Moonbound Deception
"I'm so, so sorry."
Pack members nearby respectfully stepped back, giving them privacy to grieve, to process the devastating loss.
Aria cried until she had no tears left, until exhaustion claimed her, until she could do nothing but lean against Kael's chest and feel the numb emptiness in the place where hope for reunion with Luna had been.
Luna was gone. Truly, permanently gone this time. And Aria wasn't sure how she was supposed to move forward from this.
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Several days passed in a blur of grief and numbness. Aria went through the motions—eating when Elena insisted, sleeping fitfully, existing but not truly living.
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