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She Said Stay

Author: Bella Moondragon
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-24 21:23:52

*Bram*

A flash of crimson catches my eye, bright against the pale fabric stretched over Lyra’s ribs. “Lyra,” I say. “You’re bleeding through your top.”

She stiffens but doesn’t look at me. “It’s nothing,” she snaps. Then, almost reluctantly, she slips behind the partition.

After a moment, she says, “I’m fine. Just needed a bandage.”

I’m not convinced. My instincts scream at me to help, to make sure she’s okay, even if she won’t let me.

She reappears, looking too pale, and the way she cradles her side tells me she’s in pain, no matter how carefully she tries to keep it hidden. Even wounded, there’s a fierceness in her. She’s wild, brave and unflinching, like she’s already decided not to let anything take her down. She shouldn’t be the one caring for me, but here she is, stubborn as always.

“I’m going to check the perimeter,” Jorin says. “Better make sure no one else has slipped through.”

I nod once. “Good idea, but be careful.”

He shoots me a look. Not the usual teasing smirk, but
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    *Lyra*The hall reeks of blood and traces of wolfsbane smoke. My claws ache, every muscle trembling from the strain, and my lungs burn with every ragged breath I pull in. The stone floor is slick beneath my paws, streaked with blood and clumps of torn fur. The coppery tang of it clings to the air. Bram crashes into the silver she-wolf again, his massive form colliding with hers in a blur of fur and snapping jaws. The impact rattles the ground, a savage tangle of fangs and claws. “Go!” his voice slices through the mind-link, rough with exertion, edged with urgency. “Kaelen’s yours, Lyra!”I refuse to move, locking my muscles in defiance. Every instinct howls to finish Kaelen, yet leaving Bram here, entangled with an enemy who fights like death’s own shadow, feels like delivering him straight to the grave.“Lyra!” he snarls through the mind-link, his golden eyes blazing as he forces the stranger back a pace. “Don’t waste this! I can hold her! Go!”I hesitate, torn between vengeance and

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  • The Luna's Claws of Revenge   Who's That Girl

    *Lyra*The woods draw a canopy above us, branches clawing at the fading strip of sky. I crouch low, every muscle taut, listening for any sign through the mind-link, but Serena’s voice is gone. “She’s been silent too long,” I whisper, turning toward Bram. He nods. “We can’t stay here. Patrols will sweep the outer woods soon. If they find us–”“I know.” The words rip from me sharper than I intend. He’s right, of course. Sitting here is as good as offering ourselves up. “If we get caught,” I mutter, teeth bared, “I’ll put wolfsbane in Kaelen’s mouth myself.”He tosses me a sideways glance. “If we get caught, I'll put wolfsbane in my own mouth. I’d hate to see what they’d do to me. Probably burn me alive like the men I left in the woods…” Bram scans the trees. “We’ll shift, stay low, keep moving, and stay alert. Just far enough back that they won’t smell us, but close enough that if Serena calls you’ll hear her. My throat tightens. “What if something happened?”“We can’t help her if we

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