Chapter 19

Elara’s POV

“Again.”

Astrid tossed me a dagger and smirked like she was enjoying this way too much.

“I swear, you’re not normal,” she said. “You were flailing last week and now you’re flipping midair like you trained with the Moon Guard.”

I shrugged. Nyx was pacing in my head, smug.

“Don’t look at me like that,” Astrid warned. “We’re not done.”

We weren’t. We’d been at it since dawn, and my limbs were jelly, but the second I saw movement at the edge of the field, everything sharpened.

Kieran.

He was standing near the training ground, arms crossed, eyes locked on me. He looked tense, but not in the usual way an Alpha would be.

–more like his insides were screaming.

“Focus, Luna,” Astrid teased, spinning her blade. “Unless you want me to kick your ass in front of your very emotionally constipated mate.”

I rolled my eyes and lunged.

We sparred for another half hour. My moves felt faster, sharper. Like my bod