Moonbound HeartsA 3000-Word Wolf Shifter Romance by Danijela StoychevskiElara Grey had always felt it — the thrum beneath her skin, the call of something wild just beneath her bones. But she had never shifted. Not once. Her mother had sealed the wolf deep inside her with blood magic, hiding her from a world that would never accept her tainted heritage. Her father's blood was cursed, they said. Dangerous.But on the night of her twenty-fifth birthday, the Blood Moon rose high and red, and the spell shattered.A scream ripped from her throat as bones snapped and skin burned. Fur erupted along her spine, and her mind fractured into something older, something primal. Her wolf was awake.Kael Thorne heard the call.Miles away, in the heart of the Blackstone Pack’s territory, Kael lifted his head and howled. He didn’t know why. He only knew the scent that hit the wind made his heart slam in his chest. Fated. His mate.He ran — fast and brutal through the trees, toward the pull that had haunted his dreams.They found each other at the edge of the river, both half-shifted, both trembling. Elara’s eyes were silver. Kael’s were gold."You found me," she whispered."I’ve been looking for you my whole life," he said.But their connection was forbidden. Her blood was outlawed. The Council would kill her — and punish him for treason.So Kael made a choice.He didn't drag her back to the pack.He kissed her.And he ran — with her heart, her body, and her wolf.Now hunted by their own, Elara and Kael must fight for a love fate demanded… and the pack wants destroyed.