Rejected Luna: Rise of the Moon Sovereign
Akira's POV
The dawn arrived the way a blade arrives: slow at first and then all at once, an unforgiving light cutting through the dark․
By the time we got to the ridge looking down across Crimson Moon territory, the fog had burned off, and I could see the valley below, like an old wound․ The high stone walls had mostly held, and the watchtowers had dying torches burning, and the sprawl of pack houses and training fields glimmered in the first cold gold of day․ Thin white smoke rose straight up from the central hearths․ Life moved on․ Routine․ Unaware․
They did not know the dead were walking home․
Ronan stopped beside me now, his shoulder touching mine․ This time it was intentional․ The cont