Chapter: A Place Of RestElise Pov For the longest time, I believed love was a chain.Something invisible, yet heavy enough to pull at my chest until breathing felt like a burden. They called it the mate bond, sacred, unbreakable, destined. But no one ever spoke about how lonely destiny could feel when it was forced upon you.I had been that girl once. Trapped inside expectations, watched by eyes that measured my worth by bloodlines and power. I smiled when I was told to smile. I nodded when I was told to choose. And inside, I slowly disappeared.Until Derek.It still surprised me how quietly he became my refuge.There was no thunder when I first realized it. No dramatic confession. No moment where the world stopped spinning. It was in the little things, how he waited when I walked slower, how he listened without interrupting, how he never demanded my affection but earned it.Now, as the morning sun poured gently into our chamber, I lay awake beside him, listening to the steady rhythm of his breathing.This.
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Chapter: It Felt Like HomeElise’s POVThe news of Derek being chosen did not arrive quietly.It exploded.By sunrise, the entire palace hummed with voices, some joyful, some doubtful, some sharp with resentment. I heard my name whispered in corners, heard Derek’s spoken with reverence and envy alike. Even the walls seemed to listen.Yet inside my chamber, everything felt strangely still.I stood before the mirror as the maids dressed me for the coronation, my reflection staring back with eyes that had seen too much blood, too many broken bonds. Gold fabric slid over my shoulders, soft and heavy, stitched with the ancient markings of a Luna. My wolf stirred beneath my skin not restless this time, but alert. Watchful.“You look radiant, my lady,” one maid whispered.I did not answer. My thoughts were elsewhere.With Derek.Three weeks ago, I had lain unconscious, suspended between life and death. When I woke, I had asked for Damon and Drake first not because I loved them more, but because I needed to see the ful
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Chapter: Just Only UsDerek’s POVI did not expect this.Not after everything.Not after the way Elise had looked through me these past weeks as though I were smoke instead of flesh.Not after the silence she wrapped around herself whenever I entered a room, polite, distant, unbreakable.When Damon failed, the hall erupted.Not with shock,.no, most of them had expected Damon to succeed but with confusion. Whispers skittered across the stone walls like frightened insects. I stood frozen among them, my arms crossed, my jaw clenched so tight it hurt.I told myself I did not care.I told myself it meant nothing.Then Drake failed too.That… that was when something shifted.Drake stormed out of the council chamber like a wounded beast, fury rolling off him in waves so sharp it made the guards step back. Elise emerged moments later, calm, composed, her face unreadable. She did not look at Drake. She did not look at Damon.She looked straight ahead.And then..Her voice rang through the hall.“Summon Derek.”The
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Chapter: No ExpectationElise’s POVMorning came quietly, as though the world itself was holding its breath.The palace buzzed with restrained anticipation, whispers slipping through corridors like shadows. Everyone knew what today meant. Damon’s rejection had shaken the pack to its core, and now all eyes were on the next walk into the woods, on me, and on Drake.I dressed slowly, deliberately. Not for beauty, not for ceremony, but for resolve. My reflection stared back at me with unfamiliar steadiness. Three weeks ago, I had been bleeding on cold stone, caught between brothers who forgot what love meant the moment power entered the room. Today, I was the one deciding their fate.When Drake arrived to escort me, he bowed slightly, a boyish smile tugging at his lips.“You look… radiant,” he said, clearly nervous. “The Moon must be smiling today.”I smiled back, soft and practiced. “You’ve always had a way with words, Drake.”His ears reddened faintly as we walked side by side toward the forest. Unlike Damon,
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Chapter: A Different OutcomeElise’s POVIts towering trees stood like ancient witnesses, their roots tangled deep beneath the earth, holding memories older than the throne, older than the pack itself. As I stepped beneath the canopy with Damon beside me, the air thick with pine and damp soil, I wondered how many lies had been whispered here, and how many truths had been broken open under the Moon’s gaze.Everyone knew where we were going.The elders had not tried to hide it. The guards had bowed as we passed. The pack watched from a distance, pretending not to stare while silently weighing the fate of their future Alpha. By nightfall, the entire kingdom would know whether Damon would rise or fall.Damon walked close to me, his shoulder almost brushing mine. Too close.“You’re quiet, my Luna,” he said gently, his voice smooth, practiced. “Are you nervous?”That word, Luna hit me like a stone to the chest.I kept my gaze forward. “I’m thinking.”He smiled, as if pleased by that. “You always think too much. Tonight
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Chapter: ChosenElise’s POVIn the days leading up to the council’s decision, silence became the only thing Derek ever gave me.Damon visited often, always with purpose sharpened into kindness checking on my strength, speaking of the pack, reminding me gently of the burden resting on my shoulders. Drake, on the other hand, sent messages through servants and guards, asking for private moments, for explanations, for reassurance that whatever lay between us had not dissolved with blood and steel. He was restless, desperate to be seen, to be heard.But Derek never came.At first, I told myself it was pride. Or restraint. Or perhaps the elders had ordered him away from me until the final decision was made. Each excuse fit neatly enough to keep the ache in my chest from swelling into something unbearable.Yet as the days passed, it became clear, Derek was choosing distance.When we crossed paths in the corridors, he bowed respectfully, his expression unreadable, his eyes never lingering on mine. When the p
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Chapter: DinnerARIAThe first morning of being the Luna of Blackwood, I discovered that apparently a crown came with free entertainment because half the palace seemed to have nothing better to do than stare at me.I could feel their eyes following me as I walked through the corridor, and I didn't need Vin's sharp senses to know what they were thinking. Some looked away the moment I caught them, while others weren't even trying to hide their disapproval. I had seen those looks before, so many times that I could probably identify each one without turning around.Apparently, becoming Luna had not magically given me a smaller body, longer legs or whatever else these people had decided a Luna needed to possess. What it had given me was a title, a crown and a palace full of people who looked like they wanted to return all three to the Moon Goddess because they clearly didn't approve of the woman wearing them.Well, that was unfortunate for them. I wasn't going anywher
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Chapter: The Moon Goddess Wasn't That IndulgentXAVIERI felt frustrated watching Ronan trying hard to hide the sheepish grin on his face. The dude was practically forgetting how to behave at the sight of the person who had almost bumped into me.Maya.She had nearly walked straight into me but stopped at the last moment, looking up with an expression that suggested she had been expecting anyone except me. Great. I understood that feeling because I would probably have the same reaction if I had opened a door and found myself staring at the person I had spent the previous night insulting.“Good morning, Alpha,” she said politely, although her eyes immediately moved toward Ronan before she added, “Good morning, Beta.”Ronan straightened almost instantly, and I caught the way his eyes followed her before he answered. “Good morning, Maya.”Surprisingly, Maya smiled at him.I sighed inwardly because I was beginning to understand why my Beta had been behaving like an idiot lately. It also came as a surprise because Ronan had sworn at eve
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Chapter: What Is Ronan Upto?XAVIERBy the time I reached the council chamber the following morning, I was already regretting every decision that had led me there. The Elders had requested an early meeting, which usually meant they had either discovered a problem or created one and wanted me to solve it before breakfast. Judging by the number of serious faces waiting around the table, I suspected it was the second option.Ronan walked in behind me carrying several documents, but he looked distracted enough that I almost asked him whether he had slept at all. He placed the papers on the table, glanced toward the door, and then seemed to remember that he was supposed to be paying attention to me instead of whatever had caught his interest outside.I watched him carefully before taking my seat. “You have been staring at that door since we entered the room, Ronan, and unless you suddenly expect the wood to deliver a report, I suggest you bring your attention back here.”Ronan cleared his throat and pulled out a chair
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Chapter: The PendantARIABy the time evening came, I had discovered that being Luna of Blackwood came with far more walking than anyone had bothered to warn me about. Maya had insisted on accompanying me through almost every part of the palace, claiming that if I was going to explore my new home, she had a personal responsibility to make sure I didn't accidentally enter a room where someone kept poisonous snakes or, according to her, a secret council of old women who spent their days discussing everyone's business.I had laughed so much that my cheeks hurt by the time we returned to my room.“I am beginning to think you made half of those stories up,” I told her as she helped me remove the pins from my hair.Maya gave me an offended look through the mirror. “I would never lie to you, Lady Aria. I may exaggerate a little when the truth is boring, but that is completely different.”I shook my head while trying not to smile. “You are impossible, and I still don't understand why you were allowed to survive C
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Chapter: ConfusedXAVIERI had barely made it halfway down the corridor before Ronan finally decided to remember that he was my Beta and not a decorative statue I had brought along for company. I slowed my steps and glanced at him, only to find him staring at the closed door behind us with an expression that made me wonder whether Aria had slammed the door on his face instead of mine. The moment he noticed me watching him, he straightened his shoulders and suddenly looked very interested in the paintings on the wall.“Are you coming, Ronan?” I asked, keeping my voice calm even though I was beginning to question whether I had chosen the right man to serve as my Beta.He nodded quickly and fell into step beside me, but I noticed the way his eyes wandered toward the corridor behind us again. I followed his gaze out of curiosity and found Maya standing outside Aria's room, apparently still holding the half-eaten apple she had been chewing throughout our entire conversation. The woman looked completely unco
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Chapter: Anything That Keeps Me AliveARIAThe following morning, I woke up with the strange feeling that something had changed, although for the life of me, I couldn't figure out what it was. I remained under the warmth of my blankets for several minutes, staring at the ceiling while my mind slowly caught up with the fact that I was no longer in Hawthorne, no longer waiting for someone to tell me where I was allowed to sit or what I was allowed to do. I was the Luna of Blackwood now, whether the pack liked it or not, and surprisingly, that thought didn't scare me as much as it had the day before.Maybe Maya had finally damaged my brain with all her nonsense last night.I rolled onto my side and buried my face into the pillow, trying to remember exactly when my life had become this strange. Five years ago, I had been the woman everyone in Crestview treated like an inconvenience, and now I was waking up in a palace because the most stubborn Alpha alive had decided that I belonged beside him. The funniest part was that I st
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