All Chapters of The Alpha’s Banished Luna: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

❀° ┄───────╮ Sylphiette ╰───────┄ °❀Soon after, Rina and I got to work.The quiet around us was, in its way, soothing. Peaceful. And it brought back the memories of the good old days. My lips had been fixed in a semi-permanent, curved state ever since I started helping Rina with the paperwork.We had moved to the library two hours ago—it was already noon—and the smell of books, mingled with the dense, grounding scent of leather, wood, and smoked spice settled with something deep and serene in my chest.I felt at ease, as though working through these documents was the most natural thing in the world—and in a sense, they were. Since I was once the Luna of this pack.I went over several things with her before approving or disapproving, even though she had told me to do whatever I thought felt right, nodding enthusiastically and making notes when I made suggestions and commented on certain things. Rina’s trust was unwavering and I felt every bit of that trust with every smile,

❀° ┄───────╮ Sylphiette ╰───────┄ °❀“It was…quiet,” I said finally. “I spent half of the morning and most of the afternoon helping Rina with some paperwork—she said she’s been swamped lately… and I didn't have much to do either.”Cassius nodded thoughtfully. “I met her on the way back… so that's why she looked ecstatic.” He muttered, his lips curling at the edge.His gaze found mine when he leaned back again and caught my chin between his fingers, “Thank you for helping her.” He said, his voice soft but edged with something else tinged in his voice that sounded almost… sad. Then a soft look filled his bright hazel eyes. “You've always been a role model to her. Even though he rarely talks to me these days, I see how she follows in your footsteps.”I let a smile spread across my face. “She’s hardworking and a good Luna, even as a substitute. It made me happy to know that I could still be useful, even in these… trialing times.”“Of course, you're useful. Even if you're not, it

❀° ┄───────╮ Sylphiette ╰───────┄ °❀Everything else happened in a dark haze.I vaguely registered it; the weight that lifted off my body when the door to my bedroom burst open—I couldn't see it but I heard it. The sound of the hard wood cracking open as it slammed against the wall.Then heavy boots that thudded on the floor as movements echoed off the room in harsh, frantic movement. The sounds of clamor, distorted voices, crashes and an echo of destruction that left me rooted to the bed, paralyzed.Yet I felt it all intensely and I felt breathless.And then… strong hands that grabbed at me.My mind sparked. I panicked. My body moved instinctively as dread filled me. I struggle against the hold, my limbs flapping about as I screamed.But the strong arms around me held me tightly as I tried to slip away, wrapping solidly against my waist, caging me in against something ripped and solid.I struggled harder, my body alive with warning bells ringing off in my head until I final

❀° ┄───────╮ Sylphiette ╰───────┄ °❀I still couldn’t believe it.Someone had tried to kill me. The reality of it still made my mind shake.I held Kian in my arms; he was the only thing that helped me from falling apart at the seams right now. I’d come close to losing him. He was put in danger again because of me and once again I wasn’t able to do anything to keep him safe.And Cassius… he’d saved us again.Just as he did before, in the rogue king’s pack.The moment before then had been one of my worst moments, and I’d vowed never to let it happen. I’d sworn to protect my son—to never let him go through another traumatic experience. However, he’d been mostly asleep, but it didn’t leave him any less confused to have him wake up and be carried away at such an inappropriate time.I hadn’t been able to do anything for him then and now I was just as useless as before.I drew him closer to me, my face nudged into the side of his neck and I breathed in his alluring, warm chocolate

❀° ┄───────╮ Sylphiette ╰───────┄ °❀I nodded, not trusting myself to speak. Silence settled in afterwards and my gaze dropped, latching onto Cassius’s naked torso. My face warmed at the sight. I hadn’t even realized that he had been half-naked.Tonight had been chaotic, and my mind was too busy running amok to notice anything else but my son until this moment.My gaze lowered, slowly trailing down the length of his taut, golden skin. His ripped muscles were on full display, glistening beneath the warm lights in his bedroom.It had been four long years since I last saw his body beneath clothes, even though I had felt those taut muscles several times recently, let alone any man’s bare torso. But I had always thought they were a work of art. Even when we were married, Cassius’s body always made me feel breathless and wanton just from staring at them.I thought that I had kept all those feelings locked deep inside me. But over the past weeks I’d been here, I had been reminded,