All Chapters of The Lost Luna’s Return: Chapter 11 - Chapter 13

Zoey’s POV He turns to look at me before leaving the room, and I instantly avert my gaze. I can’t bear to meet his eyes after that outburst. “You were fine,” Mia says gently in my head. “You okay?” Raven asks, motioning for me to take my clothes off. I keep my head bowed, not wanting her to see how red my face is. The last time this happened, I didn’t even know it was happening. “I’m sorry about him,” Raven says, running her tests. “One thing my cousin hasn’t lost after all these years is his temper.” My ears perk up. “Your cousin?” I ask softly, hating how small my voice sounds. “Yeah,” she answers, distracted by what she calls my miraculous healing. I glance down at my stomach—once black and purple with old bruises, now pale, smooth… soft. How is this even possible? “Who’s your cousin?” I ask, pulling myself from spiraling thoughts. “Kieran,” she replies, scribbling notes. “Alpha Kieran, I mean. Did I not mention that?” I shake my head as she gestures toward my clothes.

Zoey’s POV “Zachhhh!” A young voice cries out, piercing through the roar of flames. Buildings reduced to rubble. Screams echo through the smoke-thick air. Burnt corpses lie scattered across scorched ground. Everything is ablaze. And at the center of it all stands a little girl, her cheeks stained with soot and tears. “It’s time, Zoey,” a mystical voice whispers through the inferno. “It’s time to awake.” I bolt upright in bed, gasping. The panic is always the same—searing and suffocating. Not from reality, like Lily’s irritating wake-up calls, but from what’s coming. Always at 6:37 a.m. Like clockwork. I slip out for my usual walk through the forest before sunrise. The fresh air helps... a little. I return to assist the kitchen staff with breakfast. Afterward, Lucien usually appears—our unspoken routine unfolding: hospital duties with Raven, quiet laughs, a semblance of peace. Then he disappears for training, and Raven and I are left to our own rhythm until dinner. Occasio