[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-lunar-curse-a-second-chance-with-alpha-drave":3,"chapter-the-lunar-curse-a-second-chance-with-alpha-drave-the-lunar-curse-a-second-chance-with-alpha-drave-chapter-321":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Lunar Curse: A Second Chance With Alpha Draven",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},923693,1212,"Chapter 321: I Heard Her Wolf","the-lunar-curse-a-second-chance-with-alpha-drave-chapter-321",321,"\u003Cp>Draven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bond thrummed louder, flooding me with Meredith’s emotions: her desire, her love, and her need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she felt mine too, because she whispered against my lips, trembling, \"I can feel you, Draven. All of you, inside me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I kissed her harder, my hand tracing down her side, memorizing every curve as if she would vanish if I didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She arched into me, her body answering every touch with equal fervour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passion spilt over, fierce and unrelenting, until there was no more hesitation, no more restraint. Only us—tangled, burning, surrendering completely to the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I finally pulled back enough to see her face, she was breathless, her lips swollen, and her eyes were shimmering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she smiled faintly, whispering, \"I love you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pressed my forehead to hers, the bond pulsing warm and steady between us. \"I love you forever,\" I swore back, before claiming her lips again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as the night carried us into wave after wave of passion, I knew one truth above all—there would never be another night like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just this one time, marking each other and sealing the matebond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several moments later, Meredith’s breath was still warm against my skin, her body curled into mine beneath the sheets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scent of us together lingered in the room, now richer and deeper—undeniable proof of our sealed bond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tightened my arm around her waist, pulling her closer. \"How do you feel?\" I asked quietly, brushing my lips across her temple. \"Tired?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shook her head, her silver hair sliding against my shoulder. Her eyes met mine, bright and steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not tired,\" she whispered. \"I feel stronger... Lighter. Like I could actually take you on in a fight now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t help the laugh that rumbled out of me. The sound made her narrow her eyes and swat my chest, though her touch was far too gentle to be convincing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are laughing at me?\" she accused, her tone mock-offended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook my head, still chuckling. \"No. I just find it funny that the first thing you want after our matebond is to duel me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips curved stubbornly. \"So? What do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let my gaze roam over her—the stubborn set of her jaw, the fire glowing brighter than ever in her eyes. I traced a finger along her cheekbone, then down to her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will give you that chance,\" I murmured, \"but only after you beat Dennis and Jeffery first in a fair fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She groaned dramatically, burying her face against my chest, her hand trailing lazily over the muscles there. \"Are you saying I will never get to duel you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tipped her chin up, brushing my nose against hers. \"Stop underestimating yourself. You don’t think you can beat them? Then how were you planning to beat me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips parted, caught between a smile and a protest, her violet eyes glittering with defiance and affection all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let me fight Jeffery next. I have already tested Dennis a few times,\" she said, tilting her head as her lips brushed against my skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I narrowed my eyes slightly. \"Jeffery might not agree. But...\" I smoothed my thumb over the curve of her cheek, \"...at my command, he will. But just know that he isn’t like your friend, Dennis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her answering smile was sharp and determined. \"I don’t even want to fight anyone who will go easy on me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chuckled at her fire.’Look at her being so confident.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I caught the sudden glint in her eyes. She blinked once, as if she were focusing on something invisible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, she gasped softly, then grinned widely. \"I heard you! You were thinking about how confident I am.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smirked. \"So you can spy on my thoughts now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Her laugh rang warm against me. \"I can’t wait until morning. I want to try wolfing out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just then, another voice—feminine and calm, threaded into the same link.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You won’t be able to wolf out now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meredith stilled, clearly hearing it too. Her expression flickered in surprise.\"Valmora?\"she whispered inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My pulse quickened. I could hear her wolf, the voice of Valmora, resonant and steady, echoing between us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was too stunned by the bond’s depth, by the fact that through Meredith, I was now hearing the very soul tethered to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice wavered as she asked her wolf,\"What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without waiting for an answer, she pressed on, desperation spilling out. \"Draven and I have marked each other. Shouldn’t I be able to wolf out now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence stretched, then Valmora’s voice came, calm but unyielding. \"No. You won’t be able to shift just yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt the change in Meredith immediately. Her aura dipped with disappointment, shock, and a thread of hurt that curled like a cold wind between us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stroked her back gently, pulling her tighter into me until she finally lifted her eyes to mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"I asked, but not to her. My words cut into the shared link.\"Why can’t she shift?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meredith blinked at me, completely startled. \"You can hear my wolf?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gave a single nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips parted. \"How? How is that possible?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know,\" I admitted, my thumb brushing the curve of her jaw. \"But maybe it’s because we both carry wolves unlike any others. Special wolves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still looked dazed, caught between surprise and uncertainty until Valmora’s voice wove in again. \"Look at her left shoulder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shifted slightly to look, and my eyes narrowed immediately. There, faint but undeniable, a half-faded red crescent moon was etched into her pale skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meredith also turned her head, following my gaze, and I sensed the tremor in her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valmora confirmed it. \"It means Meredith’s most powerful form is still locked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My chest tightened at the remembrance of the lunar curse, an invisible yet heavy chain—one I knew well enough to worry about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How will it be removed? How will her true form be unlocked?\"I demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valmora’s answer came steady. \"When you all return to Stormveil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Questions still pressed at me, but Meredith suddenly broke in with a tight voice.\"I think that’s enough. I don’t want to hear anymore. I won’t let my night be ruined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shut the door on the conversation before I could probe further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I exhaled slowly and closed off the mind-link, shielding my thoughts from her. ’She is hiding something from me,’I realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I didn’t push for the secret. Instead, I kissed the top of her silver hair and murmured, \"I will teach you something new tomorrow morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only muttered a soft \"Okay,\" her breath warm against my chest as she pressed her soft breasts to my bare skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good night, my Queen,\" I whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her quiet’Good night’followed, and I held her until her breath evened, my own eyes lingering on that cursed mark.\u003C\u002Fp>",1147,"2026-06-03T06:41:07.525Z","2026-06-03T06:41:13.871Z",1,"novelbin.me","d89b939d737a984734a3c343d101f12c5f8df85b4dfa79935dee1245663a289b","the-lunar-curse-a-second-chance-with-alpha-drave-chapter-322","the-lunar-curse-a-second-chance-with-alpha-drave-chapter-320",685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-lunar-curse-a-second-chance-with-alpha-drave-cover.jpg"]