Chapter 121

EVA'S POV

I stared at the Alpha King, my heart pounding in my chest as I waited for his response. I had just asked him what I had to do to prove that I was a worthy Luna, and now I waited with bated breath for his answer.

But instead of saying a word he beckoned me to follow him, and immediately I fell in step behind him, with Elder Andre walking beside me.

We walked outside of the mansion and deeper into the forest, the trees growing thicker and more imposing as we went. The air grew colder and more still, and the leaves rustled ominously in the wind. I shivered, feeling as though we were walking into some great unknown darkness.

Finally, we came close to a clearing, and in the centre of it stood a beast. It was massive, its scales gleaming in the faint sunlight that filtered through the trees. Its eyes glinted like jewels, and its breath came out in visible puffs of steam.

The Alpha King turned to me and said, "If you can get the gem that the beast is guarding, I will believe that