THE REVENGE OF THE DEAD LUNA のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 71 - チャプター 80

Aegis's POVI woke up and reached out for him without thinking. My hand touched warm sheets instead of skin.I opened my eyes, groggily looking around.The bed was empty, but it was still warm on his side. That told me he had just gotten up. I sat there for a moment, staring at the space where he had been, making sure last night was real.My body protested when I stood. Every step sent a dull ache through my legs and lower back. I paused, then smiled to myself.Worth it.I caught my reflection in the mirror as I crossed the room. My hair was a mess. My face was flushed. There was a faint mark at my neck that I did not bother hiding.“I have a mate,” I said out loud.The words sounded strange but exciting at the same time.I laughed softly at myself and opened the door.The hallway was quiet except for the calming movement of maids and guards. I stopped three passing maids one after the other.“Have you seen the King,” I asked.Each time, I noticed the same thing. Their eyes flicked to

Aegis's POV “You cannot expect us to simply accept this,” one of the elders argued, his voice cutting through the stunned room. “The kingdom requires certainty.”Another nodded. “You claim she is your mate. But there has been no formal confirmation from the divine. The last we've heard from the goddess confirmed that you're not supposed to have a mate. We cannot ask the nation to believe in something unproven.”My spine stiffened at the anger pressing against the mindlink. A loud growl permeated the room as a kingly aura pressed against everyone. All of their heads bowed immediately while my dragon purred away in my mind.He didn’t look at me, and he didn’t need to. The bond between us was humming like a drawn blade waiting for release.“You dare doubt my word?” Damian asked with dangerous calmness.“We question nothing but procedure, Your Majesty,” the eldest replied carefully. “If she is truly your fated mate, you must prove it.”The implication hung there.If.My heart pounded as

Aegis's POV “The rogue attack may have reduced, but we still need to find a lasting solution to them.”Come here, Aegis. A voice rumbled in my mind, cutting through the chaos of the room.The inner council chamber walls were lined with dark wood. A long table stood in the center. Eight chairs on each side. One at the head.Damian sat at the head, overlooking all of us.My eyes turned to his focused ones. He wasn’t looking at me, but his voice continued to press on my mind.No, I answered back.He tilted his head and turned to me. I averted my eyes with a small smile, looking through the room.Eleanor Ltavario sat straight, with her long black braids resting over her shoulder and silver eyes watching everything. Mikael Deventus sat beside her, tapping his glowing rings on the table.Alexander Duville leaned back in his chair with his slicked-back hair and cold eyes like he owned the air in the room. On the other side sat General Terel, quietly watching.Aegis… he growled in my mind aga

Aegis's POV Noah stood there in his boxer and I on Damian's shoulder, both of us blinking at each other.“I’m going back inside,” he said slowly, backing away.“Wise choice,” I muttered.The King kept walking and I remembered what I was shouting for. "This is embarrassing,” I said.“You embarrassed yourself,” he replied.“Lemme guess?” I laughed. “I embarrassed myself because I didn't greet your surprise bride?”He stopped walking for a second and I pushed against him again.“Put. Me. Down.”He shook his head and continued walking until we reached his door. He kicked it open and stepped inside. He set me down on my feet and I stepped back immediately, crossing my arms.He stood two feet away from me with a tick in his jaw and we stared at each other in the silence of the room.“You shut me out,” he said again.“You have a fiancée,” I replied.He looked at me like I had said something stupid. “I do not.”I laughed. “She certainly thinks you do.”He ran a hand through his hair. “My par

Aegis's POV.I was there again.The hunters’ cell was cold and smelled like blood-damp stone. I remembered being thrown inside with my hands tied behind my back and my knees hitting the ground. It stung but I had stayed quiet because I knew better. Making noise in a place like this would never end well for me.I didn't notice the woman by my left at first.Then I heard the faint sound of chains moving and turned my head.She hung helplessly against the wall with her wrists bound above her head. Her body looked weaker with every shallow breath she managed to drag in. She held her head down so her blood matted hair covered most of her face.She stopped breathing for a bit and I thought she was dead. A groan to the right of me vibrated through the grounds and soon enough she was breathing again.I stared at her longer than I should have. Was she also from the pack the goddess sent me to? Why had I never heard anything about her? No,she couldn't be. If there was something the pack couldn't