POV: Luna
The next morning, my mark is still glowing faintly.
Nova notices immediately. "What's wrong with your mark?"
"I don't know. It's been like this since last night. After talking with Cole."
"Did something happen during your meeting?"
"We just talked. About loss. About connections. About... things."
Nova raises an eyebrow. "Things?"
"Personal things. Nothing inappropriate. Just honest conversation."
"And your mark is reacting because?"
"I really don't know."
But I'm worried. The glow feels like a warning. Like my Eclipse nature is trying to tell me something.
I'm still thinking about it during breakfast when I feel it.
A shift in the air. A wrongness.
My wolf senses snap to attention. Alert. Defensive.
"Something's coming," I say quietly.
Aria, sitting across from me,
