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The Barren Luna’s Revenge
The Barren Luna’s Revenge
Penulis: Anna

Chapter 1

Penulis: Anna
I stood paralyzed behind the shelf, my blood turning to ice.

I bolted before he could spot me, reaching the car on trembling legs. Tears blurred the road as I followed Fred’s SUV at a distance. He pulled up to a cabin deep in the woods—a cabin I owned.

I’d bought that place when I was pregnant, dreaming of a nursery. I’d spent five months hand-picking every piece of timber, only for the pup to die and the dream to rot. I hadn’t stepped foot inside since. I never imagined Fred would turn my sanctuary into his personal brothel.

Cynthia was waiting in the doorway, draped in a sheer white nightgown. The moment Fred cleared the car, she was on him. Her lips crashed into his, and Fred’s arm locked around her waist, pulling her flush against him. His other hand slid beneath her hem, gripping her with a raw possessiveness he never dared show me in the Pack.

"Bold tonight," he growled—that primal Alpha-rut sound I hadn’t heard in years. "Nothing underneath."

Cynthia let out a sharp, playful laugh. "You love it when I'm bad for you."

"I want to be buried in you every single day," he rasped, dragging her inside.

I sat in the dark, my muscles locking until I felt like stone. With shaking hands, I dug a cigarette out of the console. I’d quit years ago, but right now, nicotine was the only thing keeping me from screaming. I struck the lighter fifteen times before it caught.

The smoke hit my throat, but it couldn't touch the agony in my chest.

Why her?

I had raised Cynthia. I had fought for her, fed her the best cuts of meat, and even turned down a high-ranking Pack just to stay and protect her. I loved her more than my own life.

I pulled up the cabin’s security feed on my phone. The screen burned my eyes. Cynthia’s pale limbs were wrapped around Fred, and the hunger on his face was something I’d never seen—not even in the honeymoon phase of our bond.

Between gasps, Cynthia arched her back and whispered, "Who do you love more, Fred? Me... or my sister?"
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  • The Barren Luna’s Revenge   Chapter 10

    I went quiet, the weight of her words settling like lead in my stomach.Because I was strong, my mate was allowed to be ridden by another woman? Because I was capable, the people I loved most had the right to poison me and butcher my child? They had mistaken my resilience for a lack of feeling, and that was the last mistake they would ever make."The fact that I’m not sending you to a cell alongside her is the only mercy you get," I said, my voice dangerously calm. "Hire the best advocate you can find. Try to get her sentence reduced. But I will ensure she is punished to the absolute limit of the law. My child did not die for nothing."The Elder Council handed down their ruling: eight years of exile for Cynthia. For the woman who murdered my unborn pup, it felt like a slap on the wrist. She lost eight years of freedom; my child never even got to open its eyes to see the sun.I walked out of the council hall, the biting wind of the North hitting my face. I pulled my coat tighter, ready

  • The Barren Luna’s Revenge   Chapter 9

    Fred dragged both hands through his hair, the weight of his collapsing world finally bowing his shoulders. He walked down to the holding block and stared at his mother through the bars. She looked hollowed out, a ghost of the formidable Luna she once was."Fred, you finally came." She clutched his arm, her fingers like talons through the iron. "It was that Beta girl's fault. I was only protecting your honor! You have to go back to Maya. You can’t sever a bond that deep. Bring her home, Fred. Make this right.""I’ll find you an advocate," Fred replied, his voice sounding like gravel. "I'll get you out." But even he knew he was lying to himself.The severance hearing opened before he could make a single phone call. In the council chamber, my representative laid the evidence out piece by piece. Each photo, each recording, drained another drop of blood from Fred’s face until he looked like a corpse.When it came to the territory division, the "Alpha" was surprisingly submissive. I was awar

  • The Barren Luna’s Revenge   Chapter 8

    Fred’s voice was like a dead weight, hollow and exhausted."Give the medallion back, Cynthia.""No!" She clung to him, her voice rising in a frantic pitch. "I haven't had mountain elk in weeks. The pup needs it. I need it!""Enough!" Fred’s eyes flared with a dangerous heat. "I have no resources left for you. Maya has frozen everything."He shoved her away—not with the gentleness of a mate, but with the frustration of a man at his breaking point. Cynthia stumbled, her midsection catching the jagged corner of the heavy stone table. She let out a piercing scream, clutching her stomach."The pup... Fred, it hurts!"Fred didn't move. He just looked at her with cold, dead eyes. "Stop performing for me. I’m empty. If you want to fall apart, do it outside my house.""You monster!" Cynthia hissed, lunging at him with her claws out. "No wonder she fought to leave you. An Alpha like you deserves to die in the dirt alone!"Fred’s hand connected with the side of her face in a sickening crack. In r

  • The Barren Luna’s Revenge   Chapter 7

    "What?" Cynthia stared at him, her voice rising to a shriek. "I’m carrying your heir, Fred! You’re seriously trying to cut me off now?""Terminate the pregnancy," Fred said, his voice devoid of emotion. "I’ll compensate you. Land, coin, whatever you want. Just name your price.""I don't want a price! I want you! I want to be your Luna!"Fred’s voice dropped into a lethal, low-frequency growl. "Cynthia. Don’t make me repeat myself."His Alpha dominance slammed into the room, heavy and suffocating. Cynthia stumbled back, trembling. She bit her lip, turning to leave, but I saw the look in her eyes—the desperate, calculating glint of a woman who knew she still had one ally left: the former Luna.In my hospital bed, I watched the high-definition surveillance footage my Rogue team had just uploaded. The photos from the South Coast were damning—every touch, every kiss, every moment of their "secret" getaway captured in agonizing detail. This was more than enough for the Elder Council. I wasn'

  • The Barren Luna’s Revenge   Chapter 6

    The voice cut through the room like a gunshot.A group of broad-shouldered Warriors filed in, flanking an old man with silver hair. He leaned on a cane, but his eyes were as sharp as a hawk’s, locked onto Fred with a predatory intensity. The sheer pressure radiating off him made the very air in the room feel thin."She has the full weight of the Dark Moon Pack behind her," the old man rumbled. "If you want to come after her, you’d better pray your bones are harder than my patience."A man in black combat gear followed close behind, sparing Fred a single, lethal glance. "You’re an outside Alpha of low standing. You have no right to even breathe the same air as her. Get out."Fred’s instincts flared; he tried to push back with his own dominance, but the moment his eyes landed on the Dark Moon emblem on the man’s chest, the color drained from his face. He couldn't even manage a whisper. He simply turned and walked out.I stared at the man in combat gear. His features were a mirror of my m

  • The Barren Luna’s Revenge   Chapter 5

    I turned my head just in time to avoid the brunt of the blow, but I didn't see the former Luna’s foot coming.She kicked me squarely in the stomach.I lost my footing and tumbled backward, my body slamming against the stairs. I rolled down the flight, the world a blur of pain until a sharp crack in my ribs signaled I’d hit bottom. Warm blood began to mask my vision, trickling from a gash on my forehead.I forced my eyes open. Fred wasn't rushing toward me. He had his palm over Cynthia’s eyes, shielding her."Don't look," he murmured, his voice thick with a tenderness that made me want to vomit. "Too much blood. It’s not good for you or the pup."The Pack Healer and a swarm of nurses rushed in, hoisting me onto a stretcher. "We need a family member to authorize emergency surgery," a nurse shouted over the chaos.I looked at the doorway. My Beta father had treated me like a ghost for years. My Alpha mate was too busy protecting his mistress's sensibilities to notice I was dying."I have

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