All Chapters of When The Moon Remembers: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

187 Chapters

171: Little Flower

Elara MoonstoneWe were dripping with sweat by the time we snuck into the palace. Antonio had to go on another assignment, and Rowan didn't know the kingdom well enough for him to follow me. Even when Luca had insisted that he would go with me or Pero, we had pointed out that the men would sniff out his scent in seconds. He had kissed me hard and long before he let me go, accompanied by Pero.The journey was shortened by Anna, who drove us through a secret route that Luca had described for her. Soon, it was just Pero and I panting and making our way forward to the kingdom. Finally, we managed to slip in, taking care not to catch the attention of the guards. Luckily for us, Lyra's new batch of armies arriving from supporting packs had not yet come, so the few guards left were scattered all around."Wait!" Pero said and drew me back, just as some guards walked past the shadows that we hid. It was already late, and the night was as dark as it can be."Damn, that was close" I whispered in

172: Confronting the Present

Pero"Are you enjoying me better now?" I heard George's unmistakable voice from Maera's apartment. I froze, unsure of what to make of the exchange until she spoke."No one else does it as you do! Oh, don't stop!" I heard her loud moans, clear as the night sky, and still I could not believe my ears. Then I remembered the words of Anna about her being manipulated. I struggled to steer my mind in that direction even though the sounds were saying otherwise."So, are you sure about our plan? Am I still going to be your queen?" She asked when they were finally done and had cleaned up. When I heard her ask, I felt my heart sink; she wanted this. They have brainwashed her into thinking that she had some pivotal role to play in this."I have assured you of my undying loyalty to you. You are the one that I have truly wanted from the beginning, so nothing else counts now. I will be king, and you will be my queen" he assured her, even though I knew he was as powerless as she was in the grand sche

173: Blood for Blood

Elara Moonstone After waiting for some time, I made up my mind that I would go and look for him, just in case something had gone wrong. Just as I was about to slip out of our safe space, he showed up, sweaty and unhappy. Once our eyes met, he mustered a smile and gave me a nod. I heaved a sigh of relief, happy that Maera was no longer as angry as she used to be. "She will be with us by dusk tomorrow." He said it, but it sounded more like a declaration than anything else. His voice carried an unexpressed sadness that made me curious about what could have gone wrong with his visit. He had looked more hopeful and bright when he was going to see her than he did now. I wished so badly that I had gone with him then; at least I would have seen exactly what transpired firsthand. "Are you sure everything is okay? You don't even look pleased by the news you are giving me, even though I could have sworn that it was what you really wanted?" I asked him, and he forced himself to smile at me. "

174: The Elephant in the Room

King Luca My heart could not bear the thought of Elara sacrificing her life to have our heir. It was something important, but nothing was going to be more important than having Elara in my life. Even though she didn't understand it now, she would come to appreciate it later. I was not going to place my wife's life on the same scale as an unborn child that I do not know. I tossed and turned all through the night, having returned only when I was sure that she would be asleep. Elara could be very stubborn and insistent on what she wants until she gets her way. No way would work now that her life was in the mix; still, I would rather not see her unhappy. I knew what she wanted was to keep the baby. I didn't know how to tell her that I wasn't concerned about the baby or anything else if she wasn't in it. "Good morning Luca" she said as soon as the sun rose. I guessed that she had lost sleep at some point and kept pretending that she was still sleeping. "Good morning, Elara. How did yo

175: The Final Straw

PeroShe wasn't still here; it was nearly time for us to reconvene, and Maera was not here. I tried to call her several times, but she kept busting the line. Even if she wasn't going to come, I wanted her to pick up the call and tell me that she wouldn't be coming; maybe it was the last thing my mind needed to finally let her go. Someone cleared their throat behind me, and I turned to find Antonio looking at me intently. "Hey!" I managed to say, not wanting him to read through me, that something was terribly wrong. "I was looking for you; Rowan was the one who told me that I would find you here" he started, and I nodded my head without saying anything, still hoping that Maera would return my call or even show up at the very least. "I wanted to talk to you before we stepped out. Considering our history and how we have never really been on good terms, I don't know what is going to happen tomorrow, but that is not the memory that I was hoping to leave with or leave behind. Accept my a

176: By the Goddess

King Luca The briefing was going on, and all the men were set. Elara had refused to talk to me all day and had even sent Anna out of the room when she came in to give her what would take out the baby. She was looking even worse than when I left her in the morning; her eyes were badly sunken, and it looked like she was drying from the inside out. "Where's Pero?" I asked when I noticed his unusually long absence. "I saw him waiting at the weapons room. It seemed as if he was waiting for someone, but when I asked, he said that he wasn't. He should have been here by now. Do you want me to go and check?" Antonio whispered to me. Immediately I felt as though cold water had been poured all over my body; it tingled like it does whenever great danger is near. I looked everywhere in the room, but there was no Pero, no Elara, but my eyes landed on Anna, and she looked just as apprehensive as I was. "Give me a moment; let Rowan hold everyone down until I am back. Something is wrong somewhere,

177: A Test of Love and Duty

Elara MoonstoneMy mind was a mess. I wanted to understand Luca's perspective in the situation, but no matter how hard I tried, my heart was broken for my little one who had no say in the hand that life had dealt. Still, I felt a sense of dread that felt totally unrelated to the tension existing between Luca and me.I got up, biding the time that Maera would come so that we would talk about everything and I would have someone to be my solace. The time wasn't particularly fast today, and every moment it dragged on felt like years of me waiting. "Pack whatever is important; we have to leave now!' Anna said as soon as she threw the door open, her face filled with fear and something else. "What is happening? Where's Luca?" I asked her, springing to my feet and running to her as she started packing a few of my essentials in a bag. "The king has asked me to take you somewhere safe. You don't have to worry" she said and beckoned me to come with her. "Where is my husband?" My body, frayin

178: The Endgame

Lyra "We have combed everywhere for her, your majesty, but she is nowhere to be found. We don't think she is in the pack anymore; maybe she had left even before we came in" one of the guards reported to me, and I felt my anger surge. Taking care of Elara was the first piece in my big win. Once she was gone, every other person would be left defenseless, and no one would ever dare to rise against me again. Still, she has always managed to find a way to evade me. "You can continue searching the area. I want the perimeters reinforced. Make sure that no one gets in and no one gets out" I ordered and went back to the bedroom, pacing. "Is something wrong?" George asked me, his voice unusually gentle from where I tied him to a chair. "Do not speak to me again. I will use you to make an example for those who think they can just betray me and walk away with it" I snapped at him, my rage burning my heart as I kept on blaming him for my failures. "But, you won't be able to find her without m

179: Saving Maera

Elara Moonstone My whole body felt as if it were splitting apart. By the time we got to the bunker, I was breathless and weak. Anna was carrying my weight on her back, yet with each passing second, I could feel my body losing strength. "We are almost there, my queen. Just hold on a little longer" Anna urged as she panted up the hill. Soon we were on flat ground, and I wondered where the safe bunker was supposed to be. Anna placed me gently on the ground and walked around, looking for something. "What are you looking for? Are we lost?" I asked her, and she shook her head. "No, we are not. I just have to look for some markings, but the sand here has covered it all up" she said, and then looked at the inscriptions on the paper that Luca had given her to bring us here. "It's somewhere here" she said and tripped over a stump root. She growled and dusted off the sand to reveal what she was looking for as she was all smiles.Finally, the bunker was opened, and we both made our way in. Ev

180: Brothers for Borders

PeroThe sound of the wind filtered into my ears, my brain registering what it was before I even opened my eyes. Great pain, greater than anything that I had ever felt before. Hands were on my shoulders, forcing me awake even though I was already waking up. "It's okay, Pero. It's me, Antonio," he said, and helped me to sit up. The pain shot through my body, and he handed me some pills that were on top of a makeshift satchel bag. I swallowed the medicine, my throat aching as it felt raw and sore. "What happened?" I asked, hit by the memory of the last thing I remembered. Lyra's satisfied smirk as her guards beat me with a bat and left me for dead. "Lyra attacked the pack; someone must have given our plans away. She was not supposed to attack that early" he said, and I swallowed the words that were about to come out of my mouth. "You look like you know something." He said, and I turned to find him watching me closely. "I thought I had died. How did you even find me?" I said and shif

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