Chapter 346

CHAPTER THIRD PERSON’S POV The Moon Palace had never been so silent. Every Alpha, every elder, every royal dignitary seemed frozen in their seats — as if the air itself had been cut by an invisible blade. The Moonlight poured through the high glass ceiling, pure and silver, bathing the dais where Aurelia and Derek now stood. The faint hum of ancient magic stirred in the marble beneath their feet — the kind that only came alive when truth and bond were tested before the Moon. King Dominic’s voice carried through the hush, steady but commanding. “Then let the Moon decide.” He turned to the High Priestess. “Invoke the Rite of Souls.” The elderly priestess, draped in silver and white, stepped forward with a crystal bowl. “By decree of the Moon and blood of our kind, we summon the bond to show its truth. Neither word nor oath — only essence.” A ripple of energy spread through the chamber. Derek inhaled sharply, his wolf stirring within him. He could feel her — her heartbeat, her breath, her