The courtyard was in chaos.
People whispered. Others shouted. Some dropped to their knees, praying to the Moon Goddess. Everyone had seen it. The glowing symbols. The divine transformation. The roar of the Lunaris Beast and the silent howl of Selphira.
Now… no one knew what to believe anymore.
"What just happened?"
"She's not just an omega… That girl is a weapon!"
"Shouldn't we be afraid?"
Murmurs swept through the crowd like wildfire. Fear clung to the air like smoke.
"Silence!" Alpha Thorne's voice exploded through the night, crackling with Alpha Authority. The ground almost trembled beneath his command. "She is one of us!"
The pack froze instantly. Even the warriors who had been creeping forward in suspicion backed off, their eyes cast down.
Inside the mansion, Aria collapsed onto a soft couch, her limbs weak and trembling. Her transformation had taken everything from her.
Her vision blurred.
Her whole body felt like it was underwater, floating but heavy.
