LOGINCHAPTER 118The Battle Beneath the Red Moon Lyra’s POVThe red moon hung above us like blood.The wind carried smoke across the battlefield. Wolves surrounded the forest from every side. Growls filled the night. Swords clashed. Warriors screamed.And in the middle of everything, I stood frozen for one second and then the first body hit the ground.“Attack!”The roar shook the land.Black Hollow warriors rushed forward. Crescent wolves charged beside them. Enemies poured from the trees like darkness itself.Everything exploded at once.I shifted fast and slammed into an enemy wolf before he could reach Darius. My claws tore across his chest. Blood splashed my arms.Another wolf jumped at me.I ducked.Kael grabbed him from behind and snapped his neck hard.“Focus!” he shouted at me.“I am trying!”A scream ripped through the battlefield.Three warriors crashed into each other beside me. Teeth tore flesh. Blood covered the grass.The smell hit everywhere, pain, fear and death.Darius s
The Alpha Who Finally KneelsKael’s POVThe war camp did not sleep, torches burned across Black Hollow territory and warriors sharpened blades.Wolves argued near the borders, scouts kept running in and out with reports one everybody felt it coming.The final war. I stood near the training ground watching the camp move around me but my eyes kept finding her.Lyra.She stood near the fire speaking with Darius quietly and the Ancient Luna power moved around her again.Not wild this time but live like it listened to her breathing.My chest tightened painfully, the mate bond burned harder every day now and I pressed my fist against my chest.Pain spread through me sharply and one of my warriors stepped closer carefully.“Alpha Kael, Crescent fighters are waiting for your orders.”I did not look at him.“Tell them to hold the east side.”“Yes, Alpha.”He left quickly. Nobody stayed around me long anymore, not after the way I attacked the elders, not after I abandoned Crescent again, not af
The Monster Serena CreatedSerena’s POVThe ritual fire burned higher as I stood inside the ruined temple and blood covered the floor beneath my feet.The symbols carved into the ground glowed dark red now, moving like living things and pain tore through my body again.I grabbed the stone altar hard and a scream ripped out of my throat.My veins darkened deeper under my skin, black lines spread slowly across my arms like poison and one of my followers stepped back in fear.“My Luna…”I turned toward him sharply.“Do not call me that.”My voice sounded wrong now, deeper, rougher, not fully human and not fully wolf.The air around me shook again, power exploded from my body suddenly, the torches around the room burst apart and several wolves fell to the ground instantly.One female gasped in fear. “The ritual is changing her too fast.”I heard her, every whisper, every heartbeat and every fearful breath. Good. They should fear me.I lifted my head slowly.“You look at me like I am curse
The War Marches With MeLyra’s POVSmoke still covered the night sky when I walked into the center of the Black Hollow courtyard.Torches burned around the walls. Blood stained the ground from the last attack. Warriors filled every side of the courtyard, glaring at each other like enemies waiting for one wrong move.Because they were enemies and Black Hollow wolves stood on one side, Crescent wolves stood on the other and I stood in the middle.The air felt heavy and nobody trusted anybody.A Crescent warrior shoved a Black Hollow male with his shoulder.“You think we forgot what your pack did to us?”The Black Hollow warrior growled instantly. “Say another word.”More wolves stepped forward and Kael moved fast and grabbed his warrior by the arm. “Stand down.”Darius stepped in front of his own men. “Nobody moves.”Nobody listened, another shove, another growl and then suddenly fists flew and everything exploded at once.Warriors crashed into each other, someone hit the ground hard, a
The Final Choice BeginsLyra POV“Serena activated the second ritual site.”The words left my mouth weakly, but the reaction inside the strategy room exploded instantly and warriors started shouting.“The ritual started already?”“We need to move now!”“This is bad!”I barely heard them and pain slammed through my body again hard and then I grabbed the edge of the table breathing heavily while silver light burst across my arms wildly.The voices screamed inside my head.“She rises…”“The curse awakens…”“Stop her…”I cried out softly and dropped to my knees and Darius reached me first.“Lyra!”Kael knelt beside me immediately too, and both touched me at the same time.The bond reaction exploded through all three of us instantly, pain, heat and power.Everything crashed together violently and Kael cursed under his breath.Darius stiffened beside me and silver energy burst across the room again hard enough to shake the walls.Several warriors stumbled backward in fear and then I tried b
The Second Ritual BeginsSerena’s POVThe ritual chamber glowed beneath my feet while candles burned around the ancient markings carved into the stone floor.Blood covered the symbols already, not animal blood, wolf blood, powerful blood.The air trembled violently around me and my followers stood near the walls silently watching.Some looked afraid, some looked loyal and most looked both.I slowly walked toward the center of the chamber while holding the stolen ritual fragments tightly in my hands.Silver energy flickered around the black stones.Lyra’s power, not all of it but enough, enough to begin.A tall warrior beside me lowered his head carefully.“My Luna…”“Do not call me that yet.”He swallowed quickly.“Yes, Serena.”I stopped at the center symbol and looked down at the markings.Ancient language covered the floor, old wolf bloodlines, forbidden names, forbidden rituals.My family protected these secrets for generations while Lyra’s family hid behind lies and protection.A
The Escape That Changes EverythingLyra’s POV“Serena is gone.”The guard’s voice shook but I did not react at once, because I already knew and I felt it.The moment she disappeared, the moment that shadow swallowed her in front of us, something inside me knew she did not just escape.She left, on
The Mark of the Hunt Lyra’s POV“They are already here.”My voice faded into silence and Darius looked at me and then at the mark, then back at me again.“We need Kael,” he said and I nodded and my chest still felt tight.The blood on the wall did not move again but I could feel it, it was not jus
The First HuntNnLyra’s POV“Rogues have crossed the border!”The guard’s voice shook as he spoke and for one second, no one moved and everything broke.The hall then turned loud at once and the elders started talking over each other.“How many?”“From which side?”“How did they enter?”Fear spread
The Power I Cannot ControlLyra’s POVEvery wolf in the territory dropped to their knees and the moment it happened, a loud howl broke the silence outside the mansion and then another one followed and then another.Soon the night filled with the sound of wolves and the howls shook the walls of the







