บททั้งหมดของ Bound by the moon: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

CAEL The night burned with excitement as omegas and alphas stepped into the moonlit circle. All around, the air was rich with pheromones cedar, musk, wildflowers, rain a storm of scents that made my skin prickle. One by one, choices were made. The first omega stilled before a broad-shouldered alpha, her lips trembling before she pressed a shy nip to his neck. The altar flared with silver light, sealing their bond as the pack cheered. Another followed, her wolf nearly leaping from her chest when she found her mate. The way she clung to him, eyes glowing gold, left no doubt. More light. More cheering. More bonds. But where joy filled the clearing, he stood apart. my heart thudded with every new pairing. walking round the circle, inhaling, searching but the scents only brushed against me, nothing stirring deep enough to awaken my wolf. No spark, no pull, no claim. An alpha touched my wrist, lingering a bit too long. Another leaned close, daring a brush of lips against his t

CAEL I called Lyra back, ignoring the curious stares from my parents. “Hey, Lyra. Did he agree?” “Yes, he did. Get your things ready. We’ll leave at dawn.” “Thanks, girl. I just want to leave this place.” “I understand, Cael. He’s such a dick. Doesn’t deserve you.” “I’ll see you in the morning, I guess.” I hung up, unwilling to dwell on rejection any longer. I went to my closet and began packing. Doing something, anything, would take my mind off the mess my life had become. When I was done, I’d talk to Mum, she deserved to know. I finished packing and glanced around. Twenty years. And for twenty years, I’d never truly had anything of my own. Everything I was about to leave behind, all because of one man. Could I stay? Could I bear the pain, the shame, the pitying looks from people who thought I didn’t belong? My wolf had gone quiet on me, perhaps even she agreed that leaving was the better choice. I descended the stairs, only to find the elder and his son, the same a

CAEL I stood in the center of the moonlit grove, watching him play with Ayla and the newborn pups. The moon blazed crimson, a reflection of the prophecy of the King, while the sun hovered beside it like a rare solar eclipse. The universe seemed to shift around them, the wind whispered northward, fires flickered like sulfur and brimstone in the distance, and I felt the pulse of something ancient and powerful. We ran. In my desperate attempt to protect the pups and guide the alpha to safety, the earth trembled beneath my feet. I lost my footing as a strange chant filled the air, instructing me to join. Fear clenched my chest, but I followed the chant. The quakes ceased, and an eerie calm settled over the grove. I woke with a start, my heart pounding, trying to gather my bearings. Blinking, I realized I was not alone. “Mama? What are you doing here? Where am I?” I gasped. “You’re in your mate’s room,” she said calmly. “Don’t tell me you’ve brought me back to Jayden and the el

CAELThe journey to moon heart Grove was a quite ride. Thorne sat with me never attempting to touch me, I could see his struggle evidently he has been struggling since the night before. At each interval I woke from my dreamless slumber I would hear him grunt and groan trying to suppress his urge. The fact that he fought with his innate desire to mark his mate made some of the walls I built crumble a bit. We got to the end of the road where cars could take us. "Sweetheart we have to walk down the path" "It's okay, I can walk" We walked down the narrow path. The road twisted like a forgotten whisper through the forest, narrow and overgrown, as if nature herself tried to hide it from unworthy eyes. Moss crept along the cobbled stones, softening each step with damp silence, while gnarled trees arched overhead, their limbs tangled like ancient fingers weaving secrets into the canopy. Shafts of pale light filtered through the leaves, catching on silver mist that clung low to t

THORNE I’ve stood on countless battlegrounds, I have heard the roar of dying kings, felt the earth split beneath my claws in war but nothing stirs the wild in me like this place. We got to the Cleansing Ground, a place hidden beyond the northern ridge where moonlight never falters, this sacred glade has seen more truth than any throne I’ve ever sat on. Only Lunas and Alphas before their coronations are meant to enter here, a place hidden away from the rest of the pack. I remember this place from my youth, long before age hardened my heart and the weight of the crown pressed down on my instincts. But tonight, in the hush of sacred ground, I feel something ancient stir within me. However, only the Luna during their crowning and mating ritual come here barefoot, bare-souled, their scent unmasked by the perfumes of the world and the pheromone suppressants. It’s where they come to shed what no longer serves them, to be reborn in the eyes of the goddess. I shouldn’t be here. Since