THE LUNA HE NEVER TRULY KNEW
Every guard carried themselves with quiet confidence, the kind that came from knowing they were part of something that had never been defeated, never been broken, never been forced to kneel.
An elite warrior approached him respectfully. The man was tall, perhaps six and a half feet, with the kind of lean, corded muscle that spoke of speed and endurance rather than brute strength. His hair was silver-gray despite his youthful face, a mark of the Mooncrest bloodline, and his eyes were the pale blue of winter ice.
"Alpha Marsh?" the warrior asked, his voice courteous but firm.
"Yes," Marcus replied, straightening his shoulders and drawing himself up to his full height. He was not accustomed to