Semua Bab Forsaken by the Moongoddess : Bab 141 - Bab 150

Abby's POV Before I knew it, Maggie’s daughter’s scream had drawn maids from every direction. Their footsteps thundered as they rushed to the scene. Screams and gasps multiplied like wildfire.One maid, braver than the others, knelt beside Marbel. Her fingers trembled as she pressed them on Marbel’s neck, then jerked back as if burned.“She’s… she’s dead,” she whispered.The words sliced through the air and more screams erupted.My blood turned to ice. My lungs stopped working.Dead?No… no, this wasn’t real. I didn’t mean for this to happen. I’d only pushed her out of my way.A movement to my left caught my attention. It was Valentina.She stood at the edge of the gathering crowd as if she’d materialized out of thin air, her arms folded delicately. When her eyes met mine, her lips curled into that wicked grin I had seen too many times.My pulse slammed against my ribs. No one knew I was the one who pushed Marbel yet, so why was Valentina smiling at me like that?Something was wrong.

Hayden’s POV It was 5 a.m. I hadn’t closed my eyes once. No one in the office had. Security had searched every inch of Duskfire for Abby after Maggie’s daughter explained what happened.I planted both hands on Sasha’s desk as his fingers flew over the keyboard, lines of code reflecting off his glasses while he tried to track Abby’s location. My gut had dropped the moment I realized she’d escaped Duskfire.How the hell had she managed it?I stared at the monitor, but my mind wasn’t there. Everything was a blur. My thoughts refused to settle, refused to make sense of how fast everything had spiraled.Yes, she had pushed Marbel down the stairs, but it was unintentional. I knew that. But she shouldn’t have run. She had put herself and the child she carried in more danger. Worse, she’d fueled the Elders’ belief that she’d killed Marbel on purpose.My pulse hammered against my neck in frustration.Marbel’s body had been placed in the morgue. The Elders had insisted that certain rites be pe

Abby's POV I never knew how Amara managed it, but she risked her life to get Clara and me out somehow… and it was barely a miracle. She'd warned us to run as far as we could, that Liam would be coming for us the second he realized we were gone.Clara and I pushed deeper into the thick woods, ducking under branches, stumbling over roots, jumping over fallen logs, forcing our legs to keep moving even when strength had left them.“Watch out!” I screamed.A rogue burst out from the side and tackled Clara before either of us could react. In a second, Clara was on the ground, blood spraying as he tore into her with brutal force.“Clara!” My voice cracked. Panic punched the air out of me.I grabbed the nearest thing, some jagged stone, and slammed it into the rogue’s back with everything I had.“Motherfucker!”He didn’t budge.He turned his head toward me, slow and deliberate, eyes glowing red. “How dare you, sweet.”I stumbled back, breath shaking. “Stay away from me.”He sneered. “Too bad

Hayden’s POV“Liam…” My voice came out rough. “She’s your mate, not mine. I don’t care what you do to her.” The lie that tasted like ash in my mouth.“Really?” He dragged the blade deeper into Amara’s skin. “You don’t care about her?”Blood spilled. Amara cried out the sound ripped straight through me.My heart hammered. “Liam, stop this madness!”He let out a hysterical laugh, wild and unhinged. “Look at your face. That fear…I love it. Give me more.”My jaw locked. “She’s your mate for Goddess’ sake! Why would you…”“She’s not!” He roared. “She was never my mate.”I frowned, taking in the twisted monster he’d become. “You can’t lie to me, Liam. I was there the night you both shifted for the first time. You are fated…”“Stop pretending!” he snapped. “You knew she was supposed to be your mate. You knew I manipulated everything, and you still stayed quiet, playing the hero. That disgusted me more than anything. I wanted you to fight me… so I could kill you with my bare hands.”His words

Abby's POV With my protruding stomach, I sneaked into the kitchen, one hand supporting my back. I just needed something to munch on from the pantry.The lights were off, and I didn’t bother turning them on. My eyes have become sharp in situations like this for the past few months.Luckily, I found some chocolates, sweets, and muffins. I was sure Ruby or Alex didn’t know we still had a few left in the house. Those two wicked people had taken away everything sugary from the pantry, claiming I was consuming too much sugar.I hummed in enjoyment as I chewed each bite and stepped it down with a chilled soda.Suddenly, the light flicked on and I almost choked on my drink.Ruby stood in the doorway, narrowing her eyes. “I suspected as much.”My hands froze on the soda can like a child caught stealing.“Ruby, please,” I whined.“Drop it. One… two. I won’t let anything happen to either you or my goddaughter because of your sweet tooth!” she scolded.Ruby had no mercy when it came to her godda