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The Luna Who Couldn't Shift The Nightshade Assassin
Chapter 16I'm running out of time.Elena arrives at dawn like she has every morning, but today there's urgency in her movements. She doesn't bother with pleasantries, just sets her medical bag on the table and turns to me with grim determination."We're attempting the restoration today."I sit up too quickly, head spinning. "What? But I'm not ready. We haven't even practiced the full technique—""We're running out of time." She begins pulling out supplies—bandages, medicinal compounds, instruments I don't recognize. "The Council arrives in two days. If you walk into that chamber without proof that you can restore what you've taken, they'll execute you before you can speak a word in your defense.""But Marcus—the partial shift nearly killed him. If I try the full restoration and fail—""Then he dies human instead of dying slowly from grief and separation. "Sera, Marcus came to me last night. Begged me to convince Kade to allow the attempt. He says he'd rather die trying to be whole a
The Luna Who Couldn't Shift Marcus attempts to Shift 2
Chapter 15Marcus collapses completely, his body finally allowed to settle back into fully human form. His breathing is ragged even though his heartbeatis fine.Blood pools beneath him from a dozen places where his partial shift tore skin. Elena is on him immediately, hands pressing against the worst of the bleeding, barking orders at the guards: "Get Kade. Get my full medical kit from the main hall. Now!"I sink to the floor, shaking violently. I can still hear that sickening cry echoing in my ears. I can feel where his ribs cracked, where his muscles tore, and where his bones tried to reshape themselves and failed."Is he going to die?" We turn and lock eyes with Damon, who has been watching for some time now.“She's going to kill him,” he snarled, “and his blood will be on your head, Elena.”I try to speak, but nothing comes out."Not if I can help it." Elena works with frantic efficiency, wrapping bandages and applying pressure to wounds. "But Sera—what the hell was that? What tr
The Luna Who Couldn't Shift Marcus attempts to Shift
Chapter 14Two days after the poisoning, Elena declares me fit enough to resume training."We're already behind schedule," she says, unwrapping fresh bandages from my wrists where the wolfsbane chains left their marks. "We don't have much time until the Council arrives."I flex my fingers, testing my strength. My body still feels sore; even my bones feel heavy to move. But I'm alive, and Marcus's wolf is still safely contained inside me. That has to be enough."Where do we start?" I ask."Same as before. You start from meditation first." Elena gestures to the chair. "But this time, we're changing locations. Kade wants you training in the lower chambers so that if something goes wrong...""I'm contained, right?" I thought out loud. "Like the dangerous thing I am.""No, it's not like that, Sera; this is just a cautionary measure," she corrects gently. "There's a difference."The guards escort us through corridors I haven't seen before—older parts of the pack house carved deep into the
The Luna Who Couldn't Shift Who wants me Dead?
Chapter 13I wake to agony. Every muscle in my body aches like I've been beaten. My throat is sore from vomiting. My head aches so bad I can barely focus; I keep shifting in and out of consciousness, but I'm alive.More importantly, when I reach inward, searching that cold empty space—Marcus's wolf is still there. It's quiet now, exhausted from the struggle; I can feel it.“Thanks be to the moon goddess,” I muttered in tears. "Welcome back."I turn my head—slowly, because even that small movement makes the room spin—and find Elena sitting in the chair beside the bed. She looks exhausted, her hair escaping its usual neat braid, with dark circles under her eyes."What happened to me?” My voice comes out as a croak."You were unconscious for eight hours…" She leans forward, pressing cool fingers to my wrist, checking my pulse. "...Since mid-morning. It's evening now.""Did you find out what the poison was?" I ask."Yes, it was nightshade extract mixed with wolfsbane. Clever, actually—t
The Luna Who Couldn't Shift The Poison
Chapter 12The morning of my fifth day in captivity begins like the others. Elena arrives at dawn with her medical bag and a tray of food—the bread is still warm, with cheese, dried fruit, and tea that steams in the cool mountain air. She sets it on the small table by the window, the same routine we've established over the past days."Eat first," she says, already pulling out her journal to review yesterday's notes. "Then we'll start with meditation exercises. You did well yesterday—held contact for thirty seconds without disruption. Today we'll try for a full minute."I nod as I try to eat. I should be hungry since I’ve barely eaten since the ceremony, but my stomach is too twisted with anxiety to accept food. But this morning, something feels different. I pick up the tea first, wrapping my hands around the warm ceramic. The heat flows into my fingers, chasing away the ever-present chill of these stone walls. I breathe in the steam—it smells of chamomile and honey, with lavender.
The Luna Who Couldn't Shift The Countdown Begins
Chapter 11A man stands at the entrance—older, with gray-streaked hair and the bearing of a warrior. His eyes are hard, fixed on me with undisguised contempt."Before you accidentally destroy someone else's wolf?" He continues, moving closer. His hand rests on the knife at his belt. "Or before you practice your uncontrolled power on another victim?""She's researching," Elena says firmly, positioning herself between us. "Trying to understand her abilities so she can restore Marcus.""Kade is obviously blinded by obligation." His gaze never leaves me. "But the rest of us see clearly that she's a threat. The merciful thing would be to end it now."My hands clench into fists. "I'm trying to help—""You're only trying to save yourself." He takes another step forward. "The Alpha Council arrives in eleven days. I would make sure they see exactly what you are—a weapon that can't be controlled. They'll order your death, and Kade won't be able to stop them.""Damon." Kade's voice cuts through
