POV: LUNA
I couldn't sleep. Again.
Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Ryder's face. Felt his hand tucking hair behind my ear. Remembered that moment right before my mark burned and ruined everything.
And then there was that text. The threatening one. Warning me that people close to me became targets.
Miguel. Ryder. Who was next? Nova? Marcus? Everyone in the secret defense group?
At 2 AM, I gave up on sleep. Got dressed quietly so I wouldn't wake Nova. Grabbed a jacket and my phone.
I needed air. Space. Time to think without everyone watching. Without feeling like every choice I made put someone else in danger.
The campus was quiet. A few faculty members on patrol. Easy enough to avoid if I was careful.
I headed toward the forest. Not the old training grounds. Not where the rogues
