A loud knock shattered the tension next!
A couple of guards stepped in, breathless. "Forgive the interruption . But Alpha Kieran requested Luna Lyla's presence. Immediately."
Lyla reached up, her fingers a little unsteady, and slowly peeled the blindfold from her eyes.
The fabric slipped away, and the dimly lit room swam back into view…pillows and feathers scattered across the floor like the aftermath of a festival gone rogue( which had in fact) .
The scent of wine and crushed tarts lingered in the air.
But Lyla's attention did not go to the chaos.
It went straight to the doorway.
And the scene framed there was like a painting.
The laughter had died.Time stilled. Breath caught in every throat.
Lyla pulled down the rest of the blindfold, blinking as her vision cleared,her gaze adjusting forward…
And froze.
