All Chapters of Alpha Draven's Regret: The Return of His Rejected Mate: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

The Luna's BurdenNyra’s POV Draven put his arm around my waist as we walked back into the hall. The ritual room behind us still glowed with moonlight, but the rest of Crescent Moon was loud with celebration. Drums beat and voices sang and the smell of burned herbs filled the air. Wolves hugged each other and shook hands. They thought the Full Moon Ward had kept all the bad things away from our home.They did not know the worst thing was standing right next to them.I made my mouth smile the way they wanted to see. Inside my head I clawed at the glass walls that would not break. "Let me go. Let me talk."Zaira laughed at my skull like smoke. "Why would I ruin this perfect game? Look at them, little Luna. They see someone who saved them, but really you are a weapon now."People danced around us. Warriors told stories about old battles. The elders nodded and looked happy. Children ran between the grown-ups playing games. Fire from the torches made shadows dance on the stone walls. Some

Threads of DeceptionNyra's POVDraven's hands slid to my waist. The heat burned through my dress. For just a second, Zaira's hold on me slipped. My wolf pushed forward, claws scraping against the walls in my mind. Now, I thought. This is my chance.The moment felt like forever. His touch was warm and familiar. How many times had those hands held me? Comforted me when I cried? Traced my back in the early morning hours? The memory made Zaira stumble. Just for a heartbeat, like ice cracking in spring.I grabbed everything I had. Fear, love, anger. The smell of Auren is still on my clothes from tucking him into bed tonight. I pushed it all out at once."Don't." The word tore out of my throat like glass. I slammed my hands against his chest and shoved him back hard. He stumbled. "Don't touch me!"His eyes went wide. The hurt flashed across his face so fast it was like watching someone get punched. Our bond buzzed with his shock. "Nyra?""I hate you!" The lie rushed out before Zaira could

Shattered WardsDraven's POVThe first crack of the wards woke me like a gunshot.Power rippled through the night. It was sharp enough to make every hair on my arms stand up. The courtyard had been still for one moment. The next, the protective barrier Lydia built shuddered and bled light. The old runes carved into the fortress stones flickered once, then went dark. That should not have been possible.My wolf stirred inside me. Claws scraped the inside of my chest. Something was wrong. Nyra was in trouble.I jumped up from the war table. Maps and battle plans scattered across the stone floor. The chair fell backward with a crash that echoed through the room. Outside, a low horn sounded across the valley. It was Kael's signal, deep and sad like a death song. Too soon. We were supposed to have weeks before he tested our defenses. Time to make the barriers stronger. Time to prepare. But the wards had gone down like someone cut their strings with a blade."Sound the alarm!" I yelled as I

The fight against the shadowDraven's POVThe inner hall was dark. Moonlight reflected in through the tall windows in thin silver strips, but it only made the shadows look darker. Every torch on the stone walls had gone out. It was like something had sucked the light right out of them. The only sound was my boots hitting the marble floor. Each step echoed through the empty space.Her scent was in the air. Jasmine and frost. The smell I had known for years. But now there was something else mixed in. Something bitter and wrong. My wolf stirred under my skin. I could feel his claws scraping inside me, wanting out. I followed the scent across the hall, past the empty benches where our pack usually sat, toward the platform where we held meetings.Nyra stood at the far end. Her back was to me. Her head was down like she was praying. Her fingers moved slowly over the carved wolf on the throne's armrest. She wore white. The ceremonial dress from when we became Alpha and Luna. In the moonlight,

The battle with the Shadow 2Nyra's POVAuren's face was wet with sweat, but his eyes were firm. His small arms shook from holding so much power, but he did not waver. "Go back to ash," he said. His voice shook but stayed sure.The net fell inward, trapping Zaira in a cocoon of silver and gold. She thrashed. Her flames sputtered. Smoke rose from her body. Her screams turned deep and rough, then high and sharp, then broke into a thousand voices at once. All the people she had hurt. All the souls she had taken. They were crying out one last time."No! I cannot end it."But she did.With a final roar, the cocoon flared so bright that it blinded me. I closed my eyes, but the light burned through my eyelids. The air crackled and popped.When the light faded, the remaining thing left was just a pile of black ash. It smoked on the ruined floor. Thin wisps of smoke curled up from it, then disappeared into nothing.Silence fell.The kind of silence that feels heavy. That pushes down on everyth