The fortress was alive with music, laughter, and the smell of roasted meat. Warriors sang in victory songs, ale splashed across tables, and drums beat against the stone walls like a thunder of triumph. Yet away from the raucous celebration, in the high balcony that overlooked the valley, Rayne stood alone.The night was clear, the moon full, painting the forests silver. From here, she could almost see the distant ridges where Valen lay—her home, her kingdom.Footsteps approached. Steady, deliberate. She didn’t need to turn to know who it was.“Rayne,” Lucian’s voice was low, a rumble softened by something he rarely showed—hesitation.She turned, her eyes finding him in the pale glow. His black cloak rippled behind him, his presence so commanding that even silence bent to him. But tonight, she didn’t see the ruthless Alpha who had brought Xavier to his knees. She saw the man who had asked her to be his Luna, and in that moment, the weight of her answer pressed against her ribs until sh
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