice how Luca’s appearance had changed since the last time he saw a picture of him. As far as he remembered, Luca had red hair, and he knew his memory wasn’t wrong, as he recalled calling him crazy for deciding to
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Chapter: Chapter 159Third Person POV.As the flatline echoed through the corridor, signaling Ryan’s passing, Scarlet unconsciously let out a loud scream. It was a sound of pure anguish, a cry of disbelief and despair that resounded through the hospital walls.In her haze of confusion and pain, Scarlet was oblivious to Luca’s attempts to hold her back from running into the room. She struggled against his grasp, her movements fueled by a primal instinct to be with the man she loved and to beg him not to leave her.“Scarlet, please calm down,” he urged. “Remember that you’re pregnant, and you’re in no condition to be agitated. If he’s really gone, there’s nothing we can do, but let’s just wait for the doctor.”The sound of Luca’s voice snapped Scarlet out of her haze, her eyes locking with his as his words hit her hard. “…there’s nothing we can do…”She could hear the pain in his voice and could tell he was trying to control himself. But she had no intention of controlling herself, and neither she nor the b
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Chapter: Chapter 158Third Person POV.Weeks Later…Scarlet stood in front of Emily’s grave, wearing a somber black dress, which was an indication that she was very much in mourning. In her hands, she held a bouquet of black roses, which she had specifically ordered as she wanted something that would be a symbol of the darkness that had consumed so much of Emily’s life.It had been over a month since Emily’s death, and with each passing day, the reality had settled on Scarlet’s heart. The knowledge that Emily was truly gone and that it wasn’t a mere figment of her imagination elicited a sense of liberation in Scarlet like nothing she had ever felt before.Her gaze focused on the engraved words etched into Emily’s grave. The words, EMILY PARKER, November 2000 – May 2022, gleamed dully in the sunlight.The realization that Emily had only been twenty-one years old sent a chill coursing down Scarlet’s spine, a reminder of the wasted potential and the malicious intent that had ruined her sister’s life.Memorie
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Chapter: Chapter 157Third Person POV.Scarlet sat in the hospital room, her eyes fixated on the machines surrounding Ryan’s bed. Tears welled in her eyes, but she fought against them, determined not to let her emotions get the best of her, not for her sake, but for the baby’s. Every fiber of her being was focused on Ryan, and she continuously whispered silent prayers for his recovery.As Scarlet held Ryan’s hands in hers, she could feel a slight chill in his touch. She squeezed his hands gently, offering whatever warmth she could muster. Her heart ached at the sight of him lying so vulnerable, hooked up to the monitors and all sorts of machines to keep him from dying.The door to the room creaked open, interrupting Scarlet’s thoughts. Her eyes darted towards the entrance, her gaze meeting Luca’s. An awkward tension settled between them, a residue of their clash from the day before. Scarlet struggled to gauge his presence and intent, unsure of how to deal with the discomfort that lingered.Luca, dressed i
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The Ruthless Mafia Fake Bride
Isabella De Luca enters the ruthless Romano mafia empire with a single, devastating mission: tear it down from the inside out. Armed with lethal secrets and trained to be the ultimate chameleon, she positions herself as the perfect candidate for the mafia king’s bride. She is everything he could want—beautiful, bold, and completely, dangerously fake.
But Matteo Romano is no ordinary heir. He is a master tactician—cunning, merciless, and possessor of a magnetic gravity that pulls Isabella entirely out of her orbit. The deeper she sinks into his dark world, the more the lines blur. Soon, she can no longer tell where her calculated deception ends and a terrifying, consuming desire begins.
When a buried truth resurfaces and a forbidden pregnancy changes the stakes forever, the ultimate betrayal collides with bloodlines. Torn between a lifelong vow of revenge and the enemy she has come to love, Isabella must play her final card. And a king, pushed to his absolute limits, must choose between the empire he bled to inherit… and the one woman who was never supposed to matter.
In the Romano empire, loyalty is the only currency. And trust? It's the deadliest weapon of all.
Baca
Chapter: Chapter 118EpilogueThree weeks had passed since that night on the rooftop. Three weeks since Carla was arrested and my world turned upside down—or perhaps, right side up.I stood in front of the bedroom mirror, running my hand over my swollen belly. Eight months pregnant now. The baby had grown so much that simple tasks like tying my shoes had become impossible without help."You're getting huge." Gabi appeared in the doorway, grinning. "In a good way, obviously.""Obviously." I turned sideways, examining my profile. "I look like I've swallowed a watermelon.""A cute watermelon." She came in and sat on the edge of the bed. "Are you nervous? About the birth?""Terrified." I sat beside her. "But also excited. Does that make sense?""Completely." Gabi leaned her head on my shoulder. "I'm glad I'm here for this. That you're letting me be here.""Where else would you be?" I squeezed her hand. "You're my sister. This is your home now."It had taken some convincing to get Gabi to move into the estate
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Chapter: Chapter 117Matteo POV We tumbled backwards, away from the edge. Carla's gun went off, the bullet whizzing harmlessly into the night sky.I held tight to Isabella, using my body to shield hers whilst Sophia and Dante moved in to disarm Carla. The gun clattered across the rooftop as they forced her to the ground."Leave her." Isabella's voice was muffled against my chest. "Let me finish this. Let me end her once and for all.""No." I held her tighter. "You don't have to be that person. You don't have to become the evil they once painted us to be.""But she deserves—""Yes. She deserves justice not revenge." I pulled back enough to look at her face. "You're better than this. Better than her."Isabella broke down completely then. Tears streamed down her face as she buried herself against my shoulder, her body shaking with sobs."I'm sorry. I'm so sorry for everything. For lying to you. For putting you in danger. For—""Stop." I stroked her hair gently. "We'll deal with all of that later. Right now
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Chapter: Chapter 116Isabella's POV I tried to duck behind a table, but Valentina was too fast. The knife was already coming down, aimed at my chest.A gunshot echoed through the stairwell.Valentina jerked sideways, the knife clattering from her hand. She collapsed, clutching her leg where blood was already spreading across her dress.I spun around to find Gabi standing there, a gun in her trembling hands. Her face was pale, her eyes wide with shock."I shot her." The words came out barely above a whisper. "I actually shot her.""Gabi—" I started to move towards her."I didn't mean—I just saw her coming at you and I grabbed the gun from that guard downstairs and—" She was shaking so badly she could barely hold the weapon.Sophia appeared, gently taking the gun from Gabi's hands. "You did what you had to do. She'll live. You aimed for the leg.""But I shot someone." Gabi's voice cracked. "I've never—I can't—""We'll deal with this later." I grabbed her shoulders. "Right now I need you to stay here with S
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Chapter: Chapter 115Isabella's POV "This is too dangerous." I grabbed Gabi's arm. "You shouldn't be here. You should be somewhere safe—""There is nowhere safe anymore." Sophia interrupted, her tone grim. "Carla compromised the safe house. She knows about most of my locations. Keeping Gabi with us, where we can see her, is actually the safest option right now.""She's my sister. She's not trained for this—""Neither are you." Sophia's gaze was pointed. "But you're here anyway. Because Matteo matters to you. Well, you matter to Gabi. So she's coming."I looked at my sister, who nodded firmly. "I'm not leaving you. Not again."There was no time to argue. Sophia was already moving towards the compound, Dante's crew flanking her."The party is our cover." Sophia explained as we followed. "Carla's hosting some kind of exclusive event. Wealthy criminals, corrupt politicians. The kind of people who don't ask questions.""How do you know this?""Because I've been tracking her movements for weeks. Ever since Mat
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Chapter: Chapter 114Isabella's POV "Stop! Please!" The words tore from my throat. "I'll do it. I'll help you. Just don't hurt her.""That's better." Carla's smile was triumphant. "See how easy it is when you cooperate? I control you like a puppet, Isabella. I always have. I just pull the right strings and you dance exactly how I want you to.""You're a monster.""I'm a realist and reality is that you'll do whatever I say to protect the people you love." She kept the knife pressed against Gabi's throat. "Which makes you predictable. Pathetic, really—"Gabi's eyes snapped open.Before Carla could react, before any of us could process what was happening, Gabi's heavy boot came down hard on Carla's foot.Carla screamed, stumbling backwards. The knife fell from her hand, clattering across the floor."Gabi!" I shouted. "The knife!"My sister kicked hard, sending the blade skittering towards my chair. I stretched as far as the ropes would allow, my fingers just barely reaching the handle."You little bitch!" C
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Chapter: Chapter 113Isabella's POV My head was pounding when I opened my eyes. The world swam in and out of focus, shapes and colours bleeding together.Then reality crashed down. I was tied to a chair. Rope bit into my wrists and ankles. The room around me was unfamiliar. It was some kind of basement or warehouse."Finally awake." Carla's voice came from somewhere behind me. "I was beginning to worry I'd given you too much."I tried to speak but my mouth was dry, my tongue thick. "What—where—""Where's Matteo? Is that what you're trying to ask?" Carla moved into view, perfectly composed. Like she hadn't just drugged and kidnapped three people. "He's on his way to a secluded island. Very private and isolated. And you know what, very perfect for what comes next.""Stop." The word came out hoarse. "Stop whatever you're doing and let him go.""I'm afraid that's not possible. We've come too far now." She crouched down in front of me, her expression almost sympathetic. "This was always the end game, Isabell
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Chapter: Chapter 38ELARA'S POVThe accelerated training proved more challenging than I'd anticipated.Vera woke me before dawn each morning, insisting that Eclipse Omega abilities were strongest during liminal hours, the transition between night and day when the world balanced between states."Your power draws from boundaries," she explained as we settled into meditation positions in the courtyard. "Between consciousness and unconsciousness. Between individual will and collective pack bonds. Dawn and dusk amplify that natural resonance."I tried to focus despite my exhaustion. Pregnancy made sleeping difficult, the baby seemed most active at night, pressing against my bladder and ribs in turns."Clear your mind," Vera instructed. "Feel the pack bonds forming their morning connections as wolves wake and begin their day."I extended my awareness carefully, sensing the subtle shift as Bloodreaver pack members stirred from sleep. Their individual threads brightened gradually, like stars emerging as darkness
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Chapter: Chapter 37DRAVEN'S POVThe days following Kaelen's visit were tense.I threw myself into researching the Nightshade bloodline, cross-referencing what little information existed in our archives with accounts from allied territories. Most records had been deliberately destroyed during the Eclipse Omega purge, leaving only fragments and rumors.What I found wasn't reassuring."The Nightshades weren't just powerful," I told Rho during one late-night research session. "They were political. They used their abilities to broker peace treaties, mediate conflicts, reshape alliances. That made them invaluable to some packs and terrifying to others.""Let me guess, the terrified ones orchestrated the purge?""Exactly. Led by a coalition of traditional Alphas who viewed Eclipse Omega influence as existential threat to pack hierarchy." I pushed another dusty tome across the desk. "They systematically hunted down every known Nightshade descendant. Those who survived did so by completely suppressing their abil
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Chapter: Chapter 36ELARA'S POVI barely slept that night.Every time I closed my eyes, I imagined the upcoming meeting with Kaelen. What information about Eclipse Omega bloodlines could be too sensitive for written communication?*Stop spiraling,* Draven's mental voice murmured through the bond. *You'll make yourself sick with worry.**I can't help it. This feels wrong.**Everything about Kaelen feels wrong. He's fundamentally untrustworthy.* Draven pulled me closer. *But you're not facing him alone or unprepared.*He was right. The great hall would be filled with our most trusted warriors, and Draven would monitor everything through our bond.*What if he tries to claim parental rights to the baby?* The fear had been gnawing at me.*That bond is completely gone. Healers confirmed it. He has zero claim.* Draven's certainty flowed through
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Chapter: Chapter 35DRAVEN'S POVThe pregnancy announcement changed everything, though not in the ways I'd initially expected.Within days, word spread beyond Bloodreaver territory. Our allied packs sent congratulations and gifts. Neutral territories suddenly expressed interest in strengthening diplomatic ties.And my father, predictably, sent a threat thinly disguised as a formal letter."Listen to this," I said to Rho, reading the latest correspondence. "'While I congratulate you on impending parenthood, I must remind you that any child born of your bloodline carries claim to Silvercrest's throne. Such claims require proper acknowledgment and registration with the royal house.'"Rho's expression darkened. "He's trying to establish legal claim over your unborn child.""Exactly. Register the birth with Silvercrest, and he gains leverage. Refuse, and he'll claim we're denying the
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Chapter: Chapter 34ELARA'S POVFEW MONTHS LATERThe Territorial Council chamber had never looked more impressive.Representatives from fifteen allied packs filled the circular room, each seated at polished wooden desks arranged in concentric rings. Banners from every territory hung from vaulted ceilings while scribes documented everything said.This was the third formal council meeting since we'd established the alliance. The first two had been tentative, with Alphas testing boundaries and establishing protocols.Today felt different. Today felt like we were actually building something that would last.I stood at the central podium, reviewing notes for my presentation on inter-territorial trade agreements. Nerves fluttered in my stomach despite months of practice.*You're going to be brilliant,* Draven's voice murmured through our bond. He sat in Bloodreaver's designated seat, projecting calm confidence I desperately needed.*I'm going to forget everything the moment I start talking,* I replied.*You wo
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Chapter: Chapter 33DRAVEN'S POVTraining an Eclipse Omega, I quickly discovered, was nothing like traditional combat instruction.Vera began the lessons at dawn in a secluded courtyard, far from curious eyes. She insisted only I could be present during initial training, too many observers would make controlling the power more difficult."Eclipse Omega abilities respond to emotional states," Vera explained as Elara settled into a meditative position. "Before she can influence others, she must master her own internal landscape.""Meaning?" I asked."Meaning weeks of meditation, breathing exercises, and emotional regulation before we even attempt active power use." She looked at me seriously. "This will be tedious and frustrating. Your role is to keep her grounded when she wants to rush ahead."I glanced at Elara, who was already looking restless. "Understood."The first week proved Vera right. Hours each day spent in meditation while Elara struggled to quiet her racing thoughts.Through the bond, I felt h
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Masuk
