The Severed Moon
The First Alpha roared, launching himself at the creature—but his attack passed through it like smoke. The Severed Moon broke into tendrils of shadow, vanishing into the air in a sudden, weightless drift. A breathless silence fell, but it was the kind that wrapped around the throat, not offering peace but a warning.
Kael stared at the empty space where the creature had stood. “That thing—how did it just disappear?”
The First Alpha circled, hackles raised, chains glowing and humming like they might snap again. “It didn’t vanish. It withdrew. It was testing her. Testing the child. It will return… stronger.”
Raine’s knees buckled. Kael caught her before she hit the ground.
“It touched the baby,” she whispered, pain lacing her voice. “I felt it—like… like it looked inside
