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Chapter 18

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"Start from the beginning. Tell me everything you saw."

Darius sat behind his desk, hands steepled under his chin. Blake stood at his right. Orion leaned against the wall by the window, arms crossed, his whole body coiled like a spring.

Aria stood in the center of the room. It was the first time all five of them—her, both kings, Blake, and now Cade, who hovered by the door—had been in the same room.

"Knox met with three figures outside the castle walls," Cade said. "Gray cloaks. No pack insigni
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  • Alpha King's Luna: The Chosen Mate vs The Contenders   Chapter 40

    "You need to hear this."Willow burst into Aria's room at dawn, her hair wild, the journal clutched against her chest. She'd been up all night—Aria could see it in the shadows under her eyes and the manic energy vibrating through her small frame."I found the rest of the hidden text. The part Morgana encoded deepest." Willow dropped onto the bed and opened the journal to a page near the very end. "It's about the alternative method. Not the cleansing—the other one.""What other one?""The one Morgana told you about in the vision." Willow's voice was shaking. "She said there was a way that didn't require death. That required something more painful than death."Aria went cold. "I thought the cleansing ritual with Vivian's blood was the alternative.""The cleansing removes the corruption. But it doesn't complete the transformation. For that—for the full bridge between you and the kings—there's one more step." Willow looked up from the journal. "And Morgana h

  • Alpha King's Luna: The Chosen Mate vs The Contenders   Chapter 39

    "The Trial of Spirit concludes today. But I think we all know who's already won."Elder Maren's voice was dry. The amphitheater buzzed with energy—the kind of electric anticipation that came before something historic.Aria stood in the competitors' line for the final demonstration. After her performance three days ago—the white wolf, the resonating howl, the silver glow—the Trial of Spirit had become less of a competition and more of a coronation. Every competitor who followed her had been measured against what the crowd witnessed, and every single one fell short.Not because they were weak. Because what Aria had shown them wasn't just a wolf bond. It was something older. Something sacred.Today was the final demonstration. Each competitor had one last chance to show the depth of their connection.Aria waited. She breathed. She felt Morgana's presence inside her, steady and warm, a grandmother's hand on a child's shoulder."You're ready," Morgana whispered."I don't feel ready.""You

  • Alpha King's Luna: The Chosen Mate vs The Contenders   Chapter 38

    "I want to talk."Vivian's voice came through her door, muffled by wood and ward. It was past midnight—three days after Aria's first visit. Three days of silence from the Knox girl's locked room.Aria had almost given up.She looked at Blake, who stood guard in the corridor, his hand on the hilt of the short sword he always carried."She asked for you specifically," he said. "Thirty seconds ago. I was about to wake you."Aria pulled her robe tighter around herself and nodded. Blake unlocked the door.Vivian sat on her bed, knees drawn to her chest. She looked different. Smaller. The polished, razor-sharp woman Aria had faced in the competition was gone. In her place was someone stripped down to their foundation—raw and uncertain and frightened.Aria sat in the chair. Same position as last time. Close enough to be personal."Tell me about your father," Vivian said.Not the question Aria expected. "What do you want to know?""How did you survive him?"Aria studied Vivian's face. The que

  • Alpha King's Luna: The Chosen Mate vs The Contenders   Chapter 37

    "Breathe. Deeper. Let your thoughts go quiet."Willow's voice was a low hum in the candlelit room. She sat cross-legged on the floor across from Aria, her hands resting on her knees, palms up. Blue-white light pulsed gently from her fingertips—a guide, an anchor.Aria closed her eyes and breathed. In through the nose. Out through the mouth. Each breath slower than the last, sinking deeper into herself.The world outside faded. The castle. The competition. Knox and her father and the blood moon counting down. All of it fell away, layer by layer, like peeling skin from an onion, until nothing was left but the dark, warm space inside her own chest.Where the wolf waited.Where Morgana waited."I'm here," Aria thought.The darkness shifted. Not with light—with presence. Something vast and old and endlessly patient filling the space around her like water filling a basin.Then she was somewhere else.A forest. Not Thornwood—this one was older, wilder, with trees so tall their canopy blocked

  • Alpha King's Luna: The Chosen Mate vs The Contenders   Chapter 36

    "Competitors, the Trial of Spirit is unlike anything you have faced."Elder Maren stood at the center of the spirit arena—an open-air amphitheater carved into the hillside behind the castle. Stone seats rose in tiers, packed with spectators. The sky above was clear and cold, the afternoon sun throwing long shadows."This trial tests the most fundamental bond a werewolf possesses—the bond with their wolf. You will enter the meditation circle one at a time. You will connect with your wolf before the court. And the depth of that connection will be judged."Aria stood in the competitors' line, her hands clasped behind her back to hide their trembling. She knew what was coming. She'd been preparing for three days—meditating with Willow, speaking to her wolf, feeling Morgana's presence grow stronger with each session.But knowing and being ready were different things.The first few competitors entered the circle and performed well enough. They shifted cleanly, demonstrated control, showed t

  • Alpha King's Luna: The Chosen Mate vs The Contenders   Chapter 35

    "You went to Vivian. Without telling me."Darius stood behind his desk, and for the first time, his composure was well and truly cracked. Not ice—fire. A cold, controlled fire that burned behind his eyes and turned his voice into something sharp enough to cut."I had to," Aria said."You had to go alone to the daughter of our enemy and reveal our most sensitive intelligence.""She needed to hear it from someone who understands.""She needed to be interrogated by professionals who could extract useful information without giving away our entire strategy."They stared at each other across the desk. The bond between them vibrated with tension—his frustration, her stubbornness, both of them refusing to bend.Orion sat in the corner, watching them like a spectator at a particularly intense sparring match."She's right, you know," Orion said.Darius turned his glare on his brother. "Don't.""Vivian wouldn't have opened up to an interrogator. She's Knox's daughter—she's been trained to resist

  • Alpha King's Luna: The Chosen Mate vs The Contenders   Chapter 21

    "Get up."Alpha Blackwood's boot connected with Aria's ribs. She curled inward, arms wrapped around her midsection, teeth clenched to keep from screaming."I said get up."Another kick. This one hit her back, right along the spine. Pain exploded through her body like lightning, white-hot and blindi

  • Alpha King's Luna: The Chosen Mate vs The Contenders   Chapter 15

    "You're distracted."Luna threw a training pad at Aria's face. It bounced off her forehead."Ow! What was that for?""You've been staring into space for ten minutes. We're supposed to be preparing for the wisdom trial, and you're off in dreamland." Luna dropped onto the grass beside her. "Talk to m

  • Alpha King's Luna: The Chosen Mate vs The Contenders   Chapter 12

    "If you don't tell us who hurt you, we'll find out ourselves. And trust me, our methods won't be gentle."Orion paced the length of Aria's room like a caged animal. His fists were clenched so tight his knuckles had gone white. Every few seconds, a growl slipped out of him, low and dangerous.Darius

  • Alpha King's Luna: The Chosen Mate vs The Contenders   Chapter 11

    "You're going to die."Seraphina's words sat in Aria's chest like stones. Three days had passed since the old witch said them, and they still hadn't moved. Not even an inch.Aria stood at the window of her room, watching the competitors train below. Her body had healed from the fight with Vivian. T

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