Semua Bab Rebirth Of The Broken Luna: A Second Chance at Luna's Heart : Bab 271 - Bab 280

Chapter 271: Shadows in the AislesLUMINAI was about to intervene, to redirect the conversation to less traumatic territory, when the classroom door opened and Lake emerged, the completed test packet in his hands."I'm done," he announced, handing the papers to Mrs. Henderson who'd followed him out."That was fast," she said, her tone suggesting she thought fast meant incomplete or careless."I checked my work," Lake said with surprising confidence. "Twice."Mrs. Henderson's eyebrows rose slightly. "I'll grade this and email you the results by this evening, Mrs. Blackwood.""Thank you," I said, gathering the boys. "Come on, we have more errands to run."The other children were staring at Lake now, their curiosity shifting to this new stranger who'd appeared with the Blackwood twins. I could practically see the rumors forming in their young minds, the stories they'd tell their parents about the mysterious boy who'd come home with Riley and Ollie."Is he your brother too?" pigtails gir

Chapter 273XENOISLake was quiet for a long moment, his jaw working like he was fighting some internal battle about how much to reveal. Finally, he spoke, his voice flat and clinical in that way he used when discussing traumatic things."Andy kept three nightwalkers on staff," he said. "They were her scouts. Her spies. She'd send them out to gather information, to watch targets, to infiltrate places that were supposed to be secure. They're almost impossible to detect unless you know exactly what to look for.""What do you look for?" I asked, leaning forward."Temperature drops," Lake said. "Not huge ones, but enough to notice if you're paying attention. The air gets colder when they're near. And shadows behave wrong—they move independently, or stay still when they should shift, or appear in places where there shouldn't be any shadow at all."Lumina's expression had gone distant, like she was remembering. "At the store. The shadows did move wrong. I thought I was imagining it, but t

Chapter 275: Loops and Laughter 1LUMINAI was halfway up the stairs, carrying a plate of sliced apples and oranges, when I heard something that made me freeze mid-step. Laughter. Real, genuine, childish laughter echoing from the boys' room—and it was coming from Riley.Not the polite, controlled sound he sometimes made when Ollie said something funny. Not the brief exhale that passed for amusement in his carefully blank expression. This was full, unrestrained laughter. The kind of sound I'd been wondering if Riley even remembered how to make.I climbed the remaining stairs quickly, curious about what could possibly have broken through Riley's emotional walls so completely. The door to the boys' room was partially open, and what I saw through the gap made me stop in the doorway, not wanting to interrupt.Lake and Riley were wrestling on the floor between the beds, a tangle of limbs and undignified scrambling that looked more like puppies playing than the coordinated movements of enhan

Chapter 277: Emergency CouncilXENOISThe pack house's main conference room felt smaller than usual with nearly thirty werewolves crammed inside, their combined anxiety making the air thick and difficult to breathe. I stood at the head of the long table, Lumina beside me, trying to project an alpha's confidence while my wolf paced restlessly beneath my skin.Marcus, my beta, sat to my right, his expression grave. Margo had positioned herself near the door, her usual diplomatic smile replaced with tactical alertness. The rest of the council filled the remaining seats—pack elders, military leaders, our head of security, and several representatives from different pack sectors."Thank you all for coming on such short notice," I began, my voice carrying the authority of my position even though my stomach churned with apprehension. "We have a situation that requires immediate attention and full pack mobilization.""This is about the boys you brought back," Elder Harriet said, not bothering

Chapter 279: Late NIght TalksXENOISLumina and I were both exhausted as we finally made our way back from the pack house's main building toward our residential wing. The emergency council meeting had run long, followed by individual conversations with concerned pack members, followed by yet more tactical planning with Marcus and James. By the time we'd finished, it was nearly midnight."I need a shower and about twelve hours of sleep," Lumina muttered, leaning against me as we walked down the darkened hallway."You and me both," I agreed, stifling a yawn. "Though I doubt I'll be able to actually sleep. My brain won't stop running through worst-case scenarios.""We'll figure it out," she said, though her voice lacked conviction. "We always do."I was about to respond when I heard it—low voices coming from the direction of the kitchen. My first instinct was concern. It was late; the boys should have been asleep hours ago. But as we got closer, I recognized Lake's voice, then Riley's, e