All Chapters of The Cursed Luna's Return : Chapter 11 - Chapter 13

The Stranger in the ShadowsLyra glided through the forest like a wraith, her body battered and her spirit hanging by a thread. The chill pierced her exposed skin, but it couldn’t compete with the turmoil raging within her. Anger. Heartbreak. Betrayal. They all vied for attention in her heart.Survival was all that mattered now.As dawn approached, her limbs barely followed her commands. Her energy dwindled, and the dull ache of the severed bond continued to throb like a raw wound. She crumpled beneath a twisted oak tree, the rustling leaves overhead murmuring in the morning breeze. Her eyelids fluttered shut, weariness consuming her—Crack.Her senses jolted back to life.A footstep. Not far away.She scrambled upright, her back pressed against the tree. Her vision blurred from fatigue and pain, but she forced herself to stay alert.Another step.She was not alone.Then, from the underbrush, a tall figure emerged.Male. Broad-shouldered. Hooded.Lyra’s fists instinctively tightened,

**Whispers in the Shadows**The wind roared through the shadowy woods, brushing against Lyra’s tattered cloak like frigid fingers. Her feet, battered and bleeding, scarcely made a sound as she limped through the trees. Night had settled in hours before, yet she hadn’t paused her movement. Not since the sorceress’s warning in the deserted clearing. Not since the fire in her heart rekindled with newfound determination.She was no longer fleeing.She was seeking.Her wolf, frail yet vigilant, stirred restlessly within her. Whispers danced on the breeze—ancient, eerie, calling her name. Whether they were a figment of her weary mind or something more, she couldn’t tell. But something—someone—was beckoning her further into the forest.Branches clawed at her arms. The smell of damp earth and far-off wolves enveloped her senses. She halted by a fallen log, her breath misting in the chilly air.Then she noticed it.A faint luminescence in the distance. Blue, gentle, pulsing—like moonlight exhal