All Chapters of The Stand-In Luna: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Ashley I repeated without hesitation, "I want us to break up. Please. Reject me." My voice trembled, raw with pain. Jace’s expression darkened, his jaw tight, fingers twitching as though fighting the urge to do something dangerous. "No," he growled, his voice laced with finality. "Don’t even think about it." The Alpha Command slammed into me like invisible chains, locking me in place. I couldn’t even breathe under the weight of his words. "I’ve already told the elders about our bonding ceremony. The neighboring packs are invited. Soon, you’ll be Luna. No one else can take your place." His grip tightened on my wrists, his warmth searing. "I know I wasn’t enough before," he murmured, voice thick with emotion. "But I want only you. Blaze is furious, heartbroken. We already lost Amy. We can’t lose you too." The protest died on my lips as I slowly shook my head. Oh, how I wanted to believe him. How I wanted to believe for just a moment that his words were true. But then the

Ashley I couldn't get away from the door fast enough, before I was grabbed and dragged into the hall. With a single jab to my back, I was forced to my knees before the Elders and Jace. I tried to fight it off but I wasn’t strong enough. Elder Joseph was quick to speak. “Kill her. We can’t risk this getting out. Keeping her around at this point is more of a risk.” He got up from his seat and came over to me. His cold eyes watched me like a hawk, assessing my every move. I was completely helpless—my limbs bound, my mouth gagged. He knelt down and pressed his hands into my throat, with the clear intent of ending my life. Panic surged within me as I struggled for breath. My eyes started to roll back into my head and the edges of my vision started to darken. All I could think about was how Jace, who I had trusted, was watching while I was getting strangled to death. “I agree. She’s just an orphan,” another elder chimed. “Getting rid of her would be no loss to us at all.” “Fo

Ashley From the very beginning, it was all a part of their plan. I didn't know how I didn't notice it earlier—how I had been so blinded. How someone once considered a formidable warrior could be so oblivious to such sinister plans. I clutched my head in my hands, feeling the world spinning and spinning around me. The rescue. The raising. Jace’s confession. Amy getting stripped away from me. It was all part of their plan. I was a perfectly played pawn in this chess game, and I was only finding out after I had been swept off the board. How pathetic. “Was our mate bond . . . even real?” I hated the shakiness in my voice, but the inside of me has become cold . . . So very cold. “Or was that part also perfectly orchestrated?” The silence gave me enough answers. I laughed in response, the sound hollow in my ears. “I saw this place as home. I considered you all family, despite everything, despite how many times you all showed me the very opposite of what family should be.” Jace

JaceShe had slipped through my fingers like sand, and this time, it didn't look like I was going to get her back.Ashley.Dulled from the power of the Lycan, it took a little more effort than usual to get back on my feet. My whole body ached from the lightning bolt that struck me. If not for the durability that werewolves possessed, I would have been nothing but a charred mess left behind for the vultures to feast upon. Around me, laid my men in various states of pure defeat. The rogues that we had allied with for this very purpose, now looked at me and Lucas with disdain, as though we were the cause of their misfortune. I would have summoned my Alpha Command to silence them, but I couldn't even breathe properly without my body feeling like metal.I picked up Lucas from the floor, irritated by how easy it was for him to be felled. He had always been a coward, hiding behind me as a shield for his cruelty. Looking at him now, I wanted to blame him for Ashley finally getting the live

AshleyThe man who had brought me disappeared into another room the moment the handed me over to his Beta. It wasn't like I had much to say, but a part of me had gotten used to his presence, and so his sudden absence felt . . . odd.The Lycan Tribe was just as we had been told, with a few exceptions here and there. But the main things remained evident. The towering structures that exuded wealth, the mighty guards and warriors that I caught glimpses of as we crossed the gates leading to the main holding. They had been stiff and absolute in their submission to their Lycan King, which I expected, but he didn't even need to look at anyone before they knew not to stand in his path. They all feared him. But I could just feel that there was more to him than he let on. For one, how had his powers come about? I had heard about the Lycans’ strength that was so great that normal werewolves couldn't compete. Their powerful empire that put other packs to shame. All of that, but seeing it in pers