The alphas oath
456 Words
Silence settled over the cottage.
Five Alpha Lords stood around Elara like an unbreakable wall, their sharp senses searching every shadow beyond the windows.
The air itself had changed.
They could all feel it.
She was no longer hidden.
Every enemy in the realm would soon know the Lost Luna had been found.
Kael turned to the others, his voice low.
"From this moment on, she is never left alone."
"No argument," Darius agreed.
"I'll guard her during the day," Adrian said immediately.
"I'll take the nights," Lucian added.
Riven folded his arms, a teasing smile touching his lips, though his eyes remained fixed on Elara.
"I suppose none of us plans on leaving her side."
Elara frowned.
"You speak as if I don't have a choice."
Five pairs of eyes met hers.
For a heartbeat, no one answered.
Then Kael stepped closer.
"You always have a choice."
His voice softened.
"But until you know why the realm is hunting you, we will protect you with our lives."
"If anyone wishes to reach you," Darius growled, "they'll have to walk over our dead bodies first."
A strange warmth settled inside Elara's chest.
No one had ever looked at her as though she was worth dying for.
Yet these men barely knew her.
Or perhaps...
They knew something she didn't.
Later that night, the five Alphas gathered outside beneath the crimson moon.
"The bond grows stronger," Adrian whispered.
Lucian nodded.
"I can hear her heartbeat from here."
"I can smell her fear," Darius admitted.
"And all I want is to make it disappear."
Riven laughed bitterly.
"I've fought kings without trembling. One smile from her, and I forget how to breathe."
Kael remained silent.
His hands were clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
"The law..." he finally said.
The others looked at him.
"The Sacred Oath cannot be broken."
Long ago, the Moon Goddess had bound the five Alpha bloodlines together.
When the Chosen Luna appeared, she would belong to all five Alphas equally.
Only then could the realm remain united.
If one Alpha claimed her for himself...
The sacred bond would shatter.
The alliance between the packs would collapse.
And another war would begin.
Darius looked toward Elara's window.
"I hate that law."
"So do I," Riven admitted.
Lucian closed his eyes.
"Because every day the bond grows stronger..."
"We'll all fall deeper in love with her," Adrian finished quietly.
Kael's voice was barely above a whisper.
"And every one of us will secretly wish she chose only him."
None of them denied it.
They were Alpha Lords.
Born to rule.
Born to win.
But for the first time in their lives...
The greatest battle they would ever fight was against their own hearts.
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