All Chapters of The Heart of the Queen: Legacy of The Moonborn: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Soon after I reached the inner sanctum of the temple, I felt the world tilt. My knees buckled. The cold stone rushed up to meet me— and I fell. The last thing I felt was the faint, frantic movement of the twins within me. And the murmurs of the healers. Then… nothing. When I opened my eyes again, I wasn’t lying on the temple floor. I was standing in a clearing underneath a starry night sky. The moon above me was full with a strong glow, illuminating the vast space. Soft, shimmering light danced across the grass. Suddenly, my breath hitched as I felt another presence. I turned slowly—and froze. A woman was standing in the centre of the field, where the moonlight shone the brightest. Her silver hair flowed in the soft breeze. Her robes radiated light. Her skin shimmered faintly in the moonlight, and her eyes—her eyes were ancient and filled with both sorrow and power. The Moon Goddess. I recognised her instantly. No words passed between us, but I felt her voice like a pulse i

《》Lucien's POV I felt it even before I saw it. A shift in the air. Like a ripple. It wasn't just that, there was also a pull in my chest. Like someone had reached inside my ribs and tugged. I was standing in the training yard, polishing my blade when the sensation hit me— a pulse. I stumbled back, clutching at my chest, as I felt the air knocked clean out of me. “Alpha Lucien!” One of the guards came running towards me. He sounded frantic. “look up!” I turned, eyes snapping upward. The sky. The stars were... moving. Like they were rearranging themselves. The moon hung full and heavy above, burning with unnatural brilliance. “What in the void…?” I whispered, heart hammering. I didn’t know why, but it felt like something ancient had just broken free. And it terrified me. The pull didn’t fade as I made my way to my chambers, past the common areas where people gathered to watch the unnatural phenomenon. It coiled tighter and tighter inside me. I paced the length and width o

Just two days after the Moongala, I stood before the tall double doors of the high council chamber for what was to be my first official meeting with the elders and clan leaders. My fingers clenched at my sides so tightly I could feel my ring bitting into my skin. Breathe, Aria. You’ve faced worse than this. And yet, the memory of the tension frok that night still clung to me, like a second skin. Lucien’s presence… his scent, his eyes, the way they locked onto mine across that ballroom. It all made something insde me stir a. Something I wasn’t ready to face. Not now. Not when the clan heads and the Alphas were waiting beyond these doors, demanding a ruler, a Moonborn, who would stand tall and command respect. The guards opened the doors. I held my chin up. Inside, the great council chamber was packed. Banners from every major pack and clan hung overhead. Alphas lined the long table, their eyes sharp, already weighing me from the moment I entered. The elders sat in the upper tiers,

《》Lucien’s POV The wind cut through the halls of Stormfang Pack like it had teeth. It groaned against the stone and echoed like something dying. Fitting. My boots slammed the stone harder than I meant them to, but I didn’t care. I could feel her eyes behind me—Selene, standing in the doorway of the hall, her gaze clinging onto me. “Lucien,” she said, her voice smooth silk over a blade. I didn’t look at her. Just raised a hand in silent dismissal and kept walking. I could hear the faint sigh she gave as I turned the corridor. She didn’t like being ignored. I had more things to concern myself with. I had no room for her voice in my head, not when Aria was already clawing through every thought. Gods, Aria. She shouldn’t be here. She shouldn’t be who she is now. For years I'd thought she was dead—at least that's what the search reports always came with but I never stopped feeling like she was out there somewhere. And the thought drove me crazy. But now Aria was back. She wasn't

According to ancient custom, I was supposed to host my first official gala as the Moonborn after my coronation. So I did.The great hall was filled to the brim. It was supposed to be my night, my moment, the symbol of everything I’d fought through to get here.Yet, all I could feel was the weight pressing on my chest. It seemed like I was in constant worry. I worried about the future, about things far out of my control and I worried about the twins—after Kael’s burst of power, it was all I could think of.My fingers trailed idly over the delicate crystal of my wine glass as I watched the nobles, clan leaders and even some of the common people glide through the hall, laughing, bowing and socialising. The return of the Moonborn was all anyone talked about. News of my crowning had spread like wildfire across the realm.My gown shimmered like a thousand stars. It was snatched at the waist, and draped off my shoulders. I knew I looked the part—the regal Moonborn they expected—but inside,