Reborn Luna

e's

t do this,"

e, repeats, the word c

force of the wooden floor reverberates in my knees and thighs. The s

to the reminder of ho

ry. De

never thought to pl

ilith's coming of age ceremony, I had no idea it would end up like this. T

sity, their conviction. To them, my guilt was absolute, and nothing would stop

is place is a shadow of who I thought I knew. I see the ambition in his eyes now-

. A pained expression crosses his face, and fo

He won't let them hurt me

hed over by regret and grim

confused by what the human

rough the ache in my chest. "I'd

his throne. "If you're unable to fulfill the

xact my King's ord

k the Alpha King's beta in the eyes. I d

th, Dane's demand for justice was the loudest. We might be wol

umbled down the stairs, a staircase only the two of us were o

t to her temple knocked her clean out. After a day of unconsciousness, a healer had declare

unds from behind

rns me against it, but my traitorou

throne. Her ruined eyes are milky, unseeing, ye

a warning at me. "Av

her as Lilith trembles as if the thought of my attention is somethin

im, but I'm one too

y would

e have to ga

I demand a truth seeker. The

n't," Kei

he sides against me, now he won't allow me

, Allicent. Am I supposed to believe she would stand against you, whether or not you are wrong? No. We have already spared y

ering at the magical chains preven

s to the goddess, then you're a fool," I grow

s inches from me, before two warri

osure gone. "Devious bitch. Have you no respect, no decency?

g a step towards him, a rumble emanating from h

," Keith's eyes n

orders from yo

break the warrior's hold, but Li

chy. It's only natural that she would feel aggressive towards a dominant, fertile female so close to her mate's heat." The soft way she spoke did nothing to take the edge off of her words. But no one in the room seemed to hear the venom in he

ged at the condesce

, to be the benevolent princess in t

d right int

ver the Princess? Foolishly

estion of

ng to her feet. "This spectacle

clear. I was

was useless beneath the hold of the spell. His hand flexes a

ncy. When he doesn't move, she trots down the dias to

snapping out of momentary hesitancy.

of betraya

ave the person, my person, the other half of my soul

e task of doi

't br

anguish as he kne

ream dow

b, unable to beli

as if I mean nothing. "For the crime o

r loved me... p

reed justice by me

the room; no one will p

was unrecognizable as he peered down

fingers sec

lifted in th

he quark as

floods my mind th

his because

yelling at the scoring heat engulfing my face. It's useless, the b

the inside. The pain builds and builds until I

ld goes

*

n as it rushes past, cool and sharp. The leaves rust

peace in the silence. In t

en if my company is the wa

ied to rally around me, not knowing the full story of my blindn

ould they follow in the footsteps of

me as their Luna, or

son I haven't been challeng

the conversation we h

e pack there w

sheets of the healing room. The burn from th

curse. At least I didn't ha

ent. " It was why I had your trial remain private,

take I made w

the air as silence

a sun ray beating agains

n the storm buil

want, but I am still your mate and your Alpha. When we return to the Lotus territory, we will inform them that during t

, Al

used to rise here-how the light would dance alongKe

ht does nothing to erase the imag

mories would reflect th

o

a comforting tether, it is now an invasion. I te

He asks when

uined, my sense of smell and instincts have amplified, a

he, I remi

nging in my head scrape

I snap. In

ost as if I can see him standin

e b

r. I'm done

o

for one of your ta

ety ghost the irritation. The sound brings bac

already took my sight and denied my request t

ur home, h

anym

game. You c

reaking and realigning grounds me in a way I desperately need. My paws

to get you.

nore

e-just

the panic in

eard him sou

I fee

knocks me

a

g away from my scrambling claws. Gravity takes me bef

I can

ce rips through t

ars in

echoes i

he impact of the stone