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Not Their Luna: A Female Alpha Story Ch. 64 Third Of Three
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Not Their Luna: A Female Alpha Story Ch. 63 Challenge Accepted
Dane "This changes nothing," Liam says as our stand-off drags on. "Accessing ancestral memory through the mate bonds doesn't resolve anything between us.""Agreed," I reply, though something in me questions whether that's entirely true. Can we engage genuinely with these connections, access whatever power flows between our bloodlines, without being changed by the experience? Without facing truths we've been avoiding?"She's still hurt," he observes, surprising me with his perceptiveness. "By both of us. Your deception about Aria. My rejection for Ryleigh. Neither is easily forgiven. And neither of us will take advantage of her vulnerability to push her into it before she’s ready."The observation stings because it's accurate. We've both caused Finley pain, both complicated what should have been simple through our choices. Both lost her trust in ways that no ritual can't simply erase."Trust requires consistency," I acknowledge, remembering her challenge to me after my public declarat
Not Their Luna: A Female Alpha Story Ch. 62 Blood Magic
Dane Summit paces restlessly beneath my skin as I review the archives in front of me, agitated by both the looming deadline and the proximity of his mate. Through the open doorway, I can see Finley working with Celina on energy signature analysis, her profile illuminated by the soft glow of magical instruments. Every few minutes, she tucks a strand of hair behind her ear with an unconscious gesture that somehow manages to be both innocently practical and devastatingly appealing.I force my attention back to the texts, irritated by my own distraction. Three days to understand what connects our bloodlines, what power emerges when we combine, what choice awaits us at the alignment. I can't afford to be diverted by our bond, however natural it might be."Any progress?" Liam asks, entering with additional references from Glass Lake's archives. Despite his casual tone, I catch the way his gaze immediately finds Finley before settling on me. The instinctive verification of her location, her
