Semua Bab Blood and Moonlight - Saga 1:The Cursed Bond : Bab 11 - Bab 19

Kael POV The walk back to the Nightfall territory took longer than it should have. Aria stayed close to my side, careful with every step, like her body was still adjusting after the bond pulled at her strength. I kept my pace steady and quiet so she would not feel pressured. The forest around us kept shifting with sounds I knew well. Birds settling into their nests. The wind brushing through the branches. The kind of night that felt calm on the surface but carried tension underneath. Aria wrapped her arms around herself when the air turned colder. I wanted to offer my jacket but stopped myself. I was already pulling too close to her. The bond had changed the way my instincts reacted to her scent. Every time she breathed, it stirred something inside me that I could not control. When the walls of Nightfall appeared through the trees, she slowed. The wooden gates were tall, dark, and guarded on both sides. She stared at them with cautious eyes. “Is this where you live?” she asked. “Y

Kael POV The moment we stepped into the pack’s main hall, I felt every wolf turn toward us. The air thickened with tension. No one spoke. No one moved. They studied Aria with sharp eyes, each one sensing the truth she finally knew. She knew what we were. She knew I wasn’t human. She knew everyone in the room could change shape. That alone made the space feel dangerous. Aria stayed close to me, her steps slow and careful. I could sense her fear through the bond, but she kept her chin lifted. Brave, even when surrounded by wolves who would tear apart anyone else who walked through those doors uninvited. Ronan stepped to my side at once. “Alpha,” he said in a low voice, “the council demands an answer now. They want to know if you plan to reject her or follow the laws.” I felt Aria’s heartbeat spike. She looked between us. “Reject? What does that mean?” “Nothing,” I said. Lucien scoffed from the middle of the room. “It means exactly what it sounds like.” Aria flinched. I moved

Aria POV I woke slowly, my mind foggy, every movement weighed down by exhaustion. Light filtered in through the tall windows, soft but too bright. My body still ached from the night before, from the blood moon, from the way Kael had held me when I felt my own power threatening to destroy me. The memory of his warmth, steady and commanding, made my pulse quicken before I even opened my eyes. I blinked, trying to focus. The room smelled faintly of cedar and something else I couldn’t place—something warm and safe. My fingers brushed the mark on my neck. The faint glow pulsed softly beneath my skin. It was still there, reminding me that I wasn’t the same as I had been before last night. I could feel him through it, not physically, but in the soft pull of the bond. The realization hit me all at once. Kael was near. I could sense him without turning my head, without opening my eyes fully. He was always close now, even when I could not see him. The bond between us had grown stronger under

Aria POV The room stayed quiet after Kael’s last words. His voice still echoed in my chest, heavy and painful. I could not look away from him. His curse. His fear. His hope. All of it sat between us like a weight I didn’t know how to carry.Kael stood in front of me, breath slow, eyes dark with worry. I felt the bond pulse again, softer this time. It moved under my skin like a warm thread trying to keep me close to him.Before I could speak, before I could even touch his hand, a loud knock slammed against the door.Kael’s head jerked up.Another hit. Harder.“Alpha!” a voice shouted from outside. “We have trouble!”Kael moved at once. His body shifted into that sharp, controlled stance he used when danger was close. He threw the door open.A Nightfall warrior stumbled in, chest rising and falling fast. His clothes were dusty. Branches clung to his shoulder as if he had run through the woods as fast as his legs could carry him.“Alpha Kael,” he said, breathless. “Intruders at the eas