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Chapter Ninety-Four: Rumors Became War

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The manor slowly returned to its usual rhythm after the last family departed that afternoon, but Elena couldn’t shake the heaviness that had settled over her heart. She found herself replaying every conversation she’d had that day, especially the look on Rebecca’s face when she unfolded Ethan’s missing-person flyer. There had been hope in her eyes, but there had also been years of grief that no parent should ever have to carry.

Elena wandered into the library hoping a familiar book might distra
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  • Moonbound: The Alpha's Claim   Chapter Ninety-Five: The Cracks He Finds

    Roland’s words settled over the room like a weight no one knew how to lift.He knows Marcus cannot defend himself.Elena lowered her eyes to the table. The anger she’d expected never came. Instead, all she felt was sadness. James hadn’t challenged her strength. He hadn’t questioned her power. He had gone after the one person who could never stand before the pack and answer him.She remembered sitting on her father’s shoulders during the summer festivals while he pointed out constellations she was too young to understand. She remembered falling asleep against his chest after long pack meetings because she’d insisted on staying awake until he came home. Marcus had always smelled like pine and cedar after patrols, and no matter how tired he was, he always made time to tuck her into bed.James remembered those moments, too. He had been there. That realization hurt almost as much as the speech itself.“I don’t understand,” Elena admitted quietly. “If James hated my father this much, why di

  • Moonbound: The Alpha's Claim   Chapter Ninety-Four: Rumors Became War

    The manor slowly returned to its usual rhythm after the last family departed that afternoon, but Elena couldn’t shake the heaviness that had settled over her heart. She found herself replaying every conversation she’d had that day, especially the look on Rebecca’s face when she unfolded Ethan’s missing-person flyer. There had been hope in her eyes, but there had also been years of grief that no parent should ever have to carry.Elena wandered into the library hoping a familiar book might distract her, but she never made it farther than the large windows overlooking the gardens. The flowers swayed gently in the breeze, and for a brief moment, the estate almost looked like it had before the prophecy, before Peter, and before corruption had consumed so many lives. She knew that version of the manor had never truly existed, but she missed it anyway. She heard footsteps behind her and smiled before she even turned around.“I wondered where you disappeared to,” Damien said as he joined her

  • Moonbound: The Alpha's Claim   Chapter Ninety-Three: The Ones Left Behind

    Elena hardly slept. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw the line of cars stretching down the manor’s driveway. She pictured the little girl leaning against her mother’s SUV, the elderly couple sitting quietly beneath the shade of a tree, and the worried expressions on faces that had clearly carried the same grief for years.By the time dawn broke, she gave up on sleep altogether. She pulled on a pair of jeans and one of Damien’s hoodies that had somehow found its way into her room and slipped barefoot over to the bedroom window.The line had grown. More vehicles had arrived overnight. Pickup trucks, family SUVs, compact cars with children’s toys still visible in the back seats, even an old station wagon that looked like it had traveled hundreds of miles to get there. Some people had climbed out to stretch their legs while others remained inside, trying to catch a little more sleep before the day truly began.No one argued with the guards. No one tried to force their way through th

  • Moonbound: The Alpha's Claim   Chapter Ninety-Two: Those Who Still Wait

    The council chamber was unusually quiet by the time Elena arrived. Roland stood at the head of the long table with several opened letters spread neatly in front of him. Damien had already taken his place beside his father, while Gail and Esther sat together reviewing a map that covered nearly half the table. Ryan lingered near one of the windows, arms folded across his chest, his attention fixed on the courtyard below.No one looked particularly surprised to see Elena enter. They simply looked tired. Roland motioned for her to join them. “I’m glad you’re here. We were waiting for you.”Elena took the empty chair beside Damien and glanced at the collection of letters. Every one of them carried a different crest. “Are those all from the other packs?” she asked.Roland nodded. “They arrived within the last two hours.”She frowned. “That’s…fast.”“It is,” Damien agreed. “Word is spreading much faster than we anticipated.”Elena picked up the nearest letter and carefully unfolded it. It wa

  • Moonbound: The Alpha's Claim   Chapter Ninety-One: A Dangerous Truth

    The rest of the afternoon passed in a blur of hurried conversations and quiet planning. Messages were already being prepared for the neighboring packs while Roland met privately with several of his senior guards. The manor had settled into an uneasy rhythm over the past few weeks. Everyone carried on with their duties, but there was a noticeable difference in the way people moved through the halls.Conversations became quieter whenever Elena entered a room, and more than once she caught wolves studying her with expressions she couldn’t quite decipher. She wasn’t sure which bothered her more. The ones who looked afraid, or the ones who looked hopeful.Elena eventually slipped away from the meeting room, needing a few minutes to clear her head. The gardens had always been her favorite place on the estate. Before everything had changed, she had imagined spending afternoons wandering the winding paths with nothing more important to worry about than whether Damien would eventually convince

  • Moonbound: The Alpha's Claim   Chapter Ninety: The Weight of Loyalty

    For several long moments after Peter’s projection disappeared, no one in the room spoke. The candles burned steadily again, chasing away the unnatural darkness that had settled over the chamber only moments before. Even so, Elena couldn’t shake the feeling that something had been left behind. Peter was gone, but his presence still lingered in her mind like a stain she couldn’t wash away.She wrapped her arms around herself and slowly let out a breath. The room suddenly felt much larger than it had a few minutes earlier, though she wasn’t sure whether that was because Peter had left or because everyone was trying to make sense of what had just happened.Roland was the first to move. He walked slowly around the room, examining each ward Gail had placed while Peter’s image had occupied the center of the chamber. His fingers brushed lightly over several of the glowing symbols carved into the stone before he finally nodded.“The wards remain intact,” he said. “Whatever Peter used to reach

  • Moonbound: The Alpha's Claim   Chapter Sixty-Three: When Nothing Is Claimed

    The silence for several uncomfortable seconds.Elena stood at the center of the hall, hands relaxed at her sides, chin level. She did not brace nor soften. She simply was. The pack felt it immediately—the unsettling absence of expectation. Wolves shifted their weight. A few glanced at Roland, then

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  • Moonbound: The Alpha's Claim   Chapter Sixty: When Silence Breaks

    A scream tore through the silence from the direction of the perimeter. Elena felt it before she heard it. There was a sharp snap in the air. It was almost like a cord pulled too tight. She was mid-step in the lower hall when Lyra surged hard enough to steal her breath.…now…The world moved as the

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  • Moonbound: The Alpha's Claim   Chapter Sixty-One: A Breach Without Voice

    The first indication that something was wrong came when a patrol failed to check in. There was no panic or fear. The patrol was just missing. Damien felt the shift before the alert reached him and was already moving before the messenger had finished speaking. “East perimeter,” the guard said, bre

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  • Moonbound: The Alpha's Claim   Chapter Sixty-Two: The Right to Be Questioned

    The summons arrived at noon. It was delivered in the traditional manner—by a runner carrying a sealed vellum slip. It was sealed with the old crescent-and-claw mark pressed deeply into the wax. Roland read it once, then slowed down for a second pass. Damien watched as his father's expression visib

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