Chapter 30

• THE MOONBIND, once a symbol of inevitable union, now felt like a cruel joke, a tether to a ticking clock. The primal longing that emanated from Waldemar, a constant hum through their bond, was now laced with agonizing denial, a wolf’s deepest instinct warring with the grim reality of his impending doom.
• Selene’s initial shock gave way to a cold, desperate resolve. The horror of what she was, what her lineage could do, fueled a fierce determination. She would not be the instrument of Waldemar’s destruction. She refused to accept this curse as her destiny, or his.
• "Then we find a way," Selene declared, her voice firm, cutting through the heavy silence. She met Waldemar’s gaze, her own eyes blazing with a newfound fire, not of seduction, but of defiance. "The Oracle said the knowledge is here. It may be ancient, it may be hidden, but it exists. We will find it."