BOUND THE CURSED ALPHA

chapter 41

I didn’t move.

Even after he disappeared… even after the creatures vanished… even after the city fell into a broken silence filled with smoke and distant cries.

I was still standing there.

Breathing.

But not really feeling.

Something inside me had changed again.

And this time… I couldn’t ignore it.

“Luna.”

Kael’s voice pulled me back slightly, but not completely. I could feel his hand on my arm, firm, grounding… real.

But the power inside me—

That felt just as real.

“I’m fine,” I said.

The words came out too quickly.

Too easily.

And that alone made something twist in my chest.

Kael didn’t let go. His grip tightened slightly, like he didn’t believe me.

“…look at me.”

I hesitated for a second.

Then I did.

His eyes searched mine, sharp and intense, like he was trying to fin