The King’s Impossible Instinct
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The council meeting came to an abrupt halt.
Kael’s heartbeat thundered inside his chest.
His wolf paced wildly beneath his skin.
Protect her.
The command echoed over and over.
Without another word, Kael shoved his chair backward and stormed out of the council chamber.
The ministers exchanged confused glances.
“My King?”
“Where are you going?”
He didn’t answer.
Within seconds, he had shifted into his massive black Lycan form.
His claws tore through the marble floor as he leaped from the palace balcony.
The guards stared in horror.
“The King shifted… in broad daylight?”
“He never loses control.”
Something was terribly wrong.
Meanwhile…
Selene stood frozen in the Forbidden Northern Forest.
More wolves emerged from the trees.
Ten.
Twenty.
Fifty.
They formed a circle around her.
Instead of growling…
They knelt.
The largest wolf stepped closer until it stood directly before her. Its fur was silver with streaks of gold, and its ancient eyes carried centuries of wisdom.
“We have waited for you.”
Selene’s lips parted.
“You… can talk?”
The wolf bowed his head.
“Only before our true queen.”
“I I’m not a queen.”
“You are.”
“No.”
“I’m only a servant.”
“The Moon Goddess says otherwise.”
A strange warmth spread through the silver mark on her wrist.
The wolves all lifted their heads toward the sky and howled in perfect harmony.
The sound shook the mountains.
Back at the palace…
Vivienne heard the howls.
Her face drained of color.
“No…”
“It can’t be.”
An elderly maid gasped.
“Those are the Guardian Wolves.”
“They haven’t appeared in over three hundred years.”
Vivienne clenched her fists.
“They’re supposed to serve the Lycan King.”
The maid whispered,
“They only serve the Blood Moon Queen.”
Vivienne spun around.
“What did you say?”
The maid immediately lowered her head.
“I… I must have remembered wrongly.”
But Vivienne knew she hadn’t.
Years ago, she had secretly read the forbidden prophecy.
It spoke of a hidden Luna.
A woman whose blood would surpass every Alpha.
A queen powerful enough to overthrow kingdoms.
Vivienne’s breathing quickened.
“No.”
“It has to be a coincidence.”
Yet deep inside…
Fear began to grow.
The ground trembled.
A powerful roar echoed through the forest.
The wolves instantly stepped aside.
Kael burst through the trees in his Lycan form.
Nearly nine feet tall.
Black fur shimmered beneath the sunlight.
Silver eyes burned like molten metal.
Every wolf lowered its head.
Even the ancient guardian.
Selene stared in amazement.
She had never seen him shifted before.
He was magnificent.
Terrifying.
Beautiful.
Kael slowly transformed back into his human form.
His clothes magically reformed around him.
Without saying a word, he grabbed Selene’s wrist.
“What are you doing here?”
She blinked.
“I was only walking.”
“This forest is forbidden.”
“I didn’t know.”
“You could have been killed.”
The guardian wolf cleared his throat.
“We would never harm our queen.”
Kael’s head snapped toward him.
“What did you call her?”
“Our queen.”
Kael’s eyes darkened.
“You answer to me.”
The old wolf remained calm.
“We always have.”
“But our highest loyalty belongs to the Blood Moon.”
Silence swallowed the forest.
Kael’s heartbeat became uneven.
Blood Moon?
Impossible.
That bloodline had disappeared centuries ago.
Hadn’t it?
The guardian wolf looked directly at Selene.
“May I?”
She nodded uncertainly.
He gently touched the glowing mark on her wrist with his nose.
Suddenly
A burst of silver light exploded across the forest.
Wind howled.
Trees bent violently.
The earth shook beneath their feet.
Memories flashed inside Selene’s mind.
A woman wearing a silver crown.
A battlefield covered in blood.
A baby wrapped in white cloth.
Someone screaming
“Hide the princess!”
Then…
Darkness.
Selene cried out and collapsed.
Kael caught her before she hit the ground.
His arms wrapped instinctively around her.
For a moment…
Nothing else mattered.
He stared down at her unconscious face.
His wolf whispered again.
Mate…
Protect her.
Kael frowned.
Why did seeing her unconscious make his chest ache?
Why did he suddenly feel as though losing her would destroy him?
He didn’t love her.
He had made that perfectly clear.
So why…
…was he holding her so tightly?
Far away, beneath the palace…
The creature chained in the underground prison laughed.
The iron chains rattled violently.
“It has begun.”
“The Blood Moon has awakened.”
Its glowing crimson eyes opened completely.
For the first time in centuries.
“The seal is weakening.”
The prison walls cracked.
Magic leaked into the air.
The guards stumbled backward in terror.
“Someone inform the King!”
“The beast is waking up!”
Vivienne stood alone in her room, unable to calm herself.
She opened an old wooden chest hidden beneath her bed.
Inside was a faded portrait.
It showed a beautiful queen with silver eyes…
…and beside her stood the first Lycan King.
Across the bottom of the painting were four words written in ancient ink:
“Beware the Hidden Luna.”
Vivienne’s hands trembled.
“If Selene is really her…”
“…then I have to get rid of her before Kael discovers the truth.”
A slow smile spread across her face.
“If she dies…”
“…the prophecy dies with her.”
That evening, Selene finally opened her eyes.
She found herself lying in Kael’s private chambers.
She immediately sat up.
“W Why am I here?”
Kael stood by the window, staring at the moon.
“You fainted.”
“I’m sorry.”
“You apologize too much.”
She looked down.
“I’ve always been told everything is my fault.”
Kael turned to face her.
For the first time…
He truly looked at her.
Not as the unwanted bride.
Not as the servant.
But as a woman carrying a mystery that even the strongest wolves feared.
Before he could speak
A royal guard burst into the room.
“My King!”
Kael frowned.
“What is it?”
“The prisoner beneath the palace…”
“…has escaped.”
The room fell silent.
Kael’s face hardened.
Because there was only one prisoner capable of escaping the King’s prison.
The Shadow Alpha.
And according to legend…
He had spent three hundred years waiting for the return of one woman.
The Hidden Luna.
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