The Moon That Refuses to FallThe world continued its rotation as Aria's sight finally came into clarity.The echo of her recollection—her mother’s scream, the pang of treachery, the blade—still seared beneath her flesh. She felt unguarded, vulnerable, as though every belief she had ever held had just been stripped away.Selene stood in front of her, the mark on her palm dimming gradually, its illumination fading like the final sigh of moonlight before daylight.Rowan’s hands grasped Aria’s shoulders the instant she staggered backward.“Aria—Aria, focus on me,” he insisted, his voice laced with anxiety.She did.And he recoiled.Not because she appeared shattered—no, she resembled a wildfire taking the form of a woman. Her eyes shone in a manner he had never witnessed. Silver coursed through her irises, swirling like a tempest. Her heartbeat resonated beneath her skin, pulsating with a force that belonged not just to the realm of wolves.“Selene,” Rowan growled, pivoting sharply. “You
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