Semua Bab Reclaiming His Fated Luna: Bab 151 - Bab 160

RAVENI sat there long after Kieran’s footsteps had faded, the echo of our argument still stinging in my ears. My chest was tight, my throat sore, but it wasn’t just from him, it was from Rowena too. When she came back into the room, her arms folded like she’d just won something, I finally understood that there was no “us,” no friendship, not anymore.“You must be proud of yourself,” I said, my voice sharper than I intended. “You really enjoyed throwing me under the bus, didn’t you?”Rowena lifted her chin, a little smirk tugging at her lips. “Don’t act like I forced your hand, Raven. I only said what everyone else was already thinking. I just had the guts to speak it aloud.”My jaw clenched. “No, you had the venom to spit it aloud. There’s a difference.” I pushed myself up, standing toe to toe with her. “You knew exactly what you were doing, twisting the knife when you saw the chance. You wanted him to doubt me.”“Please,” she scoffed, rolling her eyes. “Don’t make this about me. You

LUCIANI could tell things weren’t going the way I wanted them to, not even close. I had been pacing the length of the room, listening to the endless chatter of my men, all of them spitting out suggestions like they had the world figured out.“We should strike now, Lucian,” one of them said, his voice sharp and impatient. “Kieran won’t expect it if we go in tonight. He’s still gloating over Raven being back in his pack. That arrogance will blind him.” Another cut in almost immediately, shaking his head.“And if we wait any longer, he’ll tighten his defenses. You’ve seen how his men are swarming the borders—it won’t take much for him to smell blood and launch a counter before we even get close.” I held up a hand, trying to silence them, but they were relentless.“You can’t hesitate,” someone else argued. “She’s there, Lucian. Raven’s there. Every second you sit and think about it, he’s digging his claws deeper into her. You really want to lose her like that?”I stopped pacing and turne

RAVENThe morning light slipped through the curtains, pulling me out of a restless sleep. My body ached in places I didn’t even know could ache, and I groaned, pressing a hand against my ribs as I slowly pushed myself up.“Damn it,” I muttered under my breath, wincing when my muscles protested the movement. It wasn’t the kind of pain that screamed injury, it was the deep, dragging soreness that came from pushing myself far beyond what I should have. Still, I couldn’t afford to slow down, not when Alpha Kieran’s eyes were always sharper than I wanted them to be.Just as I swung my legs off the bed, there was a knock at the door. My heart jumped, and I quickly straightened, masking the strain on my face. “Come in,” I called, forcing my voice steady.The door creaked open and one of Kieran’s men stepped inside, giving me a curious look. “Morning, Raven. Alpha wants to know if you’ll be at breakfast.”I smiled faintly, though my hand itched to rub the ache in my shoulder. “Of course. Tell

RAVENI kept telling myself to act normal, to keep my head low and my steps steady, but no matter how much I tried to blend into the crowd, there was this weight pressing against my back, like eyes carving into me with every second that ticked by. My chest felt tight, not just because of the fear of being discovered, but because of the guilt that lingered in my gut, this wasn’t the way I had planned to bring Kieran down. I wasn’t supposed to feel exposed or hesitant. I wasn’t supposed to feel… guilty.I was halfway through that thought when my eyes locked onto a figure. Rowena. She was standing at a distance, her gaze sharp and steady on me. My throat went dry. The moment our eyes met, she turned away so quickly that her long hair whipped against her shoulder, and she walked off as if she wanted to erase the fact that she had been there at all.“Rowena!” I called out, but my voice came out lower than I intended, more like a hiss than a shout.She didn’t stop. Her steps only grew quick

KIERANI leaned back in my chair, staring at the map laid out on the table in front of me, my fingers drumming against the wood.“I could call the other Alphas,” I muttered under my breath, though I wasn’t sure if I was trying to convince myself or just filling the silence. “But would that be too much?”“Too much?” my Beta, Rowan, raised a brow as he folded his arms across his chest. “Kieran, Lucian has been pressing harder with each raid. He’s not backing down, and you know damn well he won’t stop until he bleeds you dry. If the other Alphas were in your position, they wouldn’t hesitate.”I sighed, shaking my head. “That’s exactly what I’m thinking about. If Lucian were in my place, he’d already have rallied everyone he could find and come down on me with fire and steel. That’s who he is. But me?” I looked Rowan straight in the eyes. “If I make that call, I’m telling everyone I can’t handle this on my own. And you know how the others are, they’ll see weakness before they see strategy