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

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

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. "

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

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

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