Chapter 2: The Broken Bond
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Three days passed.
Lyra did not return.
She did not beg.
She did not break in front of them.
But inside…
Something was dying.
The mate bond was still there.
Not whole.
Not alive.
Just… broken and bleeding.
It pulsed in her chest like an open wound that refused to close.
Every breath hurt.
Every memory hurt.
But she kept walking.
Kept surviving.
No pack.
No protection.
No Luna title.
Only herself.
On the third night, she crossed into forbidden territory.
The forest was darker here.
Heavier.
Wrong.
Lyra stopped.
Every instinct screamed at her to turn back.
But she had nowhere left to go.
Then—
A growl.
Low.
Close.
Her body froze.
From the shadows, a black wolf stepped forward.
Massive.
Golden eyes glowing in the dark.
Alpha-level strength.
Not rogue.
Something worse.
Something controlled.
Lyra didn’t run.
She should have.
But something inside her… reacted.
The wolf studied her.
Slow.
Careful.
Then stepped closer.
Lyra stood her ground.
Heart pounding.
Then—
The wolf shifted.
Bone cracked.
Fur melted into skin.
A man stood there.
Tall. Scarred. Dangerous.
His eyes still faintly gold.
“You shouldn’t be here,” he said coldly.
Lyra narrowed her eyes.
“And you shouldn’t be staring at me like that,” she shot back.
A faint smirk appeared.
“Interesting,” he said. “A rejected Luna with teeth.”
The forest shifted again.
And somewhere deeper…
Another presence watched.
Smiling.
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