Beneath the Alpha's Moon
Chapter 312: Being Of Our Forever

Chapter 312: Being Of Our Forever

Nova’s POV

The fire still crackled softly beside us, the scent of pinewood and smoke mingling with the heady warmth of the blankets wrapped around Eldur and me. His arms were still around me, his body pressed close as we lay tangled in the afterglow of something so intense, so consuming, it left my heart trembling with emotion. I was breathless—but not from exhaustion. From something else. Form a love so strong it felt impossible.

I slowly lifted my hand, brushing my fingers against the blanket, then ran them down my own legs. My breath hitched.

I could feel them.

Not just in the numb, distant way I was used to. No. I could feel the texture of the fur throw beneath me. The weight of the quilt pressing gently against my thighs. I could feel the cool air of the room against my skin.

I blinked rapidly. My heart started pounding.

I threw the blanket aside and sat up abruptly. Eldur stirred, confused. "Nova?" His voice was husky, groggy with sleep and passion.

"I can feel my legs," I whispered, voice shaking.

He sat up, silver eyes wide. "What?"

I swung my legs over the side of the bed, slowly. My hands trembled as they hovered beside me, ready to catch myself... but I didn’t fall.

I stood up.

Tears welled in my eyes, my chest heaving with the weight of what this meant. "Eldur... I can walk."

He stared at me, frozen.

"Eldur," I repeated breathlessly. "I can walk."

For a long moment, he didn’t move, didn’t speak. Then, as if a storm surged through him, he leapt out of bed and caught me in his arms, spinning me around in the air, laughing with a sound I had never heard from him before—raw, joyous, and completely unrestrained.

"Goddess," he murmured into my neck, his voice hoarse with emotion. "Nova... my love... you’re walking." His arms squeezed around me tightly. "You’re walking."

I clung to him, sobbing against his shoulder. "Not just that," I whispered. "My senses... they’re still heightened. But they’re not painful anymore. My hearing... it’s like a song, clear and beautiful, not overwhelming. My sight isn’t sharp to the point of pain anymore. Everything smells so vivid but not like I’m suffocating."

Eldur pulled back, his hands gently cupping my face. "Elizabeth..." he said slowly, eyes searching mine. "She said... she did say something. That once our bond was complete, your senses would stabilize... But I didn’t know—" His voice broke. "I didn’t know it would heal your legs too."

He lowered his forehead to mine. "The Moon Goddess must’ve done this. Nova, you’re healed. You’re mine. Entirely. You’ve always been, but now... now the world can’t hold you back."

"I was never broken," I whispered, tears slipping from my lashes.

"No," Eldur said fiercely, silver eyes shimmering. "You were never broken. But now, you’re free."

The next morning, golden light streamed through the cabin windows, bathing everything in a soft, magical glow. Eldur had insisted on carrying me to the massive bathtub, even though I insisted I could walk. But I gave in quickly—it was hard to argue when he looked at me like I was the most sacred thing in his universe.

Steam curled around us as he freed me from my pajamas with agonizing slowness, his hands reverent, lips brushing every inch of skin as he whispered how proud he was of me, how much he adored me.

He helped me into the water, the warmth embracing me like a lover’s sigh. He stepped in behind me, drawing me into his lap, his arms cradling me against his chest. The scent of fresh rain and wind clung to him, mixed with something wild and ancient.

"I can’t stop looking at you," he murmured, brushing my wet hair aside to kiss my neck.

I tilted my head back against him. "You always look at me."

"Because you’re everything," he replied. "Because you’re the only thing that makes sense to a monster like me."

"You’re not a monster," I said softly.

His silence told me he didn’t believe that. But he didn’t argue. Not today.

He picked up the sponge and gently ran it over my shoulders, arms, and legs—my legs. I stared down at them in the water, still astonished. Still disbelieving.

"This feels like a dream," I whispered.

"It’s real," he promised. "And it’s only the beginning."

We sat in silence after that, washing each other tenderly, not in lust but in something deeper. Something sacred. When we finally stepped out of the bath and dressed in fresh clothes Eldur conjured up, I took his hand in mine, heart racing as I looked back at the wheelchair we were leaving behind.

He looked at it too.

Then he kissed my hand. "Let’s go introduce the new Nova to the world."

The Alpha’s residence was so majestic, surrounded by beautiful hedges and trees. As soon as Eldur opened the portal and we stepped through, hand in hand, the first person to spot us gasped audibly.

"Nova...?" It was Mai, her eyes wide.

Liam stood beside her, his mouth slightly open. Ollie blinked once, then twice, before his eyes narrowed with suspicion and mischief.

"Holy crap," he said slowly. "Is that... is that Nova walking?"

Everyone else poured into the room—Eldur’s Mom, Dad, Uncle Lucian, Aunt Teresa—and for a second, no one spoke.

Then chaos.

"Nova!" Juliette was the first to hug me tightly, her warmth fierce and motherly. "You’re—You’re standing! You’re walking!"

Adrian wrapped an arm around me gently. "You look radiant, my dear. Positively glowing."

Ollie grinned. "Okay, I need to know what exactly went down in that cabin. Eldur—what did you do, man? You dicked her back to life?" he said with a mock gasp.

"Ollie!" Juliette and Teresa snapped in unison.

I flushed crimson, hiding my face in Eldur’s shoulder as everyone else erupted into laughter.

"I’m gonna kill him," Eldur muttered under his breath.

Elizabeth stepped forward, her pretty eyes calm and knowing. "I told you," she said softly, brushing my cheek. "You were always meant for more, Nova. This was your path."

I looked around at everyone—these beautiful, strong, magical people—and felt something fill me that I hadn’t felt in years. Belonging.

When it came time to leave, everyone gathered at the living room to see us off.

Uncle Lucian and Aunt Teresa hugged me tightly, telling me I could visit any time I wanted—even if it was just to escape Eldur’s brooding moods.

"Or report him for being a pain," Teresa added with a wink.

Adrian wrapped me in another hug. "You’re family now, Nova. Not just in title. In every sense."

Juliette kissed my forehead. "We’ll be here for you, anytime you need us."

Even Liam gave me a small hug, his shyness endearing. "Congrats, Nova."

Mai held my hand a little longer. "We love you. You’re one of us now. Forever."

I felt tears well in my eyes as I hugged them back. "And I want you all to come visit us too. Our home... it’s yours now too."

They all smiled warmly.

Then, Eldur opened a shimmering portal behind us. The magic shimmered like moonlight on water.

"Ready, my love?" he asked.

I nodded, fingers lacing with his.

We stepped through, hand in hand.

Our new home was small—but it felt like something out of a dream. Not just a house, but a haven. A place that seemed to hum with quiet magic, like it had been waiting just for us. The moment we stepped through the door—hand in hand, married, bound, beginning—I felt it in my chest. That soft, electric feeling. Home.

Above us, the sky stretched wide and wild, painted in the soft golds of dawn and the fire-kissed pinks of dusk, like the world itself was celebrating with us. The air shimmered, almost as if it was alive with the energy of all the possibilities ahead.

Eldur turned to me, his silver eyes catching the light—glowing, but not just with power. With love. With promise. With something deeper than any spell could ever touch.

He took my hands, grounding me with his warmth.

"From this moment on," he said, voice smooth and steady like a vow carved in stone, "I promise to be the best husband you could ever imagine. Your partner. Your mate. And one day—when the time is right—the best father to our family."

I didn’t even realize I’d stopped breathing. My heart squeezed, hard and sweet, like it couldn’t contain all the emotion swelling inside.

"I’ll show you the world, Nova," he went on, softer now, like a secret spoken just for me. "Every wonder. Every sunrise. Every victory. Every heartbeat—we’ll face them all together."

My eyes blurred as tears fell, uninvited but welcome. "Eldur..."

He smiled, brushing them away with a tenderness that unraveled me. "You don’t have to keep searching anymore," he whispered. "You have your family now."

I nodded, my voice barely a breath. "I finally have the family I’ve always dreamed of."

And right there, wrapped in his arms, in the glow of our new beginning, with stars flickering to life above like they were lighting our path—I believed it.

This wasn’t just the next page.

It was the story I’d waited my whole life to live.

Forever starts here.

With him.

With us.

Together.

THE END