The Moon’s PriceThe sky was a deep shade when Aria opened her eyes. She didn’t remember collapsing. She didn’t know when everything turned dark. But she remembered the light—blinding, ancient, powerful—pulling her through memories that weren’t hers, truths she wasn’t ready for, and a pain that felt like it was tearing her apart. Now, she lay on cool stone, her breath shallow, her skin damp with sweat. Her vision cleared slowly. Rowan knelt beside her, his hands shaking as they hovered over her cheeks. He was afraid to touch her, terrified of losing her. “Aria—Aria, look at me.” His voice cracked, like something inside him was breaking. She blinked, weak but aware. “Rowan…” He let out a shaky breath, relief washing over him as he finally pulled her into his arms. His embrace felt desperate—an Alpha clinging to the one thing he couldn’t afford to lose. “You scared me,” he whispered into her hair. Aria wrapped her arms around him, but her chest trembled from the force of what
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