CHAPTER 1 The Night Something Found Her

Lena had always hated full moons.Not in a dramatic, horror-movie way. Nothing that obvious. It was quieter than that. A restless hum under her skin. Nights where sleep never came easy and every sound outside her window felt personal, like the dark was aware of her.Tonight, the moon wasn’t silver.It was red.She stood barefoot on the back porch of her rental house at the edge of town, arms folded tight against the chill. The woods behind her stretched deep and black, the treetops glowing faintly under the strange crimson light.“This is fine,” she muttered. “Totally normal. Just… spooky sky nonsense.”But her heart wouldn’t slow down.Wind moved through the trees in long sighs. Leaves scraped. Branches clicked.Then everything went still.No crickets. No distant highway hum.Nothing.A chill traced slowly down her spine.And then—A howl split the night.Low. Layered. Close.Lena froze, fingers digging into her arms. “Okay. That’s a wolf. That’s definitely a wolf. Why is there a wol

CHAPTER 2 The Space Between Heartbeats

Lena woke slowly, like she was swimming up through heavy water.Warmth surrounded her. Not the sticky, suffocating kind — a steady, even heat that made her muscles loosen one by one as awareness crept back in.The first thing she noticed was the quiet.No traffic. No humming fridge. No neighbors arguing through thin apartment walls.Just wind through trees… and a faint crackling sound.Fire.Her eyes opened.Wooden beams crossed the ceiling above her. Sunlight filtered through tall windows, landing in golden stripes across a wide room built from stone and logs. A fire burned low in a massive hearth across from where she lay on a couch covered in thick blankets.For a moment, she just stared.Then memory crashed in.Red moon. Wolves. Teeth. Eyes.The man.She bolted upright.Pain didn’t stab — it bloomed. A deep, full-body soreness like she’d run a marathon she didn’t remember starting. Her senses felt… loud. The fire snapped too sharply. The air carried layers of scent she couldn’t na

CHAPTER 3 The Second Gravity

The forest felt different in daylight.Lena stepped out onto the wide wooden porch, sunlight warming her face, pine and earth filling her lungs so sharply it almost tasted sweet. Every sound seemed layered now — birds in distant trees, wind combing through branches, footsteps inside the house behind her.She wasn’t alone for two seconds.“You’re not supposed to wander off yet.”The voice came from her right — smooth, edged with amusement.She turned.If Kael felt like steady heat, this man felt like lightning waiting to strike.He leaned against one of the porch posts, arms crossed, dark hair pulled back loosely at his neck. His eyes were lighter than Kael’s — amber with flecks of green — and far less guarded.“Let me guess,” she said. “Also a werewolf. Also weirdly intense.”His grin was quick and sharp. “Ronan. Second-in-command. And I prefer ‘charmingly intense.’”She huffed a small laugh before she could stop herself. “Lena. Newly traumatized.”“Yeah,” he said, gaze flicking over

CHAPTER 4 Learning the Shape of Him

The pack house was quieter that evening.Most of the wolves were out on patrol, leaving the large common room bathed in low firelight and the golden glow of sunset through the tall windows. Lena sat cross-legged on the wide rug near the hearth, a mug of something herbal and unfamiliar warming her hands.She could hear Kael moving in the kitchen behind her — steady, unhurried sounds. A knife against a cutting board. A cabinet closing. The domestic normalcy of it clashed so hard with alpha werewolf that it almost made her smile.“You cook?” she called.“I can,” he replied. “Leadership doesn’t exempt me from basic survival.”She glanced over her shoulder. “You say that like you’ve had to prove it.”A pause. Then, “Alphas who think they’re above their pack don’t stay alphas long.”There was history in that sentence. Heavy, old history.He brought over a bowl and sat across from her instead of beside her — leaving space. Always giving her space.She noticed.“What happens now?” she asked q

CHAPTER 5 Line in the Dirt

Morning came with motion.Voices outside. Footsteps. The distant thud of something heavy hitting the ground over and over.Lena stepped onto the back training field, the cool air biting her lungs in a way that felt sharp and clean. A wide clearing stretched behind the pack house, the earth worn smooth by years of combat drills.Kael stood in the center, sleeves pushed up, demonstrating a movement to two younger wolves. Controlled. Precise. Power held on a leash.Her stomach did a small, traitorous flip.He noticed her instantly.Always.“Couldn’t sleep?” he asked as she approached.“Your pack does sunrise fight club,” she said. “Hard to miss.”A corner of his mouth lifted. He dismissed the others with a nod, and they scattered — though not without curious glances at her.“You should start learning,” he said. “Control helps the noise quiet down.”“The noise being my entire nervous system?” she asked.“Exactly.”He moved closer, slower than necessary. “I’ll guide you. You won’t shift fu

CHAPTER 6 When the Forest Fought Back

The warning howl tore through the trees just after sunset.Not a training call. Not a patrol signal.Alarm.Lena felt it before she understood it — her body snapping alert, heart slamming hard enough to hurt. Conversations in the pack house died mid-word. Chairs scraped. Boots pounded against wood floors.Kael was already moving.“Inside. Now,” he ordered, voice carrying command that brooked no argument.“I’m not hiding,” Lena shot back, adrenaline buzzing through her veins like live wire.His eyes flashed — not anger. Fear. “You’re not ready.”A second howl cut through the air, closer this time. Answered by another.Ronan came down the stairs fast. “North ridge. At least five.”Kael swore under his breath. “They’re testing us.”“They’re hunting,” Ronan corrected grimly.Lena stepped forward. “Tell me what to do.”Both men turned to her.“Stay with me,” Kael said immediately.“Stay where you can see everything,” Ronan said at the same time.They glared at each other.Lena threw her ha

Blood Moon Oath のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 6

CHAPTER 1 The Night Something Found Her

CHAPTER 2 The Space Between Heartbeats

CHAPTER 3 The Second Gravity

CHAPTER 4 Learning the Shape of Him

CHAPTER 5 Line in the Dirt

CHAPTER 6 When the Forest Fought Back