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Chapter 6

مؤلف: Rosemary
One month later, I completed my first independent trial at the North American Institute of Lycan Genetics.

The Bloodline Stability Initiative studied inherited disorders that prevented young wolves from awakening or caused adults to lose control during a shift. At the institute, nobody cared that I had once been expected to become a Luna. They cared whether my samples were clean, my models could be replicated, and my conclusions held up under review.

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  • The Luna Who Walked Away   Chapter 10

    One year later, the Bloodline Stability Initiative entered clinical use.Our treatment helped its first group of young wolves survive their full-moon awakenings without losing control. Adult wolves with permanent silver damage began tapering off suppressants they had expected to take for the rest of their lives. The institute named me its youngest research lead and put me in charge of building a genetic database shared across participating packs.My photograph appeared on the cover of the Lycan Medical Alliance's annual issue. Black River elders who had once denied me laboratory funding because a future Luna should focus on etiquette sent a personal request for partnership. I neither punished them nor rushed to please them. I instructed my team to review their application through the same process as everyone else's.On the morning of our public launch, a staff member brought an unmarked package to the backstage preparation room. Inside lay my mother's silver-leaf brooch and a letter in

  • The Luna Who Walked Away   Chapter 9

    The institute turned Claire's records over to the Black River Council. The investigation moved quickly after that.Claire didn't suffer from severe aftereffects of silver poisoning. She had used an outdated diagnosis from her early treatment records to support her story, then repeatedly overdosed on beta blockers to create acute symptoms. She had also collected premium medical benefits from the pack for treatments she didn't need.Her loneliness had been real. Her attachment to Adrian may have been real too. Her helplessness was not.When the council investigator confronted her, the sweet, helpless act vanished.“I only took what should have been mine!” Claire pointed at Adrian, her voice breaking into a shout. “We grew up together. Everyone assumed I would become his Luna before he found his fated mate. I was there first. Why should Ivy have taken everything from me?”Adrian recoiled as if she had struck him.“You used our childhood to keep me tied to you?”Claire didn't answer. She r

  • The Luna Who Walked Away   Chapter 8

    After the conference, I returned to Black River with our research team to collect a new set of control samples.It was my first time at the manor since the day I left. Adrian was waiting at the front entrance long before our vans arrived. He took one step toward me, but Rowan and two research coordinators moved into place on either side of our equipment, leaving Adrian outside our small working circle.Claire was still living in the east wing. Wearing the moonstone ring and acting in her official role as registered Luna, she had arranged a formal dinner for the visiting team. When she saw me, she offered an overly warm smile.“I kept your old room exactly the way it was. Adrian always said you'd come home eventually.”“We brought mobile accommodations.” I handed her our sampling permit. “We're here to work, not catch up.”Claire volunteered as a control subject for long-term silver exposure. She probably believed an institute evaluation would validate her illness, and she signed the fu

  • The Luna Who Walked Away   Chapter 7

    Adrian stayed away for the next few weeks. Claire didn't.She waited outside the institute for three hours, pale and trembling as she told anyone who passed that she had never meant to steal my mate. By the time security called me, a small crowd had gathered.Her timing was no accident. It was the institute's annual open house, which meant reporters and delegates from half a dozen packs were moving through the lobby. If I raised my voice or showed the slightest impatience, tomorrow's headlines would read: FATED MATE ATTACKS ALPHA HEIR'S CHILDHOOD FRIEND.Claire seized my sleeve as soon as I stepped outside. “Ivy, I'll withdraw from the registration. Please stop punishing Adrian. He barely sleeps anymore.”“All right.” I opened the Black River Council portal on my tablet and pulled up the dissolution request. “Sign here, and I'll submit it for you.”Her sobbing stopped for half a beat.Adrian arrived before she could recover. The moment she saw him, Claire clutched her chest and swayed.

  • The Luna Who Walked Away   Chapter 6

    One month later, I completed my first independent trial at the North American Institute of Lycan Genetics.The Bloodline Stability Initiative studied inherited disorders that prevented young wolves from awakening or caused adults to lose control during a shift. At the institute, nobody cared that I had once been expected to become a Luna. They cared whether my samples were clean, my models could be replicated, and my conclusions held up under review.The research campus stood on neutral territory in the Rocky Mountains. Glass walkways connected the residence halls, medical center, and laboratory towers, all of them gleaming against the snow. On my first day, no one handed me a ceremonial gown or a book of Luna etiquette. They gave me a white coat embroidered with IVY REED and clearance to the institute's highest-security genetic archive.That was when I finally believed I had started a life of my own.I often worked past midnight, but I felt lighter than I had in years. Freed from cons

  • The Luna Who Walked Away   Chapter 5

    Adrian's mother came to the hospital the next morning with a box of nutritional injections and a worried frown that had nothing to do with me.“It's getting colder at North Ridge,” she said while arranging the syringes on my bedside table. “I hope Adrian packed enough suppressants for Claire. Those two were inseparable growing up. Adrian has always treated her like a little sister, and he has never known how to say no when she needs him.”In my first life, Mrs. Blackwood had always advised me to be the bigger person. Years later, when I grew too sick to shift, she blamed me for failing to take proper care of Adrian's home.“Mrs. Blackwood,” I said, no longer calling her Mom, “the mate registration has been filed. Claire's name is on it.”The box slipped from her hands and hit the floor.Once she realized I wasn't joking, shock gave way to a joy she couldn't quite hide. Claire came from an old bloodline and had grown up beside Adrian. In Mrs. Blackwood's eyes, their shared history made

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