The Alpha's Defiant Luna
The room was quiet, the moonlight streaming through the window in silver ribbons.
But the shadow was there, crouched in the corner, its eyes burning with cold fire.
Elena watched it, her heart pounding, her breath coming in shallow gasps. She didn't scream. She didn't move. She just stared, waiting for it to disappear.
It didn't.
The shadow followed her everywhere.
Elena saw it in the reflections of mirrors, a dark shape lurking just behind her shoulder. In the flicker of candlelight, it danced at the edges of the flames. In the spaces between heartbeats, it whispered promises of power and vengeance, seductive and terrifying.