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That night, after the hall emptied and the music faded, they found themselves alone on the balcony overlooking the forest, both bathed in the glory of the moonlight.“You were magnificent today,” Damien said quietly.Aria laughed softly. “I just stood there.”“You changed how they see the world,” he replied. “That’s not ‘just standing.’”She turned to him, serious now. “I feel… different. Like I can hear things I shouldn’t and feel things deeper.”He nodded. “Power always comes with weight.”Her gaze lingered on his lips, then lifted back to his eyes. “And the bond?” she asked.His breath hitched. “It’s much stronger.”“So is my fear.”He stepped closer. “Of what?”“Of losing myself,” she admitted. “Of becoming something I don’t recognize.”Damien reached out, then stopped. He didn’t want to just come at her like that. Instead, he wanted to give her the freedom, giving her the choice.“You don’t lose yourself,” he said softly. “You become more you. And I swear to you, Aria, I will not

To Aria, evil could never stay silent. There is always a loud announcement around it. All her imagination was that it would roar, strike, and make everyone involved bleed so they could all see it and flee.She was wrong this time. Not all evil announces itself. Some stay silent for years and centuries, hurting people silently to the point they don’t even know where the pain is coming from. That is what real evil is.In the mansion, evil had existed for several decades. It had dignity and honor because it was wrapped in a duty that commanded respect. This evil also had a smile on while caring for everyone like family.All these were clear to her that very night. She decided to find some books in the library because she couldn’t sleep for a reason she couldn’t point to. She was extremely restless to the point that she just had to stand up and go out for some fresh air.It was at that point that she realized she had been too far from her first world. She used to keep books and read them

Aria woke up with a sharp breath, her body jerking against the sheets. For a moment, she did not know where she was.The darkness in the room felt thicker than usual. The air was filled with tension, almost like something had been there watching her the whole time.Her heart pounded as she pushed herself up, her fingers gripping the edge of the bed. The memory of the cold touch on her leg came rushing back, sending a shiver through her entire body.“What was that…?” she whispered into the silence.Everywhere fell silent at first, with no answer, but after a soft voice spoke, she remembered that she wasn’t alone.You felt it too, her wolf’s voice echoed softly in her mind, causing a slight stir.Aria closed her eyes briefly, grounding herself. “Yes.”It wasn’t just fear or her own imagination. It was real, and she felt it.It carried the same scent, her wolf continued, low and certain. The same dark magic from Selene.Aria’s jaw tightened as she heard the name ‘Selene.’ Everything poin

Damien did not wake screaming. He woke like a man slipping away.His breathing came in short, uneven pulls, as if each breath cost him more than the last. His skin could not decide what it wanted to feel. One moment it burned under Aria’s touch; the next it turned cold like it had drained the warmth out of him completely.The strength that once filled him, the presence that made warriors lower their heads without question, was now buried under a dark and stubborn spell. The curse was not loud and did not tear him apart in a way anyone could see.It worked quietly and slowly as if it had all the time in the world. Aria never left his side. From the moment he collapsed into her arms, she stayed with him. Day turned into night, and night into another day, but she did not move from where she sat beside him.Her hand rested over his chest most of the time, her silver light flowing steadily into him, pushing back against the darkness that clung to him.At first, she thought it would be enou

Several Years LaterThe pack no longer counted time by war. No one spoke about battles as markers of history anymore. Instead, they spoke about the seasons of how the farms yielded better crops each year, how new life filled the land, and how the rivers rose gently when the rains came instead of crashing through the borders like they used to.Peace had settled into the land in a way many had never experienced before. Children now ran freely through the courtyards of the Alpha mansion, their laughter echoing against walls that had once known only tension and watchfulness.Banners hung high above them, carrying the marks of both claw and crescent, symbols that now meant more than strength alone. They stood for balance, guidance, and unity between Alpha and Luna. From the highest balcony, Aria stood quietly, watching it all.She had changed over the years, but not in a way that made her distant from the people she led. If anything, she felt closer to them now. Her power had grown stronge