Luna Aurora novel (Alpha Fenrir) novel Chapter 186

Cassian found Elyra curled up in her room, her face buried in a pillow as she sniffled quietly. He knocked gently on the doorframe, holding two steaming mugs of hot chocolate.

“Hey, little star,” he said softly, sitting beside her on the bed. “Rough day?”

Elyra nodded without looking up. “I can’t do it, Papa. The shiny doesn’t like me.”

Cassian chuckled, setting the mugs down. “I don’t think that’s true. I think the shiny—your bond—is like a wild wolf. It doesn’t hate you; it just doesn’t know you yet.”

Elyra peeked out from her pillow, her brow furrowed. “But it listens to Mama. And Selene. Why not me?”

Cassian thought for a moment. “Did I ever tell you about when I became Alpha?”

Elyra shook her head, her curiosity piqued.

“I wasn’t ready. Not at all. I made mistakes—big ones. There were days I thought the pack would never trust me, that I wasn’t good enough. But I kept trying. I listened, I learned, and I grew. And guess what?”

“What?”