90. The Truth Of Two Worlds.

Rose POV

I don’t remember when I fell asleep.

I only remember holding his hand.

After everything that had happened… the fear, the confusion, the strange world I had been pulled into… the only thing that felt real was the warmth of Adrian’s fingers wrapped around mine.

I didn’t plan to sleep.

I only wanted to stay there.

Just to make sure he was breathing.

Just to make sure he was really okay.

But at some point, my body gave up.

And I slept.

I woke slowly.

Not suddenly.

Not in panic.

Slowly.

Warm.

Comfortable.

Safe.

For a moment, I didn’t move.

Then I realized something.

I wasn’t sitting anymore.

I was lying on the bed.

And…

Something was holding me.

I froze.

My heart jumped once.

Then I looked up.

Adrian.

He was awake.

And he was looking at me.

For a second, neither of us spoke.

Then I saw it.

The small smile on his face.

Soft.

Relieved.

Happy.

“You’re awake,” I whispered.

His eyes softened.

“Yes.”

His voice sounded stronger than before.

Relief rushed through me so fast that my eyes stung.

“You scared me,” I said quietly.

“I know.”

He lifted his hand and gently touched my hair.

“I’m better now.”

I smiled.

I didn’t even realize how worried I had been until that moment.

I moved closer without thinking.

And he wrapped his arms around me.

I rested against his chest.

His heartbeat was steady.

Strong.

I closed my eyes.

For the first time in days…

Everything felt calm.

Adrian POV

The first thing I felt when I woke up was warmth.

Soft.

Gentle.

Real.

I opened my eyes slowly.

And there she was.

Rose.

Her head resting near me.

Her hand still holding mine.

She must have stayed like that the whole time.

Waiting.

Watching.

I felt something in my chest tighten.

Not pain.

Something softer.

Something deeper.

I smiled without realizing it.

Carefully, I moved.

I didn’t want to wake her suddenly.

She looked peaceful.

For someone who had been through so much… she looked calm.

I adjusted my arms and pulled her properly onto the bed beside me.

She moved closer immediately.

Her body curled toward mine.

Like it was natural.

Like it belonged there.

I wrapped my arms around her.

And for a moment, I just stayed like that.

Breathing.

Feeling.

Alive.

Then suddenly...

Her body tensed.

Her eyes snapped open.

And she moved fast.

Her hand pushed against my chest, her body shifting into defense.

Fight mode.

Her eyes wide.

Fear.

The reaction was instinct.

From what the vampires had done to her.

“Rose,” I said softly.

She froze.

Then she saw my face clearly.

The fear disappeared.

And she relaxed immediately.

“Oh…”

She let out a small breath.

“It’s you.”

Then she smiled.

That smile.

Warm.

Real.

“Are you okay?” she asked quickly.

“I’m better,” I told her.

And I meant it.

Not just physically.

Better.

Because she was here.

Rose POV

I looked at Adrian, shifting into a serious mode then I started asking questions.

"You came for me,” I said softly.

He looked at me.

“I didn’t come,” he said. “You pulled me.”

I frowned.

“What do you mean?”

His eyes moved to my back again.

The mark.

I swallowed.

“What is it?” I asked again. “Everyone keeps looking at it like it’s something important.”

His expression changed.

Soft.

Heavy.

“Rose,” he said slowly. “That mark means you’re the Luna.”

My mind went blank.

The Luna?

Me?

“That’s not possible,” I whispered immediately.

But something inside me felt… warm.

Familiar.

Like the truth had just been spoken.

I looked at him.

“Then why did it appear now?” I asked.

His voice became quiet.

“Because the bond is real.”

I didn’t fully understand.

But before I could ask more...

His expression suddenly hardened.

“They’ll come after you now,” he said. “Vampires don’t let something like this go.”

Fear returned.

But this time, I wasn’t alone.

I held his hand tighter, smiling...That can wait.

Seeing him awake.

Seeing him looking normal again.

Everything inside me felt lighter.

I didn’t even realize how scared I had been.

Then his expression changed slightly.

More serious.

“Rose,” he said quietly.

I looked at him.

“I’m sorry.”

The words surprised me.

“For what?”

“For everything,” he said. “For pushing you away. For how I treated you. For being harsh.”

I stayed quiet.

He continued.

“I thought I was protecting you,” he said. “You’re human. My world is dangerous. I didn’t want you dragged into it.”

I swallowed.

“I understand,” I said softly.

He looked relieved.

Then I added quietly...

“But you were cruel.”

His face tightened.

“I know.”

“I tried to move on,” I continued. “But the way you did it… it hurt.”

Silence filled the space between us.

Then he reached for my face gently.

“I won’t do that again.”

I looked into his eyes.

And I believed him.

Slowly, he leaned closer.

I didn’t pull away.

Our lips met.

Soft.

Careful.

Then deeper.

All the distance.

All the pain.

All the confusion.

It melted in that moment.

Adrian POV

Kissing her felt like breathing again.

Like something inside me that had been broken was finally being put back together.

For a moment, I forgot everything else.

The council.

The war.

The ritual.

The world.

Then...

A knock.

We both froze.

A servant’s voice came from outside.

“Alpha… the Seer is here. She requests to see you.”

Rose pulled back slowly.

I exhaled.

“Let them come in.”

A few seconds later, the door opened.

The Seer entered.

Behind her were Caleb and Matthew.

Caleb’s eyes went straight to me.

Then he grinned and walked over quickly.

He grabbed my arm and pulled me into a quick hug.

“I knew you wouldn’t die,” he said.

I laughed lightly.

“I wasn’t planning to.”

Matthew stepped forward and nodded.

“Good to see you standing again.”

The Seer watched quietly.

Then she spoke.

“Your body has recovered,” she said.

I nodded.

“But your spirit is still damaged,” she continued. “The broken ritual left a wound. It will only be fully healed when the true ritual is completed.”

I understood.

Then her eyes moved.

To Rose.

And her expression changed.

Curious.

Careful.

“Tell me,” the Seer said gently. “Your father. Where is he?”

Rose looked surprised by the question.

“He’s… gone,” she said quietly. “He died years ago. It’s just my mother now.”

The Seer smiled slowly.

“I see.”

Then she looked at all of us.

“I made a consultation about her.”

The room became quiet.

“She is not fully human.”

Rose froze.

I felt her body tense beside me.

“She carries mixed blood,” the Seer continued. “Human… and wolf.”

Matthew POV

I stood up immediately.

“That’s impossible.”

Everyone looked at me.

“A wolf and a human cannot produce a surviving child,” I said. “The human body cannot carry the wolf energy. The mother dies. Or the child does.”

The Seer nodded.

“That is true.”

“Then how...”

“That is why she is special,” the Seer said calmly.

She looked at Rose again.

“She survived. She grew. And now she has been chosen as Luna.”

Silence filled the room.

Caleb POV

My mind was racing.

Mixed blood?

That explained something.

“Then why couldn’t we smell wolf scent on her?” I asked.

The Seer turned to me.

“If her wolf nature had been obvious,” she said, “both wolves and vampires would have hunted her long ago.”

I understood immediately.

She had been hidden.

Protected.

Her whole life.

Rose looked shocked.

“I… I remember something,” she said slowly. “My father’s documents… there were wolf symbols. Crescent moons. Whenever I asked, my mom would hide them.”

Everything was starting to connect.

Then she looked at Adrian.

“That’s why you couldn’t wipe my memory…”

She looked down.

“And the vampire… he couldn’t enter my mind or feast on me.”

The Seer nodded.

“Your blood is protected.”

Then her voice became serious.

“Your father was a wolf general. He died in the last war.”

Rose’s eyes widened.

“And now,” the Seer continued, “his daughter has been chosen to protect both worlds.”

She looked around the room.

“The Luna now belongs to two worlds. Human and wolf.”

“The first of her kind.”

Adrian POV

I looked at Rose.

She looked overwhelmed.

Confused.

But strong.

The Seer continued.

“We must bring her mother,” she said. “She holds the remaining truth.”

Matthew spoke immediately.

“The council will resist this.”

The Seer’s eyes hardened.

“If they truly understand what is coming,” she said, “they will not argue with fate.”

She looked at me.

“They already saw what happened when the Alpha was paired with the wrong Luna.”

The memory of that pain still sat in my chest.

Matthew nodded slowly.

“Then we call a council meeting.”

His voice became firm.

“We announce Rose as the true Luna.”

He looked at all of us.

“And we begin the ritual preparations immediately.”

“The Blood Moon is coming.... it's close”

The room fell silent.

Because everyone understood.

This wasn’t just destiny anymore.

This was war.

And this time…

Fate had finally revealed its true choice.