The Luna They Do Not WantLyra’s POV“Welcome to Black Hollow.”Darius said it like it meant safety but the moment we passed through the gates, I knew one thing, this place did not want me.The pack house stood high on stone ground, dark and proud, with watchtowers around it and wolves moving like trained soldiers. No one laughed, no one waved and no one looked relaxed, they all looked at me.I sat behind Darius on the horse, my fingers still gripping the back of his shirt, and my body ached from the road, from the temple, from everything, and I wanted to get down and breathe.But the way they stared made my chest tighten, not with welcome, but with curiosity, not judgment.Darius then jumped down first, and then turned and lifted his hand toward me.“I can get down myself,” I said and his mouth twitched.“I know.”Still, he kept his hand there and I stared at it for one second too long, then placed my palm in his and slid down and the moment my feet touched the ground, whispers star
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