Rejected Luna: Rise of the Moon Sovereign
Our feet struck the pack soil one after the other․ The ground answered․ This time the answer was louder, the light racing up the walls, racing over the runes, the crests, the lies carved into the stone․ TheCrimson Moonsigil over the gate flared bright silver, then changed․
The wolf head snarled and bowed․
Low․
Submissive․
The pack gasped as one․
Lucien dropped to one knee․ Not by force․ By truth․
Maelis screamed, a pure, primal sound, and lunged․
But from her palms came forbidden threads of black streaked with red, and they sought my heart․
I didn’t flinch․
I did not raise a hand․
I looked at her in vain․
And the threads stopped midair․ Froze․ Then they would snap back like whips at her․
She