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Chapter 161: The Strange Powers
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Rescuing His Enslaved Luna Queenย ย ย Chapter 162: Unknown Magic
Ivy's POVโIโm definitely not hiding something!โAs everyoneโs confused expressions shift to me, I flush bright red, realizing just how strange my blurted words sound. โSorry,โ I clarify with a quick, awkward smile. โUm. What Iโm trying to say is that I have no idea how any of that happenedโif I knew, Iโd tell you, but I really donโt.โ I pause, thinking back to everything. โMostly, what I remember is feeling incredibly anxious and worried about everyoneโs safety. And then it was like time just stopped. Everything froze.โMy words echo solemnly around the room. My eyes flutter shut as I recall the two instances of my strange power taking effect. The first time, with Spencer, had been a nightmare. I still remember how horrified I was to see him slaughtering all of those warriors in cold blood. He looked unlike Iโd ever seen him before. It was scary. I was terrifiedโthat was the most scared Iโve ever been. Iโd never admit it to Spencer, but sometimes I still think about how his hands f
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-09-24Rescuing His Enslaved Luna Queenย ย ย Chapter 163: Dinner Plans
Ivy's POVAs Spencer glares furiously at Delilah, I can feel the angry tension crackling in the air. The hairs on my arms stand on edge. Delilah looks meek and hurt, and I know Spencerโs never one to relent. So in a quick attempt to lighten the mood, I flash a smile and place my hand gently on Spencerโs wrist. โDelilah is just trying to help,โ I assure him, trying to ignore the twinge of disappointment at his immediate dismissal of the idea. I mean, it does sound scary initially, but Delilah has a point about manufactured danger. If all I need is an adrenaline kick, I wouldnโt even have to actually risk death. Lots of things could get me into that fight or flight modeโmore training, perhaps, or skydiving, or bungee jumpingโฆItโs hard to think of options off the top of my head, but that doesnโt mean the whole concept is fraught. We couldโve come up with some good plans. Spencer could have at least asked me what I thought. Thereโs no denying now that heโs been off lately. Somethin
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-09-24Rescuing His Enslaved Luna Queenย ย ย Chapter 164: Surprise Attack
Ivy's POVAs everyone else heads straight to the restaurant, I head to the hospital alone to pick my Jason. My mind is still reeling from everything that happenedโSylviaโs mention of my powers, Delilahโs suggestion to test them, and Spencerโs immediate shutdown. Itโs a lot to take in, all at once. Do I really have powers?It seems impossible to believe, but the evidence is right there. I sigh, walking quickly along the narrow path away from the palace. I know the route to the hospital wellโitโs a regular part of my routine, between all my visits with Delilah and Jason. And Iโve spent a fair bit of time there, too, of course. I take my usual shortcut, weaving between a patch of shrubs and stepping into a cluttered, narrow alley that heads straight for the hospital. As always, the air feels uncannily still, and the cramped walls on either side make me feel strangely claustrophobic. But Iโve walked this route loads of times before, and nothing has ever happened. As I continue my
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-09-25Rescuing His Enslaved Luna Queenย ย ย Chapter 165: A Mysterious Stranger
Ivy's POVThe werewolf that had attacked me collapses onto the road with a thud. He lets out a weak whimper, blood pooling from the wound just below his jaw, before the light fades from his eyes and his expression becomes glassy. My breathing becomes shallow. Iโve seen so much death now, but even still, it rattles it. As I slowly recover from the panic of being attacked, I suddenly realize I have something new to worry aboutโor rather, someone. I clamor to my feet quickly, taking a few steps back as I stare in shock at the young man in front of me. His hair is long and black, tied back loosely. Heโs tall and lean and dressed in an all-black tracksuit that would look strange and pretentious on anyone else, but somehow it makes him look casual, yet sharp. His pale blue eyes glint with mirth. I can see the evidence of his brief battle on himโthe tracksuit has a couple torn patches, and thereโs a shallow claw wound along his forearm. His handsome face is smudged with a few droplets of
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-09-25Rescuing His Enslaved Luna Queenย ย ย Chapter 166: Prince Colin
Ivy's POVColin? The mysterious stranger is Prince Colin? I look up at the man in shock. Now that I know who he is, I can see a clear resemblance between Spencer and Colinโsomething in the corners of their eyes, in the slopes of their noses, in their chiseled, pronounced cheekbones. But where Spencer is broad and muscular, a walking testament to pure physical strength, Prince Colin is lean and angular. There seems to be something almost slippery about himโa wiry, cunning air. I wince as Spencer delivers the fourth punch. On the ground, Prince Colin groans in pain. For as long as Iโve been hearing about the Lycan Royal Family, Iโve known that Spencer has a younger brother at the werewolf military academy. But out of all the ways I could have met him, I never thought Iโd meet him like this. And Spencer and Colin donโt exactly seem to get along. As Prince Colin spits a mouthful of blood onto the ground, Spencer prepares for a fifth punch, but quickly decides against it. Instead, he
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-09-26Rescuing His Enslaved Luna Queenย ย ย Chapter 167: Group Dinner
Ivy's POVAt Princess Sylviaโs question, Jason glances up at me nervously, clearly in search of reassurance. I suppress a smile at his endearing anxiety and give him an encouraging look and a thumbs-up. He looks less apprehensive meeting new people now, at least. Thatโs a good sign. Itโll be hard to undo some of the damage the warriors have done, but Jason seems strong. Iโm sure heโll be able to bounce back well. Jason nods up at Sylvia nervously, gaze shifting back and forth. I wouldnโt usually think of Sylvia as the warmest person, but to my pleasant surprise, she offers Jason a warm smile. โWell, nice to meet you, Jason. My name is Sylvia.โShe extends her hand towards him, an open invitation to shake, but Jason just stares at her palm uncertainly. Sylvia brushes past it easily, grin widening. โIโm Spencerโs sister,โ she continues. โSo, if youโd like, you can call me your aunt.โ โAunt Sylvia,โ Jason whispers, as though getting a feel for the shape of the woods. Everyone at
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-09-27Rescuing His Enslaved Luna Queenย ย ย Chapter 168: Family Secrets
Ivy's POVThe next day, as I spar with Sylvia out on the training field, I can hardly focus. Iโm still haunted by what happened with the werewolf assassin. As I dodge and swerve around Sylviaโs attempted strikes, I can still see the assassinโs figure superimposed over hers, haunting me. I cnaโt stop replaying our fight in my mind. As she steps, he steps. As she dodges, he dodges. As she swings, he swings. I can feel my heart rate going up, panic settling into my chest. Once again, I was ambushed. Once again, I almost died. Once again, the only reason Iโm alive is because someone else was able to rescue me. Itโs different this time, too, because Iโm in training. Iโve been learning how to fight. Iโm supposed to have gotten better. But in the end, it didnโt matter. He couldโve killed me all the same. And what about the man who rescued me? I aim a halfhearted strike towards Sylvia, but she dodges easily. I canโt stop thinking about the animosity between Spencer and Prince Colin. Iโ
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-09-27Rescuing His Enslaved Luna Queenย ย ย Chapter 169: Sibling History
Ivy's POVโWhen Colin was younger, he absolutely idolized Spencer.โ Sylvia draws in a deep breath as she starts to explain her immediate familyโs history, expression tinged with regret and a bit of nostalgia as she remembers time past. โHeโd follow him around constantly,โ Sylvia adds with a light laugh. โBut Spencerโwell, you know how he can be. All cold, and detached, and distant, andโฆ I mean, I donโt need to mince words. You know him. He can be an asshole.โ โHe really can be,โ I agree, thinking back to how things have been over the past couple days. Sylviaโs smile wavers. โYouโve heard about how my parents have seen Spencer, right? Theyโve always treated him likeโฆ well, not a monster, exactly. But different from everyone else. I donโt know if Spencer was already emotionless, but if he wasnโt to begin with, he definitely ended up that way thanks to their treatment. And after he showed early signs of being a skilled fighter, it was over for him.โ I listen to Sylviaโs words in st
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-09-28
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Rescuing His Enslaved Luna Queenย ย ย Chapter 430: The Coronation
Ivyโs POVโAre you ready?โ I whisper the question to Spencer as we stand behind a huge set of double doors. Iโve known him as the Lycan King for several weeks now, and been referred to as the Lycan Queen since our wedding, but today is the day it becomes official. Today is the day of the coronation. And I couldnโt be more excited. Every citizen of the Lycan Kingdom physically able to be in attendance is seated just beyond those double doors, dressed in their finest attire. I can hear the waning sounds of the band playing our anthem triumphantly, can hear the heavy steel-toed footfalls of our military as they carry out their grand display. Itโs a show of strength and enduranceโeverything about today has been structured to portray power and confidence, from the massive outdoor ceremony in the palaceโs courtyard to the full military regalia on display. โReady as ever,โ Spencer replies. โThis is what I was born to, after all.โ Thereโs a firm set to his jaw and iron in his posture. E
Rescuing His Enslaved Luna Queenย ย ย Chapter 429: Recovered
Spencerโs POVโCongratulations, Colin!โ My mother is the first one to acknowledge the news, smiling gleefully as she looks towards her son and his fiancรฉe. Now that their secret is out, Delilah is positively beaming as she slips the engagement ring out of her pocket and onto her finger, waving her hand back and forth. I chuckle lowly as the happy couple kisses tenderly. I just know theyโre going to have the most unnecessarily extravagant wedding possible, and theyโre going to adore every second of it. โIโm telling you, theyโre only together because Delilah and I were engaged,โ I murmur to Ivy out of the corner of my mouth. She rolls her eyes, but sheโs grinning. โIf you say so, Spencer.โ โMust be something in the air,โ Sylvia remarks. โI heard Gamma Everly and Captain Leo got engaged, too!โ At that news, I smile genuinely. After all the heartbreak sheโs endured over the years, Iโm glad Gamma Everly has finally found a man who can match her. It seems that my wedding to Ivy was on
Rescuing His Enslaved Luna Queenย ย ย Chapter 428: Together At Last
Spencerโs POVItโs been a couple days since I returned from the Sunclash pack and Ivy began recovering from the plague, and things have finally had a chance to settle into a routine. Beta Wilson and Doctor Danbury have been working restlessly to distribute the antidote to those in need far and wide. Weโve eradicated it completely from the Lycan kingdom and have almost finished scrubbing it from the outer packs. All of Elder Jetโs rebels have been placed in our custody, with trials pending. Based on the reports from other packs as well as the newly-formed Werewolf Council, it seems as though Elder Jetโs toxic ideology has been defeated for good. We still have lots to do to repair our relationship with the werewolves, of course, but weโre in a good place to begin that work. And as soon as Ivy returns to her full strength, Iโm excited for us to begin that work together. I set down the last stack of papers on my desk and push open the door to my office, wandering back into the main bo
Rescuing His Enslaved Luna Queenย ย ย Chapter 427: Family
Ivyโs POVโWhat is it?โ Those are the last words I hear, spoken in Spencerโs soothing, familiar voice, before I slip into an uneasy half-sleep. I can feel blankets being shifted and jostled around me, the vibrations from wheels being rolled across a bumpy floor. But my mind is distant, dreaming. I see fire. Magic. Blood. Frantic voices cry out, but thereโs someone else, promising that Iโm stableโjust exhausted. My body is lifted up from the uncomfortable mattress and laid down somewhere much more soft and padded. There, finally, as the terrible burning recedes from my skin, Iโm able to fall into a quiet, restful sleep. Iโm not sure how much time passes before I finally come to. As my eyes plink open slowly, blearily, the first thing I see is Spencer sitting at the edge of my bed, eyes crinkling at the corners. โGood morning, Sleepyhead,โ he says softly. I let out a quiet chuckle. โWhat time is it actually?โ I groan, dragging a hand down my face. Suddenly I realize that everythin
Rescuing His Enslaved Luna Queenย ย ย Chapter 426: The Antidote
Spencerโs POVAs I push past the double doors and into the hospitalโs foyer, Iโm struck by the absolute chaos everywhere. There are patients being pushed and shuffled in every direction, and the entire hospital staff looks criminally overworked, worry lines and downcast expressions almost completely hidden behind thick airtight filters. I realize the yellow suits all the staff are wearing match the protective suits Doctor Danbury gave us when we were investigating the Sunclash pack. And if everyone is in plague equipment nowโฆI can only hope weโll have enough of the antidote to deal with all the infected. Thatโs an issue for later, though. Right now, my focus is solely on Ivy. โWhereโs the queen?โ I shout, looking around the foyer frantically. A nurse rushes over towards me hurriedly, gaze darting back and forth. โSheโsheโs in the quarantine wing, Your Majesty,โ the nurse says. โQuite a few patients are, unfortunately. Before I can take you there, Iโm going to have to ask you to
Rescuing His Enslaved Luna Queenย ย ย Chapter 425: The Final Push
Spencerโs POVAs soon as I pass the threshold of the Lycan Kingdom, I hear a frantic message from Captain Leo echoing in my mind. โโand theyโre here!โ Comes the call, which has surely been repeating over and over again for ages now, if Iโm hearing it as soon as Iโm able. Captain Leoโs voice is frantic and desperate. โPlease, Your Majesty, we have to get this under control. We need you here.โ I grit my teeth and keep my gaze peeled on the road ahead. Weโre on our way to the palace now, to deliver the antidote to Ivy and whoever else may need it, but weโre still a matter of minutes away at least. โWeโre in the kingdom now,โ I assure him. โWhoโs here?โโThe rest of Elder Jetโs rebels, Your Majesty. It seems they were waiting for you to leave.โ I scowl in displeasure as I watch the scenery continue to blur around us. Of course that was the witchโs final plan, coward that she was. To poison my wife and lure me out to the middle of nowhere knowing how desperate Iโd be to cure herโฆ Itโs
Rescuing His Enslaved Luna Queenย ย ย Chapter 424: Impending Evil
Ivyโs POVAs I lay in the quarantine room, I can feel the growing sickness continuing to spread through my body. Alongside all the typical postpartum symptoms, which would be horrendous enough on their own, the burning is horrible in its unrelentingness. The pain meds feel more like an empty consolation than anything else now. Iโm more fatigued than Iโve ever felt before, but I canโt bring myself to fall asleep, because the agony simmering just beneath my skin is impossible to ignore. Am I being punished for something? โWhat am I going to do?โ I ask Venetia hopelessly. Thereโs no one else to talk to but her. โYouโll pull through,โ Venetia assures me, though I can hear the reluctance in her tone. โYou heard the rumoursโSpencer is out there right now, searching desperately for a cure! He loves you. Heโs not going to let you die. You matter too much to him.โ I chuckle bitterly. โAt a certain point, it doesnโt matter how much he doesnโt want me to die. Iโll die or I wonโt.โ Venetia
Rescuing His Enslaved Luna Queenย ย ย Chapter 423: Conquest
Spencerโs POVAs my claws tear through the ice-cold flesh of the witchโs body, a bloodcurdling scream suddenly pierces the air. With a fierce cry, the witch tries to wrench herself from my grasp, but she only succeeds in dragging her body along my claws, worsening her own injuries. Blood splatters on the ground and onto my paws. It doesnโt feel like blood normally does, thoughโitโs cold like freshwater and feels oddly slick, almost oily. I pull my lips back over my teeth and growl viciously, searching for the witchโs neck in this darkness. โYou beast!โ The witch wails like a banshee. I can see her eyes glinting reflectively like a catโs in the darkness. As we hit the ground, one of her antlers breaks and falls off. โDo you have any idea how powerful I am? You donโt have the faintest whisper of a chance against me, you bruteโโ I curl my claws inward, deepening the wounds further, and the witch lets out another ragged scream. Suddenly, the darkness in the room all seems to slither t
Rescuing His Enslaved Luna Queenย ย ย Chapter 422: Faceoff
Spencerโs POVโRun!โ My warning to Alpha Fierro echoes through the darkened office seemingly unheard. As the shadows continue to creep around my field of vision, obscuring everything from view, my heart thuds in my chest. Never before had I been scared of an enemy until encountering the witch. I shift fluidly into my wolf form, powerful arms and legs rippling with muscles, fangs and teeth sharp as daggers. My growl is a low, warning rumble in the base of my throat. Despite my heightened sentences as I continue to peer ahead, ears trained to detect the slightest sense of movement, I still have no idea where the witch is. โReveal yourself, coward!โ I shout, my voice echoing through the room. โYou betray your honour by slinking around in the shadows.โ The witchโs laugh, low and melodious, fills the air. Thereโs a haunting coldness to it. โHonour is a werewolf construct,โ she says. โAnd itโs so unlike a proud, foolish warrior to consider it a cowardly action to win a battle with intel
