All Chapters of Luna To Alpha Ace: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

117 Chapters

Chapter 11: Lily

Three weeks later, I'm standing in the empty shell of what used to be my life. The moving truck left this morning, taking all our furniture to Denver. Our house sold faster than anyone expected—James said we got lucky with a cash buyer who wanted to close quickly. Now I'm doing a final walk-through of rooms that no longer feel like home. I'm thirteen weeks pregnant now, just barely showing, and the morning sickness has finally started to ease. I should be excited about the move, about starting fresh in a new city. Instead, I feel like I'm walking to my execution. Zoe's PI friend found some disturbing information about those Chicago payments, but not enough to build a case. The money trail leads to a shell company that doesn't seem to exist, registered to an address that turns out to be a vacant lot. Whatever James was paying for, he went to great lengths to hide it. "You ready, beautiful?" James appears in the doorway of our empty bedroom, car keys in hand. He's been calling m

Last Updated : 2025-06-27

Chapter 12: Ace

I've been watching her house for seven straight days. Seven days of sitting in my car across the street, memorizing her routine, learning the rhythm of her life. She leaves for grocery shopping on Tuesdays. Takes walks around the block every evening at six. She always looks over her shoulder and checks the windows. She knows someone's watching her. But instead of fear, I catch glimpses of something else in her posture. Relief? Hope? It's killing me to stay away. "You look like hell," Marcus says, sliding into the passenger seat with two cups of coffee. My beta has been taking shifts with me, though he thinks I've lost my mind. "Thanks for the pep talk." "I'm serious, Ace. When's the last time you slept? Slept, not just dozed off in this car." I don't answer because we both know it's been days. Every time I try to leave, every instinct screams at me to stay. She's pregnant. She's in danger. And she's mine. "You can't keep this up," Marcus continues. "Sitting out here

Last Updated : 2025-07-04

Chapter 13: Ace

Three days. It's been three days since the moving truck disappeared with my mate, and I have no idea where she is. Marcus finds me in my office at the pack house at two in the morning, surrounded by empty coffee cups and crumpled papers. I haven't slept. Haven't eaten. Can barely think straight. "Anything?" he asks, though we both know the answer. "Nothing." I throw another dead-end lead into the trash. "It's like they vanished." I've called every contact I have. Traced every possible connection to James Collins. His employer claims he took a leave of absence. His bank records are locked down tight. Even his utilities have been transferred to a company name I can't track. "He planned this," I say, running my hands through my hair. "He knew I was watching, and he planned the perfect disappearance." "We'll find her, Ace." "Will we? Because right now it feels like I failed her before I even had a chance to save her." The mate bond is driving me insane. Every instinct

Last Updated : 2025-07-04

Chapter 14: Ace

My phone buzzes at 3:17 AM. I'm still sitting in the car across from Lily's house, Marcus asleep in the passenger seat, when the call comes in. The caller ID shows my pack's emergency number the one that only gets used for life-or-death situations. "Steele," I answer, keeping my voice low. "Alpha, we need you back here. Now. " It's Derek, my head of security, and I can hear the strain in his voice. "We've got a situation." "What kind of situation?" "Rogue attack. Three of them hit the eastern border an hour ago. They took out two of our patrol guards and they're heading for the residential area." My blood runs cold. The residential area is where our families live. Women and children who can't defend themselves against rogue werewolves. "Casualties?" I ask, though I'm already dreading the answer. "Mike and Tommy are in bad shape. Doc says they'll live, but it was close. The rogues are still out there, Ace. We've got teams searching, but they know our territory too

Last Updated : 2025-07-04

Chapter 15: Lily

Three days. Three days since we arrived in Denver, I can't shake this feeling that something is wrong. Not just the usual wrong that comes with living with James—this is different. Deeper. I press my face against the kitchen window, scanning the quiet street for today's hundredth time. Nothing. Just empty sidewalks and unfamiliar houses with their perfectly manicured lawns. "What are you looking at?" James's voice cuts through my thoughts like a blade. I don't flinch anymore. I've learned not to give him that satisfaction. "Just getting familiar with the neighborhood." "Right." He moves behind me, close enough that I can feel his breath on my neck. "You're not looking for someone, are you?" My heart stops. "What do you mean?" "Nothing." But his hand finds my shoulder, squeezing just hard enough to remind me who's in control. "Just making sure you're adjusting well to our new life." Our new life. As if this move was something we decided together instead of something h

Last Updated : 2025-07-04

Chapter 16: Lily

The hospital smells like disinfectant and fear. I'm lying on my side in the emergency room, staring at the ultrasound monitor while a technician moves the wand across my belly. James sits in the chair beside me, holding my hand for the first time in weeks. Funny how a crisis can make him remember how to be a husband. "There's the heartbeat," the technician says, and I nearly sob with relief. The steady thump-thump-thump fills the room, and I finally allow myself to breathe. "Baby looks good," Dr. Mills says, reviewing the images. She's young, with kind eyes and steady hands. "Your cervix is closed, no signs of miscarriage. But you did have some bleeding, which means we need to be careful." "What does that mean?" James asks. "Bed rest for the next two weeks, minimum. No heavy lifting, no stress, plenty of fluids. We'll monitor you closely." No stress. If only it were that simple. "Can I still work?" I ask. "Remote work only, if necessary. But honestly, Mrs. Colli

Last Updated : 2025-07-04

Chapter 17: Lily

My phone buzzes at 2:47 AM. I'm already awake, staring at the ceiling and replaying Maya's words. *I know the signs. You're not alone.* James sleeps beside me, one arm thrown possessively across my waist even when I'm unconscious. He's been extra attentive since the incident with Maya yesterday, bringing me tea and checking on me every hour like the perfect husband. The phone buzzes again. I slide it out from under my pillow as carefully as possible. Two missed calls from Zoe. My heart pounds as I ease out of bed. James doesn't stir. In the bathroom, I close the door and call her back. "Lily?" Her voice is sharp, alert despite the hour. "Thank God." "What's wrong? It's almost three in the morning." "I couldn't sleep. The investigator called me with an update, and I've been up all night going through everything. Lily, I need you to sit down." I'm already sitting on the closed toilet seat, gripping the phone so hard my knuckles are white. "Tell me." "It's about

Last Updated : 2025-07-04

Chapter 18: James

The Denver office is smaller than what I'm used to, but it serves its purpose. Distance. Control. A fresh start where no one knows our business. I lean back in my desk chair, watching the city sprawl through my window. Three weeks since we moved here, and already I can see the difference in Lily. She's more compliant. More dependent. More mine. The move was necessary after that bastard in Wichita started following us. I noticed him first about a month ago—always in a dark sedan, always at a distance, but always there. Watching our house. Watching my wife. At first, I thought he was a private investigator. Maybe someone Lily's friend Zoe had hired. But his behavior was too personal, too protective. The way he positioned himself to watch our bedroom window. The way he followed Lily to the grocery store but never approached her. He was obsessed with her. And worse—she was starting to notice him too. I caught her looking out the window more often, scanning the street wit

Last Updated : 2025-07-04

Chapter 19: James

JAMES Carmen leaves with promises to call me after her next doctor's appointment. I watch her walk away from my office building, her hand resting protectively on her stomach, and feel something I haven't felt in years. Hope. Real, biological hope. For the first time since this whole nightmare started, I might actually get what I've always wanted. A child who shares my DNA. A child who belongs to me completely. The irony isn't lost on me. After years of lying about my fertility, after paying Dr. Weber fifty thousand dollars to get Lily pregnant with someone else's baby, my actual child is growing inside a woman I was using for stress relief. Life is funny that way. My phone rings as I'm driving home. Lily's name flashes on the screen. "Hey, beautiful. How are you feeling?" "Better. Maya stopped by earlier with more soup." Her voice sounds different. Distant. My grip tightens on the steering wheel. "I thought we discussed this. No visitors." "She was just bein

Last Updated : 2025-07-04

Chapter 20: Lily

LILY The manila folder containing my birth certificate, social security card, and passport feels like it weighs a thousand pounds in my trembling hands. Three days of planning, three days of memorizing bus schedules, and it all comes down to this moment. My suitcase sits open on the bed, half-packed with essentials: underwear, a few changes of clothes, the burner phone Zoe helped me buy, and the journal where I've documented every bruise, threat, and lie James has told me. I press my hand to my belly, now rounded at seventeen weeks. "We're going to be okay, baby," I whisper. "Mama's going to get us somewhere safe." James's key in the front door makes my blood freeze. He's not supposed to be home for three hours. I shove the documents under my pillow and slam the suitcase shut, my heart hammering against my ribs. The bedroom door is already closed, but I can hear his footsteps on the hardwood below, purposeful and heavy. "Lily!" His voice carries up the stairs, warm and

Last Updated : 2025-07-04

1 2 3 4 5 6

...

SCAN CODE TO READ ON APP