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Chapter 25

Penulis: Vine Ifechukwu
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The night air was thick with tension. Even though Damien assured me we were safe for now, I couldn’t shake the unease curling in my stomach. The forest was quiet—too quiet. No rustling of leaves, no distant animal calls. Only the faint whisper of the wind moving through the trees.

I hugged my knees, my damp clothes sticking uncomfortably to my skin. My body ached, exhaustion weighing down on me, but sleep felt impossible.

Damien sat a few feet away, sharpening a small dagger against a stone. The rhythmic scrape of metal against rock was oddly soothing. His face was unreadable in the dim light of the moon, but there was something in his posture—something tight and restrained.

He was worried too.

I cleared my throat softly. “Do you think they’re still looking for us?”

Damien didn’t glance up from his blade. “Luca won’t stop hunting you, Angelina. He’s an Alpha. His pride is wounded, and Alphas don’t take betrayal lightly.”

Betrayal.

The word left a bitter taste in my mouth.

I wasn’t the
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  • The Rogue Luna   Chapter 26

    The cabin felt eerily silent after Damien left. I sat on the edge of the worn-out couch, staring at the wooden door as if willing him to come back. But I knew he wouldn’t—not yet. He had things to take care of, and whatever they were, I doubted they were simple.A cold wind seeped through the cracks in the cabin walls, making me shiver. I pulled the thin blanket tighter around my shoulders and took a deep breath, trying to steady myself.I was safe here.For now.The rogues had accepted our presence, or at least tolerated it, but that didn’t mean I was truly welcome. I had seen the way they looked at me—curious, suspicious. A pack wolf among them was unheard of, and they probably wondered how long I would last before running back to my Alpha.But I wasn’t running back.I would never return to Luca.I shook off the thought and rose to my feet. My body ached from exhaustion, and my muscles screamed in protest, but I couldn’t just sit here waiting for something to happen.I needed to do

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  • The Rogue Luna   Chapter 27

    The night air was heavy, thick with moisture and the scent of damp earth. The rogue camp was quiet, but I could feel the unease pulsing beneath the surface, lingering like a storm waiting to break. The past few days had been a whirlwind—training, observing, and trying to understand where I fit in.I wasn’t one of them, not yet. But I wasn’t anywhere else either.I stepped outside my cabin, rolling my shoulders to ease the soreness. Training had pushed my body to its limits, but I didn’t mind. The more I learned, the better my chances of surviving.A flicker of movement caught my eye.Damien stood at the edge of the camp, his posture tense as he spoke to a group of rogues. Even from a distance, I could see the rigid set of his shoulders, the way his hands curled into fists.Something was wrong.I took a deep breath and walked toward them, feeling their gazes shift in my direction. Some of them still saw me as an outsider, a weak Omega who didn’t belong in their world.I didn’t care.As

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  • The Rogue Luna   Chapter 28

    The scent of blood still clung to my skin, thick and suffocating. My hands were sore, my body ached, but I was still standing. That had to mean something.I tightened my grip on the dagger Mira had given me, the worn handle now slick with sweat. My heart pounded as I scanned the battlefield—if it could even be called that. Bodies lay scattered across the ground, some groaning in pain, others still. The rogues had taken a hit, but so had Luca’s warriors.And yet, I knew this wasn’t the end.Luca wouldn’t stop.Not until he had me back under his control.Damien stood nearby, his golden eyes scanning the area with sharp precision. Blood streaked his jaw, and his breathing was heavy, but he didn’t seem fazed by what had just happened. Unlike me, he had seen countless battles. This was just another fight to him.For me? It was survival.“We need to move,” Damien said, his voice steady. “Now.”I swallowed hard and nodded.We couldn’t stay here. If Luca’s warriors had found us once, they wou

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  • The Rogue Luna   Chapter 29

    Luca’s voice sent an icy chill down my spine.Found you.Two simple words, yet they carried the weight of my past, my suffering, my fear.I tightened my grip on the dagger, my pulse pounding so hard I could hear it in my ears. My instincts screamed at me to run, but I forced myself to stand my ground. I wasn’t that weak Omega anymore.Luca took a slow step toward me, his piercing blue eyes filled with something dark and possessive. He was calm—too calm, like a predator savoring the moment before striking.“I have to admit, Angelina,” he mused, tilting his head slightly, “you’ve surprised me. I never thought you had it in you.”My jaw clenched. “You don’t know me.”His smirk deepened. “Oh, but I do. I know every inch of you.” His gaze dropped to the blood staining my hands. “And now I see you’ve embraced the part of you I always knew existed—the part that belongs to me.”Rage erupted inside me, white-hot and blinding. “I don’t belong to you,” I spat.Luca sighed, as if I was a child th

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  • The Rogue Luna   Chapter 30

    The night air was thick with tension. Even though Luca and his warriors had retreated, the unease in my chest refused to fade. My hands still trembled from the adrenaline coursing through my veins. I glanced at Damien, who was breathing heavily beside me, his face contorted with pain.“We need to move,” I said, forcing myself to my feet.Mira helped Damien up, her brows furrowed in concern. “You should rest first, Angelina. You’re injured.”“No,” I said, shaking my head. “Luca won’t be gone for long. We can’t stay here.”Damien groaned but nodded. “She’s right. If we wait too long, he’ll come back with more warriors.”I looked around at the others. Some of them had minor injuries from the skirmish, but nothing life-threatening. I had to stay strong for them. I had to keep moving, keep fighting.“Where do we go?” Mira asked.I hesitated, scanning the dark forest. If we went back to the village, we would be putting innocent people in danger. But we couldn’t keep running forever.“There’

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  • The Rogue Luna   Chapter 31

    The morning air was crisp, carrying the scent of damp earth and pine. My body ached from last night’s restless sleep, but there was no time to dwell on exhaustion. We had to move.Damien was already outside, his sharp eyes scanning the surrounding trees. Mira sat by the small fire, chewing on a piece of dried meat she had found in the cabin’s storage.“Anything?” I asked Damien as I stepped out, wrapping my arms around myself.He shook his head. “Nothing yet. But that doesn’t mean Luca isn’t looking.”I swallowed hard. Of course he’s looking.Luca wasn’t the type to accept defeat. He would come after me. After all of us. And this time, he wouldn’t make the mistake of underestimating me.I turned to Mira. “How far is the nearest village?”She thought for a moment. “Maybe a day’s walk if we move quickly. But it’s risky. If Luca has people searching, they’ll be watching for any signs of us.”Damien nodded. “We need to be smart. No straight paths, no open roads.”I clenched my fists. “The

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  • The Rogue Luna   Chapter 32

    The fire had burned low, its last embers glowing faintly in the darkness. I lay on the cold stone floor of the cave, my body sore from the endless walking, but sleep refused to come. The air was thick with the scent of damp earth and charred wood, and every sound outside—every rustle of leaves, every snap of a twig—kept my senses sharp.I wasn’t sure if it was paranoia or instinct, but something felt… off.Damien and Mira were asleep, their slow, steady breaths the only thing breaking the eerie silence. I envied their ability to rest so easily. I had spent too many nights like this—wide awake, waiting for something, someone, to strike.I sat up slowly, careful not to make too much noise. My ribs ached, but the pain had become a dull throb that I had learned to push aside. Wrapping my arms around my knees, I stared into the darkness beyond the cave entrance.Luca was out there. Somewhere.And he would never stop hunting me.The thought sent a shiver down my spine. No matter how far I r

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  • The Rogue Luna   Chapter 33

    The weight of my decision settled in my chest like a stone. For too long, I had been running, but it had only delayed the inevitable. Luca would find me. And when he did, I needed to be ready.The forest was eerily silent after the battle, the scent of blood still lingering in the air. Damien knelt beside one of the fallen hunters, stripping him of his weapons while Mira leaned against a tree, pressing a hand to her ribs where a bruise was already forming.I took a steady breath. “We can’t stay here.”Mira groaned. “No kidding.”Damien glanced up. “You sure about this? Facing Luca instead of running?”My hands clenched into fists. “Yes.”Mira eyed me carefully. “And what’s the plan? Just waltz into his territory and challenge him to a duel?”“No.” I met her gaze, my voice steady. “We don’t go to him. We make him come to us.”Damien exhaled, standing. “That’s a dangerous gamble.”I nodded. “I know.”But I had no choice. If I ran, he would always have the upper hand. I needed to change

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  • The Rogue Luna   Chapter 117

    The wind howled through the ruined temple as we stood at the precipice of the final battle. The sky churned with dark clouds, unnatural in their movements, as if the world itself knew what was coming. A storm was brewing—not just in the heavens, but in our souls.I could feel it. The darkness. The raw, unrestrained energy that had been sealed away for centuries, now clawing its way back into existence.And at the heart of it all, him.The one who had orchestrated it from the shadows.The one who had betrayed Lunara all those years ago.And the one who now stood before me, watching with eyes that glowed like molten fire.Malakai.I took a slow step forward, my pulse steady even as my body braced for what was to come. Luca and Damien flanked me, their presence grounding me, but I knew—this was my fight.Malakai smiled, his voice like silk laced with poison. “So, you finally remember.”I clenched my fists, power humming beneath my skin. “I do.”His smile widened. “Then you know why this

  • The Rogue Luna   Chapter 116

    The weight of the revelation pressed down on me like a crushing tide. My breath came in short, shallow gasps as I stared at the altar, the symbols etched into its stone glowing with an eerie light.The last of my kind. A forgotten bloodline. A ritual that would unlock the truth.Every nerve in my body screamed at me to stop—to turn away before I unleashed something I couldn’t control.But I had come too far to stop now.I forced myself to stand, my legs trembling beneath me. Luca’s hand shot out to steady me, his touch firm yet careful.“Angelina,” he said, his voice low, controlled. “Are you sure about this?”I looked up at him, into those dark eyes that had seen too much, endured too much because of me. I could see the war raging inside him—his need to protect me battling against the understanding that I needed to do this.I nodded. “I have to be.”Damien exhaled sharply behind me. “Well, this is either going to be a breakthrough or an absolute disaster.”I ignored him and stepped t

  • The Rogue Luna   Chapter 115

    The figure’s silver eyes burned into mine, their glow the only source of illumination in the endless void around us. My breath hitched, my heart hammering as I struggled to process their words.“Who are you?”It was such a simple question, yet it sent a shiver down my spine.Because I didn’t know the answer.I had been an omega—weak, unwanted, discarded. Then, I had been a wife—betrayed, used, thrown away. Now, I was something else entirely.Something more.The figure took a step forward, their form shifting as if they weren’t entirely bound to this plane. I instinctively tensed, ready to run if I had to, but something about them held me in place.“You don’t know yet, do you?” the voice mused, a strange mixture of amusement and something… deeper. Something ancient.My hands curled into fists at my sides. “I don’t know what you mean.”They tilted their head, as if observing me more closely. “You stand at the edge of two worlds, yet you belong to neither. The blood in your veins remembe

  • The Rogue Luna   Chapter 114

    The clearing was silent, the air thick with tension. My pulse pounded in my ears as I tried to steady my breath, my body still tingling from the power that had surged through me. The creatures lay scattered, their twisted forms crumpled against the trees. But the silence wasn’t reassuring. It felt like the calm before a storm.Luca’s grip on my arm was firm but not painful, grounding me as I wobbled slightly on my feet. His eyes bore into mine, dark and unreadable. “Angelina,” he said, his voice low but urgent, “what did you feel?”I swallowed hard, my throat dry.How could I explain something I didn’t even understand?“It was like…” I hesitated, searching for the right words. “For a moment, when my power touched them, I could hear something. Not words, exactly, but—” I stopped, frustrated.“A connection?” Damien guessed, his gaze sharp.I nodded slowly. “Yes. It felt… ancient. And familiar, somehow. Like a whisper in the back of my mind.”Luca exchanged a glance with Damien, somethin

  • The Rogue Luna   Chapter 113

    The forest remained eerily quiet as we moved forward, the only sound coming from the rustling leaves beneath our feet. The adrenaline was still coursing through my veins, making my fingers tremble slightly, but I forced myself to stay focused. Whatever had just happened—whatever power I had used—I needed to understand it. Control it. Because if I didn’t, it could consume me.Luca’s gaze flickered to me every few seconds, as if he was assessing me, trying to make sense of what I had done. He wasn’t the only one. Damien, who had been tense and sharp through every battle, was unusually quiet. He kept his distance, but I could feel his eyes on me too, wary and calculating.I didn’t blame them.Even I wasn’t sure what I had become.I clenched my fists at my sides and focused on the path ahead. The trees had started to thin, the density of the forest giving way to a faint, silvery mist. It curled around our legs, making it feel like the ground itself was shifting beneath us.“We’re close,”

  • The Rogue Luna    Chapter 112

    The darkness of the forest pressed in on all sides, the shadows seeming to stretch further with each passing minute. The air was thick with the smell of wet earth, and the distant rustle of leaves only heightened the sensation of being followed. Every step felt heavier, as though the forest itself was conspiring against us, drawing us deeper into its labyrinth of twisted trees and tangled underbrush. The weight of the unknown pressed down on my chest, suffocating me.I had always known that power came at a cost, but I had never fully understood it until now. The force that surged within me—this strange, dangerous energy—was both a gift and a curse. Each time I used it, I felt like I was losing a part of myself. I wasn’t just tapping into some external source of power; I was becoming something else. Something more dangerous.And the worst part? I didn’t know if I could control it.Luca’s presence beside me was a steadying force, though. His calm, unshakable demeanor seemed to balance o

  • The Rogue Luna   Chapter 111

    The forest was suffocating. Even though the cool night air should have offered some relief, it felt oppressive, heavy with the weight of danger that lurked just beyond the shadows. I couldn’t shake the feeling that we weren’t alone, that the darkness was closing in around us. Every crack of a branch, every rustle of leaves sent my pulse racing.Luca’s grip on my arm was firm but gentle, as if sensing my anxiety. He didn’t speak, but I could feel the quiet strength radiating off him, steady and unwavering. Despite everything that had happened, I found comfort in his presence. There was a calm in him that I didn’t have, a peace that somehow anchored me in the chaos.We moved quickly, following Damien as he led us through the dense trees. His eyes darted from side to side, scanning for any movement, any sign of a threat. I could see the exhaustion on his face, the way his breath came in shallow gasps. We had all been through so much already, and it felt like there was no end in sight.“A

  • The Rogue Luna   Chapter 110

    The air was thick with tension, the stench of earth and decay mixing with the sharp scent of danger that was creeping in on all sides. My heart raced, and my chest tightened as the power within me surged once more, a raw, untamed force that I struggled to keep at bay. I could feel it, like an electric pulse beneath my skin, urging me to unleash it, to let it consume everything around me. But I fought it. I had to. I couldn’t let it take control. Not again.The creatures—there were more of them now—surrounded us, their glowing eyes flickering like embers in the darkness. Each one was larger than the last, their bodies sleek and muscled, their claws scraping the ground with a sound that sent shivers down my spine. They were closing in, their low growls vibrating through the ground beneath my feet. It was only a matter of time before they attacked.Luca stood beside me, his presence a calming force amidst the chaos. His hand was on my arm, grounding me, but even he couldn’t hide the tens

  • The Rogue Luna   Chapter 109

    The forest stretched endlessly before me, its towering trees standing like silent sentinels, casting long shadows across the ground. The air was thick with the scent of pine and earth, the stillness of the morning broken only by the rustling of leaves beneath our feet. My heart beat steadily in my chest, though every step felt heavier than the last, weighed down by the unease gnawing at me.Luca walked beside me, his presence like a steady anchor, grounding me in a world that seemed to be spinning out of control. His gaze was fixed ahead, but every so often, his dark eyes would flicker to me, searching for something. I didn’t know what he was looking for—maybe reassurance, maybe fear—but I didn’t have the answers he wanted. Not yet.We had made it through the night, but the danger was far from over. The creatures that had attacked us in the forest, the ones that had been stalking us from the shadows, were still out there. And whatever power was stirring inside me, whatever it was that

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