ANMELDENChapter 50 Elara's PovDespite the darkness in the room, I saw his eyes. Something flashed across them. It looked like terror. The Rowan I knew was never afraid, so why now? He stumbled backwards, muttering some words under his breath.I struggled to my feet, but the chains were too heavy for me."What's wrong?" I managed to mutter. He shook his head, but didn't say a word."You are scaring me."In a second, he regained his composure and walked up to me."I'm sorry. I just got overwhelmed." He smoothed out my hair again and this time, Riley whined."Rowan, what are you hiding? What are you not telling me? Have you known Seris was Calliope? Is that why you tried so hard to get me out of Cassian's life?""No." His voice was different now."Then what?"He looked at the door. Then back at me. His jaw tightened."Because I saw her die."The words hit me like a fist. I stumbled backwards."What?""Calliope. I saw her body. I touched her cold hands. I watched them lower her into the ground.
Chapter 49 Elara's PovWhen I stepped outside my Villa. The wolves had already lined the walls, wolves from the pack and others, waiting. Rumours spread so fast because what the hell was this.Some stared at me with pity and others with hate, the others had a straight face. I couldn't bear to see their faces and left my head bowed."Is that the Luna?" The voices came from the crowd."She's the one who killed the pup, the woman who was supposed to protect the pack was killing them.""I heard she poisoned the Alpha too." The whispers followed us. It was so exhausting that I kept my head up and my back straight. My hands were cuffed behind me. I wasn't going to let them see me break.Nicole followed, crying behind me. She begged the guards."Please, let me stay with her. Just for a minute. Please…"One of the guards shoved her back. "No visitors. Grand Luna's orders.""Luna!" Nicole screamed. "Luna, I'm sorry!"I didn't turn around. I knew myself . If I turned, I would cry, and if I cri
Chapter 48 Elara's PovRowan stood in the gap, snow swirling around him like ashes from a fire. This year, the cold was more.His eyes found the blood first. Then the healer's body and slowly, at me.He paused when he saw the blood and slowly looked up at the Elders. His face went pale and quiet. Then he turned back to me. Adrian's men were about to take me out of the room."Step away from the Luna." Rowan said slowly."Rowan…" Adrian called, drawing his sword."You can't be in this chamber, this is trespassing…""Step. Away." Rowan's voice was quiet and that made it worse. Adrian's sword trembled, but Rowan didn't blink.Lord Kyle turned. "This is Silver Crest business, Alpha Rowan. You have no jurisdiction here and the Luna is guilty.""I have every business. Elara is my friend. And she's innocent." He walked toward me. "I'm taking her.""She's under arrest…"Rowan pulled out his phone. "I have your secrets and evil deeds on here, Lord Kyle, you don't want to know what it would do
Chapter 47Elara's Pov“Ambushed by who?" I swallowed. Another issue. My outfit, now covered in Cassian's blood.“I couldn't tell who they were, Beta Adrian, but they moved around like shadows. I couldn't see them or make them out, no matter how hard I tried.” The vial dropped from my hands.The Shadow Packs… they were here. I knew it, from the human world. And their presence always announced war. It meant war was coming. They hardly ever waged war. If they did, it only meant something that belonged to them was here. My eyes fell on the jade ring. Was this the reason they were after me? A girl gifted me this ring sixteen years ago, during the first war with them. Had she stolen it or picked it up?My eyes met Adrian's scrutinizing gaze, but I looked away immediately. Yet he still walked toward me. I was forced to look at him, and now his face was pale."Luna, if the Shadow Pack is involved, I believe they're not here for Cassian."I stared at him and gulped, like I didn't know. "Then
Chapter 46Elara's PovI stared at Cassian slowly fading from my hands and whispering those words to me. ‘My father was dead.’ But Rowan told me something different, or was he trying to cheer me up and not add to my burden? I let go of Cassian's body, it dropped to the floor.His blood was black. I hadn't seen something like this before. The elders were screaming and mouthing some words in the background. But I couldn't hear or make out the words they said. My focus was solely on my dad. He couldn't be dead, no. Slowly, I crept away from Cassian's body.He stretched his hands out to mine, I looked away. Pushing the tears, threatening to leave my eyes.“Luna, what are you doing? He is reaching for you, or did you also kill the Alpha?" Slowly, I raised my head to Kyle. His eyes were furious.I pressed my palms to Cassian's chest now, pushing down my grief.His heart stuttered, once, twice and then it kept beating. Barely. His lips were blue and his face was gray. The poison was spreadin
Chapter 45Elara's PovWhen Nicole said those words, they hung in the air like smoke from a fire. It was too thick. I stared at her. Well, because I hadn't heard well. I didn't hear her clearly.She shoved her phone into my hands and the screen glowed from a live news broadcast. Cassian's face filled it. My eyes fell on his broad shoulders, dark coat, and pack crest hanging behind him.He had called a press meeting for me… to judge me.The camera zoomed in on him, and his jaw was tight, with empty eyes. The same look he wore every time he looked at me."Justice will be served," he said into the microphones. His voice was flat and final, leaving no room for pity."The accused Luna will be held accountable. An innocent pup has been lost. The pack demands answers, and I will give them."Innocent pup. Lost. He believes her. He always believed her. But what if Seris did that to get rid of me? Just because I've found out her secret? The thought haunted me. Maybe she was doing this all becau







