Moonbound Hearts
“Then what is she?”
Ronan glanced at Lyra, and the bond between them pulsed with quiet truth.
“She is protection,” he said.
The pup seemed satisfied with that answer, as if it made perfect sense.
He smiled, then reached toward Lyra too, tugging her sleeve.
Lyra laughed softly, surprised by the sound coming from her own throat.
It was small, but it was real.
Later, when the pups finally drifted into calmer sleep, Lyra stepped outside with Ronan into the cool air beyond the lodge. The wind carried a pine scent and distant smoke from evening fires.
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