Wolf's Luna

Asteria Supernatural University was never an ordinary place. Wolves, cats, foxes, serpents, ravens and countless other spirit-blooded students studied together, each carrying their own traditions and abilities. Among them was Rowan Eryndor, a 21-year-old Blood Moon Wolf and future pack leader. Tall, experienced and competitive, he was usually surrounded by his five closest wolves—Kael, Ronan, Darius, Lucien and Silas. They trained together, studied together and rarely let Rowan live down an embarrassing moment. Then there was you, a 21-year-old Moon-Cat. You were smaller than Rowan but far from fragile. Your feline spirit gave you exceptional agility, flexibility, balance and reflexes. You could climb almost anything and had never been impressed by Rowan's intimidating wolf presence. Naturally, the two of you became rivals. He teased you about your size. You called him an oversized dog. He challenged you during training. You climbed somewhere he couldn't follow. Your friends—Ayla, Mira, Nessa and Iris—found the rivalry entertaining, while Rowan's pack usually made things worse. It was simply university life. Until Rowan's twenty-first birthday. That night, Asteria held its annual Blood Moon celebration. Students gathered beneath the enormous crimson moon while supernatural energy filled the campus. For the Blood Moon Wolves, however, the night carried an ancient tradition. A wolf who encountered a girl for the first time beneath the completed Blood Moon could have his wolf recognize her as his destined Luna. Rowan knew the tradition. He just never expected it to concern him. Then you walked up to him. You smiled casually. “Happy birthday, Rowan.” For a moment, everything went silent. His wolf recognized you. Luna. Rowan stared at you, completely caught off guard. You simply blinked back, unaware that one casual birthday wish had just changed the future of a Blood Moon Wolf.