All Chapters of The Alpha’s Banished Luna: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

╔═━─────━▒ Cassius ▒━─────━═╝I felt her presence behind me. Zenya trudged after me the moment I left the meeting hall, a steaming trail at my back.“Cass. Cassie. Cassius!”I stopped in my tracks and turned and she almost collided into me, stumbling to an abrupt stop, as though she didn't expect me to respond to her call.“Why were you ignoring me?” She snapped, green eyes blaring with annoyance.“I’m wasn’t ignoring you, Zenya. I’m just tired.” I said flatly“Tired of what?” She nagged. “You barely spent ten minutes inside the meeting hall, shutting off the meeting before it even began. What is up with you? Are you really going to act this way at a time like this?”I grunted, shaking my head. “Zenya, I don’t need you lecturing me right now. I’ve had a fair share of your father and the rest of the elders bother me enough?”She looked appalled but I caught the faint look of hurt in her eyes. “Are you trying to call me a bother?”I sighed, not in the mood for her dramatics today. “

❀° ┄───────╮ Sylphiette ╰───────┄ °❀Morning came with its usual abundance—the sun was shining, the birds chirping, my room was a soft bustle of servants wanting to attend to my every need and honestly, I still wasn't used to it.Four years of cold, hard struggle for survival does that to you. I still kind of feel like a burden to them. But whenever my mind wandered there, I’d catch glimpses of their soft, unspoken satisfaction on their lips, the soft, quiet glint in their eyes as they worked diligently.I was happy being cared for. For once, I didn’t have to worry about whether I'd get to feed my son something worth eating. I didn't have to berate myself for how unworthy I was to be the mother of my son.I didn't have to think… about anything. Just let the world function as it did around me and enjoy it. Didn't I at least deserve that much?Breaking had been amazing. It always tastes better with each passing day but somehow, something about the taste of it today made it ex

❀° ┄───────╮ Sylphiette ╰───────┄ °❀Within an hour, everything had been set… surprisingly so.Actually, it wasn't that surprising given the man Cassius was; powerful, wealthy, intentional.He really meant what he said when he told me that going out to shop could be arranged. Given the circumstances of my position, I didn't think so before.As someone still accused of treason and the murder of innocent children, going into town when the pack could very easily recognize me, could be dangerous.“How did he plan to do this?” I muttered to myself, my voice shaking with the question and the uncertainty that I felt as I pranced about the edge of my bed, ignoring the quiet skitters of the servants around the room.I sighed, slumping onto the bench at the foot of the bed.Why couldn't I keep my mouth shut? This was a bad idea. A really bad one.It was… unwise.If anything goes wrong…It could get very chaotic.But then, Cassius proved to be very efficient and… sufficient.A knock ca

❀° ┄───────╮ Sylphiette ╰───────┄ °❀The ride to the city was quiet but the silence wasn't stifling. If anything, I was excited.Excited because I couldn't believe Cassius was letting us step out. Excited because I still couldn't believe that he came up with such a crazy plan to have an artifact made to change my appearance.It was… exhilarating. With everything that'd been happening, I didn't think I'd ever step foot outside. It's true what he said—it was stifling inside. Though I loved my time indoors, it was like a breath of fresh air to see the world beyond the mansion's walls, even if I wasn't exactly welcomed here.The pack was almost as I’d last seen it: bustling and beautiful. You could see the changes from the passage of time—though positively subtle, they were there in the way the city held its glow and elegance.But more so, my excitement stemmed from the way Kian gazed out of the window of the carriage. His little hands pressed firmly against the wooden frame fo

❀° ┄───────╮ Sylphiette ╰───────┄ °❀Today was supposed to be one of the most peaceful moments of my life.But instead, it turned into a freaking nightmare right before my eyes as the little boy burst into flames and a pile of flesh, blood, and guts around me. I froze, unable to think, unable to breathe. And mostly, unable to unsee what I had just witnessed.The sight was horrid, mortifying. So horribly that it made my gut churn violently, I almost puked, bile rising in my throat.My mind spun, clashing with every possible thought it tried to process. What the fuck had just happened? Who the hell was that little boy and where the fuck had he come from?The cogs in my head knotted with each other like rusted nuts but it couldn’t form a coherent response to what I’d just witnessed. My mind looped, replaying the image of this little boy exploding into pieces in front of me. His blood splattered onto my dress like Paint roughly splashed onto a blank canvas, soaking into the fabr