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Chapter 117

Penulis: Moonchild
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Deric’s POV

The steam clung to my skin as I stepped out of the shower, towel slung low on my hips. The scent of Ava’s lotion filled the room, lavender, sweet and grounding. She sat curled up on the bed, knees hugged to her chest, my oversized hoodie drowning her delicate frame. Her chin rested on her knees, eyes soft and sleepy, tracking my every move. I had decided not to bring up her father’s incident ever again.

“You always look sexy after a hot shower,” she murmured in a sweet tone.

I grinned, running a hand through my wet hair. “That’s because I’m sexy.”

She rolled her eyes, but the corners of her lips lifted. “Charmer.”

I stepped closer, leaned in, pressing a kiss to the top of her head. “Only for you.”

My phone buzzed on the nightstand. Twice, then again.

Ava glanced over as I reached for it. “You expecting someone at this hour?”

“Probably Ronan with another meeting I missed,” I lied smoothly, unlocking it.

The moment I saw the sender, Unknown Number, my breath caught.
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    Elvira I woke up with my throat dry and a weight pressing against my chest, not from a nightmare, but something real. I swung my legs off the bed and padded across the cold floor to my desk, where the relic sat. Even in the dim light, the silver crest shined faintly, as if it were alive. I hadn’t meant to bring it with me, but… I couldn’t leave it behind either. It called something in me. And that confused me more than ever. I stared at the etched sigil, it was beautiful, ancient, and wrongfully familiar. Jaxon had mentioned the possessor’s name earlier. Liora, my mother’s name. Coincidence, I had told myself. People shared names all the time. But still… I reached for the relic, my fingers trembling. The moment my skin brushed the crest, something inside me clicked. A lock turning, a door opening. And then I heard it. “Elvira, I guess you already found out. You are more than they told you. Carry on my legacy, the next Alpha Queen.” My breath hitched. That voice, soft, melodic

  • Alpha’s Moonchild   Chapter 120

    Jaxon For the third day in a row, Kairo was a damn ghost. No messages. No returned calls. His office remained empty, the assistant offering me the same tight-lipped excuse: “He travelled.” But where the hell did he go without fulfilling his promise? I stared at the list of numbers on my phone, Deric’s name highlighted at the top. Thirteen missed calls from him. I didn’t bother opening any of them. Whatever Deric wanted could wait. What couldn’t wait was the growing knot of unease under my sternum. Callan’s absence, the council’s aggression, Ronan acting cagey, the cryptic signs Elvira kept seeing in her dreams, I felt the noose of it all tightening. I had spent my entire life taking up the ranks, dragging Morrien Pack out of its cursed history and into something respectable. But now? Now it all felt like it was fraying in my hands. So, when Magnus Blackwood requested a second meeting, I didn’t have the luxury to say no. Not anymore. …. The private club he selected sat atop t

  • Alpha’s Moonchild   Chapter 119

    Elvira The dusky amber light of early evening washed over the balcony corridor, but my skin prickled. I miss Brielle. I haven’t seen her in weeks, and nobody knows if she’s alive or dead. Just then my eye caught a figure. At first, I thought I was hallucinating. She stood there at the far end of the entrance, backlit by the sun, hair dancing around her face in the wind, that slender silhouette too familiar to ignore. My breath caught in my throat. My hand gripped the wooden rail. No… it couldn’t be… “Brielle?” I whispered, but the word barely left my lips. I took a step forward, heart pounding. She turned slightly. That face, the high cheekbones, the almond eyes with their moonlit sheen, the lips that always curved mischievously, even when she wasn’t smiling. My heartbeat roared in my ears. “Brielle!” My feet didn’t wait for my mind to catch up. I sprinted down the corridor, nearly tripping over my robe as I flew down the staircase, the railing blurring past me. I burst thr

  • Alpha’s Moonchild   Chapter 118

    Ronan Two days. Just two damn days of silence, and she was already clawing at my attention like a cat in heat. Calls. Texts. Even one pathetic voice note that ended with a huff and a slammed door. Lila was persistent like a storm, beautiful to watch from afar, but a disaster when it got too close. I’d ignored them all. Until now. I sipped whiskey, leaning on the polished mahogany of the rooftop bar’s counter. Soft jazz filled the air, its rhythm slow, a lazy kind of seductive. One of the bar dancer, Sienna, a sharp-mouthed woman was seated beside me, laughing at something I’d said. Her red lips curled around the rim of her glass, eyes trained on me like I was a game she couldn’t wait to win. And then Lila walked in. My glass halted halfway to my lips. I’d seen her in plenty of moods, blood-smeared from training, sulking in fur coats, flashing those cunning eyes during council meetings, but this was something else. She was dressed in a sleek black satin gown that shined every

  • Alpha’s Moonchild   Chapter 117

    Deric’s POV The steam clung to my skin as I stepped out of the shower, towel slung low on my hips. The scent of Ava’s lotion filled the room, lavender, sweet and grounding. She sat curled up on the bed, knees hugged to her chest, my oversized hoodie drowning her delicate frame. Her chin rested on her knees, eyes soft and sleepy, tracking my every move. I had decided not to bring up her father’s incident ever again. “You always look sexy after a hot shower,” she murmured in a sweet tone. I grinned, running a hand through my wet hair. “That’s because I’m sexy.” She rolled her eyes, but the corners of her lips lifted. “Charmer.” I stepped closer, leaned in, pressing a kiss to the top of her head. “Only for you.” My phone buzzed on the nightstand. Twice, then again. Ava glanced over as I reached for it. “You expecting someone at this hour?” “Probably Ronan with another meeting I missed,” I lied smoothly, unlocking it. The moment I saw the sender, Unknown Number, my breath caught.

  • Alpha’s Moonchild   Chapter 116

    Jaxon I stood in the center of my office, phone still in hand, Deric’s last words echoing like a dull sound in my head. The call had ended ten minutes ago, but I hadn’t moved. The rain outside tapped lightly on the tall windows, a rhythmic sound that should have been soothing. It wasn’t. If Deric saw Callan the night he rescued Elvira… then unless they were separated, Elvira had to see him too. The logic circled like a hawk in my mind. She hadn’t said a damn thing. I ran a hand through my hair, fingers pulling the roots as I paced across the polished floors. I remembered how quiet she’d been after we got her back. Shaky, yes. Traumatized, I’d thought. But there was more. I’d sensed it. She’d had chances, dozens of them, to tell me. And she didn’t. Was it because she didn’t trust me? No. No, I wouldn’t let my mind go there. But still… something about that night had never sat right. Deric had been off since then too. Defensive. And now, suddenly, he “thinks he knows” where Cal

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