All Chapters of The Alpha’s Banished Luna: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

❀° ┄───────╮ Sylphiette ╰───────┄ °❀“Are you alright?” His voice had me meeting his gaze. The softness in them had me moving before I could think and my hand instinctively reached up to the side of my face without breaking eye contact with Cassius.“Are you hurt?” He asked, starting towards me and reaching me in a blink.I inhaled sharply as his scent filled me at his close proximity. I shook my head. “No, I’m fine.”A frown creased his forehead and he stepped closer into my space, forcing me backward until I was backed up against a wall.“Don’t lie to me, Sylphie.” His voice was a growl that sent a shiver through me or maybe it was the coolness of the wall against my skin, either way, I was trapped now, between his large body and the wall.“What does it matter?” I muttered, dropping my hand to my side and lowering my gaze.“It matters to me,” I jerked slightly when I felt his hand against the skin of my face where Zenya’s hit had landed. Then his fingers started a slow,

❀° ┄───────╮ Sylphiette ╰───────┄ °❀It had been five days.Five long, relatively quiet days since I moved into Cassius’s house, to fully recover from my wounds.The pain in my back had now dulled completely thanks to the salves and the herbal tea Doctor Harlan had provided. The bruises had faded to faint marks, almost completely gone and the swelling in my ribs had gone down as well.It felt blissful to freely move about now without caution compared to the moments before when it had felt like a war to even breathe.“Here you go, love,” Nerina’s soft voice broke my thoughts, placing a warm cup of herbal tea in front of me as Kian clutched my arm, tucked closely into my side.“Thank you,” I said, offering her a small, grateful smile.We were sitting in the courtyard garden at the back of the mansion. The scent of flowers filled the air, swept by the breeze. It was quiet. Peaceful.Kian sat beside me, contentedly sipping warm milk from his small mug, his little fingers wrapp

╔═━─────━▒ Cassius ▒━─────━═╝“What the hell is going on here?” I demanded, taking in the scene before me and my blood sizzled with anger.Earlier, the headmaid, Margaret had bursted into my office looking panicked and breathless. She’d brought the news about Zenya and her entourage storming through the house in search of Sylphie.I knew it’d mean trouble and I was right.Zenya already had her guards surround Sylphie and Nerina; the sight of my little sister blocking their advances and being protective of Sylphie caused something to warm up inside me for a brief moment before my anger took over.Zenya turned like she’d been waiting for me, her face set in that cold, condescending smile she used whenever she thought she was untouchable.“She’s being arrested,” she said sleekly, like it was the most just thing to say. “I’m sure you're aware of this yourself but a child was found dead, and his parents are demanding justice.”Her voice rang out like a judge passing a sentence.“And yo

❀° ┄───────╮ Sylphiette ╰───────┄ °❀Cassius kept true to his words of not letting me go. By the morning of the final day, I’m greeted by guards. Guards that had remained hidden around the mansion now flooded every corner of the house.Their presence, which had once felt ghostly, now overfilled each layer of the house. On Cassius’s order, they didn't let me cross the property's entrance.“…Alpha’s orders.” They’d responded gruffly, stubbornly following the commands of their leaders—not that I could blame them, their Alpha’s command was one they couldn't defile—though, surprisingly, they did so respectfully.Still… I couldn't help but be angered by it. How could he do such a thing? How dare he?This wasn't what we had agreed to.Though a rational part of me recognised that he was trying to clear the case that’d sprung up against me. That he was just trying to protect me and Kian. But the irrational part of me didn't want any of that.I wanted to leave. I wanted to go some

❀° ┄───────╮ Sylphiette ╰───────┄ °❀I slid the comb down Kian’s caramel blonde hair. The soft tresses slid smoothly through the teeth of the comb with every stroke of my hand.It was a minor task but it was one I enjoyed doing. There was something always calming about taking care of my son—grooming him—attentively. Maybe because I never had much of a chance during the days we spent living in the rogue pack and I never had the chance to savor it either whenever I did.But it grounded me, especially now because here—as much as I hated to admit it—I could concentratedly do that much. I could give Kian all the attention and motherly care that I’d failed to shower him with before.Now it’s become a calming routine. A soothing balm to quiet the anger that streamed through my veins.This morning had been one of the most chaotic moments of my life. Cassius’s refusal to keep to our deal. His restriction to even let us leave the house let alone the property.He said it was to prote