All Chapters of Not Their Luna: A Female Alpha Story: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Dane Summit paces restlessly beneath my skin as I review the archives in front of me, agitated by both the looming deadline and the proximity of his mate. Through the open doorway, I can see Finley working with Celina on energy signature analysis, her profile illuminated by the soft glow of magical instruments. Every few minutes, she tucks a strand of hair behind her ear with an unconscious gesture that somehow manages to be both innocently practical and devastatingly appealing.I force my attention back to the texts, irritated by my own distraction. Three days to understand what connects our bloodlines, what power emerges when we combine, what choice awaits us at the alignment. I can't afford to be diverted by our bond, however natural it might be."Any progress?" Liam asks, entering with additional references from Glass Lake's archives. Despite his casual tone, I catch the way his gaze immediately finds Finley before settling on me. The instinctive verification of her location, her

Dane "Twenty-four hours," I acknowledge instead of arguing with my father any further, neither accepting nor rejecting the ultimatum explicitly. "I understand the parameters.""Do you?" Real question enters his voice now, something almost like concern beneath his carefully held Alpha authority. "Do you understand what formal bloodline revocation means? What exile from Mountain Ridge territory entails? What severing from pack protection represents in practical terms?"I do, with painful clarity. Formal exile means more than political repositioning or ceremonial distancing. It means vulnerability to any challenger without pack intervention. Means loss of territorial access, resource rights, alliance protections. Means becoming effectively a rogue, subject to elimination by any pack viewing unaffiliated wolves as a threat."I understand the consequences," I confirm, the weight of potential exile settling alongside my responsibility to Finley. Another impossible situation requiring an imp

Finley "The gateway opens," Celina intones, her voice anchoring me, pulling me out from under the panic that nearly consumed me. "Ancestral memory becomes accessible. Seek the connections between bloodlines. Seek the understanding of choice."I close my eyes, and the world falls away.Flash of forest, ancient and primal. Three figures moving through moonlight with coordinated purpose. Not modern wolves but ancestors from generations past. Bennett, Stone, Parker—different individuals, same bloodlines. Same triangular positioning.The impression comes not as a vision but a full sensory experience—the scents of a primeval forest, sounds of night creatures, the feel of soil beneath feet moving with a warrior's discipline. Not my own perception but ancestral experience accessed through blood connection.More impressions follow in rapid succession:Three wolves facing something vast and formless, a presence more void than substance yet somehow aware, somehow hungry. Bennett leading, Stone c

LiamParker's already there when I arrive at the common area, looking annoyingly put-together despite everything. How does the guy manage to look like he stepped out of a tactical gear catalog even after ritual magic and supernatural revelations? It's irritating as hell."Stone," he acknowledges with a nod."Parker." I drop into a chair across from him, deliberately casual in contrast to his perfect posture.The tension between us has shifted since the ritual—still there, still palpable, but somehow different. We've seen each other's ancestral memories, felt the truth of our connected bloodlines. Hard to maintain pure antagonism after that kind of shared experience.Doesn't mean I like him, though."Any word from Mountain Ridge?" I ask, because it seems like the least loaded topic available.His jaw tightens slightly. "The ultimatum stands. Twenty-four hours to return and face Silver Creek's challenge, or formal exile.""You going back?""Would you?" he counters, gold flashing in his e

Finley"Focus on the connection, not the complications," Celina instructs as she arranges crystals around us in the clearing.Easy for her to say. She's not sitting cross-legged between two ridiculously hot guys while trying to form some mystical blood magic connection that might save the world.Just another Tuesday in the life of Finley Bennett.We're arranged in the same triangular formation as last night's ritual, but this time without the dramatic blood offering or full ancestral memory dive. According to Celina, this is like training wheels—simple energy exercises to get us used to connecting without fighting it. Baby steps toward the harmony we'll need in two days when the Night of Seven Stars arrives."Take a deep breath," Brynlee coaches from outside our triangle. "Acknowledge the mate bonds without actively engaging them. Just... let them be present without fighting against them."I close my eyes, trying to follow her instructions. Nova shifts restlessly beneath my skin, excit