เข้าสู่ระบบIf you felt the warmth in this chapter, the softness, the slow burn sweetness, then I'm glad. Maya and Lucien are beginning something delicate and beautiful, and I can't wait to show you where it goes next.
Maya's POVI once believed defeating Aldric would be the hardest battle of my life.I was wrong.Fighting a monster was simple.A monster only wanted onething—destruction.People were different.People smiled while measuring your worth.They bowed while questioning your right to stand among them.They called you "Your Highness" while secretly wondering if the crown belonged on someone else's head.Three days had passed since our arrival at the Lunar Kingdom.Three days of meetings.Three days of introductions.Three days of council members studying me as though I were a puzzle none of them could solve.Or perhaps none of them wanted to.The morning sun spilled through the palace windows as I stood overlooking the eastern gardens.Below, servants moved between silver pathways lined with moon lilies.Everything here was beautiful.So beautiful it felt carefully arranged, like a kingdom hiding its cracks beneath polished marble.A knock sounded behind me."Come in."The door opened.Ver
Maya's POV The carriage moved like a steady heartbeat across the silver road, carrying us farther from Blood Moon and closer to something I wasn’t sure I was ready to face.I sat beside Lucien, my hands resting quietly on my lap, though nothing inside me felt quiet.Outside the window, the world was changing.Forests of dark green slowly faded into pale landscapes that glowed under the morning mist. Rivers shimmered faintly like melted moonlight, winding through valleys carved with precision no mortal hand could imitate. Even the wind felt different here. It was softer, heavier, as if it carried memory instead of air.Sophie pressed her face to the window.“This place is unreal,” she murmured. “Are we sure we didn’t enter another world?”Finn didn’t look up from his folded arms. “It’s still the same world, Sophie. Just more expensive stones and louder expectations.”I almost smiled at that.Almost.Lucien’s hand brushed mine briefly. Not to hold on, only to remind me he was there.
Tobias POVThe grave was still fresh.I stood before it long after everyone else had left.The cold silence was unbearable.No lectures. No advice. No Garrett.Just a mound of fresh earth beneath which my brother slept, while the rest of us remained behind to carry the weight of his absence.I hated every part of it.The wind brushed against my face like a ghost of memory, cruel enough to remind me of him, but not kind enough to bring him back.For a moment, I almost expected him to appear beside me.Arms folded. Looking disappointed. Again.A bitter laugh escaped me."You'd probably tell me to stop sulking."The grave offered no reply.Of course it didn't.He was gone, leaving behind nothing but memories and a silence far louder than his voice had ever been.The words still didn't feel real.Garrett was supposed to lead Silver Creek.Not me. Never me.He was the patient one. The responsible one.The one who actually thought before making decisions.I clenched my jaw.Moon Goddess, wh
Ciara's POVI hated funerals.Not that I had attended many before.But I hated this one.The caravan wheels rolled over the familiar stone path leading into Silver Creek, yet nothing felt familiar anymore.The pack gates opened slowly.Hundreds of wolves stood waiting.No one cheered or smiled. Home had never felt so much like a place of mourning.They simply stood there in silence.Watching, waiting, and mourning.I sat beside Cedric inside the carriage, clutching the edge of my dress.Across from us, Tobias remained quiet.Too quiet.Normally, he would have complained about something by now.Instead, he stared through the window, his jaw tight and his eyes distant.The golden caravan carrying Garrett's body rolled ahead of us.I couldn't stop looking at it.Every time I did, a painful thought entered my head.Garrett wasn't coming home.Only his body was.The realization squeezed my chest. I looked away quickly.Beside me, Cedric wrapped an arm around my shoulders."You okay, little
Maya's POV “I'll miss you, Big Sis.”Ciara's tiny voice rang out as we stood alone together on the morning of their departure back to Silver Creek.Tobias, being the eldest now, had insisted they leave that morning—a day after Garrett's death.“Is it really true we're not related by blood?” she asked, her hazel eyes full of curiosity.“Yes, Ciara,” I answered truthfully. “But I could never ask for a better sister. I'm so happy the Moon Goddess gave you to me.”I pinched her cheeks playfully.“I love you, Maya.” Ciara giggled.“I love you too, my dear Ciara. Take care of yourself and write to me often, okay?”“Of course I will.”We shared one last hug before walking toward the center of the pack.Everyone had gathered there.Garrett's body rested inside a golden caravan draped in royal silks, carrying him home for the final journey he would ever make.The second carriage was prepared for Tobias, Cedric, and Ciara. Around them, the Blood Moon guards assigned to escort the Silver Creek
Lucien's POVAfter everything we had endured, Maya was finally back where she belonged–in my arms.As my arms wrapped around her, her warmth seeped into my soul like sunlight after a long winter.I had missed my mate so much. The moment felt like a dream I had feared would never come true.Our foreheads touched as we gazed into each other's eyes, speaking through the bond words could never fully capture.She saw through me.I showed her everything—the torment I endured and the agony Aldric inflicted upon me.And finally, when she defeated him, I was set free and found my way back to her.I chose her over power, over freedom, over everything.I fed Aldric's arrogance, letting him believe he had broken me while Maya prepared to become his downfall."You came back to me," she whispered, as though she still feared I might disappear."I never truly left you, my love. Some bonds are stronger than death itself.” I uttered, before claiming her lips in a kiss that spoke of longing, relief, an
Maya's POVThe forest blurred around me as I ran. Branches hit my face, and roots caught at my feet, but I didn't stop running.Behind me was death. Ahead of me were only trees and shadows and fear.Lyra stayed close inside me. She didn’t speak much, but I felt her strength pushing me forward.*Run
Maya's POVThe fire cracked behind me as they dragged me forward.My wrists hurt where the ropes had rubbed them raw earlier, even though they were untied now. My hands still felt weak, like they remembered being bound.Alpha Darius stood in front of me.My father.He didn’t rush. He didn’t shout.
Lucien's POVThe bond burned like fire in my chest.It wasn’t pain but fear. Sharp, cold fear that didn’t belong to me alone.*Maya.*Her fear crashed into me so hard it stole my breath. My wolf slammed against my mind, furious and wild.*She is close,* my wolf, Kade, growled. *She is taken.*I did
Maya’s POVThe palace was silent, the heavy kind that presses on your chest and makes it hard to breathe.Everyone was present, from the highest elders with silver hair and slow steps, to the lowest workers who usually never stepped foot near the Alpha’s palace. Warriors, guards, mothers holding ch







