The Choice Between Two HeartsLyra’s POVNobody spoke after the Elder’s question and the night air felt heavy around us.The fires behind the camp burned slowly, wolves stood nearby pretending not to listen but I knew they were listening, everyone wanted to know.Kael stood on my left and Darius stood on my right, both waiting, both watching me carefully and for the first time in my life, nobody forced an answer out of me.The choice belonged to me, only me. My chest tightened at that realization and the Elder stepped back slowly.“I will leave the Ancient Luna to decide her own future,” he said quietly.Then he walked away with the other leaders but the tension stayed behind and then Darius finally broke the silence first.“You do not have to answer tonight.”Kael looked at him immediately.“But she deserves honesty tonight.”I closed my eyes briefly, and everything felt exhausting, the war, the blood, the bond, the love, the pain.I looked at Kael first, his face looked harder than
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