All Chapters of Betrayed Luna To Alpha Queen: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

The fortress reeked of death and dark magic.Elise stood in the center of the ritual chamber. Her bare feet were planted in a circle of dried blood. Kieran's blood. Her skin glowed pale as moonlight in the darkness.But she wasn't Elise anymore. Not really.Her eyes were completely black. No white. No color. Just endless darkness that seemed to pull light into itself.Dark veins pulsed under her skin like spider webs. They started at her heart and spread across her entire body. Each pulse sent power through her bones.She looked beautiful and terrible at the same time."He escaped," she said to the empty air. Her voice was layered with something ancient. Something that didn't belong in any human throat.The shadow wolves around her whimpered. Even they could feel the rage building inside their new master."Nikolai fucking escaped," she repeated. This time her voice cracked the stone walls.Insignificant, a voice whispered in her mind. He is nothing. A worm beneath your feet."He was s

Dante and Zephyr took turns explaining. The cave. Kieran's attack. Zephyr's possession. The battle. Laura's sacrifice.Lucian listened in silence. His face showed nothing.When they finished, the room was quiet for a long time."Kragroth," Lucian said finally. "You're sure that was the name?""Yes," Zephyr said. "And it's still out there. Still looking for a way to destroy Laura.""Or use her," Orion added. "Something that old and powerful doesn't give up easily, especially on a threat."Laura felt tears on her cheeks. She wiped them away quickly."There's something else," she said. "About Nikolai."Lucian's whole body went tense. "What about him?""He saved me." Laura's voice cracked. "When I was captured, he came for me. He got me out of Kieran's fortress.""And?""And he's still there." The tears came faster now. "He told me to run. He stayed behind to fight them off.""You left him?" Lucian asked."I had no choice. He made me promise to run.""So he could be dead right now.""He's

Laura held Nikolai's hand tight. The pain in her chest was getting worse. But she didn't let go."Laura," Orion said softly. "Maybe you should rest.""No." She squeezed Nikolai's fingers. "I'm staying."The mate bond pulsed between them. Each beat felt like fire in her veins.Then something changed.Laura felt her marks start to glow. Warm light spread across her skin."What's happening?" Lucian asked. He had been standing by the door.Laura didn't answer. She couldn't. All her focus was on the strange feeling inside her.Something was leaving her body. Flowing from her into Nikolai through their joined hands.Golden light wrapped around both of them like threads.Orion stepped back. His eyes wide. "I've never seen anything like this."The light got brighter. Laura felt weaker. But Nikolai's breathing got stronger.Then the light faded.Laura slumped in her chair. Exhausted.Nikolai's eyes opened."Laura?" His voice was rough and broken. But awake."Nikolai!" Laura leaned forward. Tea

The war room emptied quickly. Pack members ran to prepare for battle. Soon only Laura and her four Alphas remained.The silence was heavy. Everyone knew what came next."We should talk about the ritual," Laura said quietly.Lucian leaned against the wall. His arms crossed tight over his chest."What aren't you telling us?" he asked.Laura felt her heart race. She had hoped to avoid this conversation."The ritual is more than just bonding," she said slowly. "It requires complete surrender.""What does that mean exactly?" Dante asked.Laura took a deep breath. "Each of you would have to give up part of your essence. Your core power. Your wolf."The room went deadly quiet."Give up how much?" Zephyr asked carefully."Not all of it. But enough to make me stronger than any single Alpha."Nikolai sat down heavily. He was still weak from his injuries."And what happens to us?" he asked."You become my guardians. Still powerful, but bound to me.""Bound how?" Lucian's voice was sharp.Laura h

The sound of battle echoed through the stone walls, shadow wolves howling outside while pack members shouted orders, and the clash of steel against claw rang through the fortress like a death knell.But inside the inner chamber everything was quiet.Laura sat on the edge of a wooden table, her fingers tracing the ancient book in front of her, the leather old and cracked, the pages yellow with age, but she could read the words easily with the tips of her fingers as she traced each line."What does it say?" Lucian asked from where he stood by the window, his sword still in his hand and blood staining his clothes."The ritual needs four things," Laura said without looking up. "Sacred symbols, a silver circle, blessed moonwater, and complete trust between all participants.""Complete trust," Dante repeated from across the room where he was cleaning his wounds with a torn cloth. "That's going to be the hard part."Zephyr looked up from another book he'd been studying, his pale eyes tired."