All Chapters of Lunaborn at Moonridge Academy : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Elaras povThe candlelight in my dorm flickered, throwing shadows that stretched too far for such a small flame. They slowly writhed against the walls, pulling long and thin shadows, like they were arms trying to reach and grab me. I laid awake staring at the ceiling, each blink dragging me deeper into that uneasy space between sleeping and waking up.The dreams had been coming again.. sharper, heavier. Not vague whispers anymore or mixed illusions, this time they were vivid flashes that left the taste of iron on my tongue. Some felt real, like memories or flashbacks while others just felt really strange and scary.This morning, I stood in the North Wing. The stone walls breathed like lungs, expanding and contracting in a rhythm too steady to be normal. The floor shifted like quicksand beneath my feet, and every step I took threatened to swallow me whole. A voice whispered my name again and again, closer each time, until it was right inside my ear.I felt an odd pain in my chest li

Elara’s POVThe courtyard was oddly alive with chatter, laughter, and the metallic scrape of practice blades from the training grounds nearby. Students as usual moved in groups.. brushing past each other with conversations that were more of gossips spilling into the air. And yet, for me.. everything felt muted and different, almost like I was trapped.. standing inside a glass box.The mirror-shadow incident had crawled over and under my skin making goosebumps form in my body each time I saw my reflection.Even now, hours later, I could still feel it.. an echo of cold breath whispering in my ear, the weight of that voice curling around my name like a python. I couldn’t escape it, not even in daylight. The necklace pressed against my chest like a living thing, heavy, pulsing faintly as though it remembered too.I sat on the stone steps outside the hall, my elbows resting against my knees, staring at the people that walked by and nothing at the same time. The world kept moving, but my m

THREADS UNRAVELING Kael’s POVThe woods had always been my sanctuary. Out here, the air didn’t carry the weight of watchful eyes, the walls of the Academy didn’t close in, and no one demanded answers I wasn’t ready to give. Tonight, though, the forest wasn’t mine alone.. Elara slowly and quietly walked beside me, her silence was both comforting and yet oddly suffocating.The moonlight fell across her features in uneven glimmers as the clouds shifted. She looked lost.. more lost than I’d ever seen her and that kind off unsettled me in a way nothing else had in a long time.Her fingers brushed against the necklace at her throat. “Elara.. are you sure you’re okay? I mean we could go back if you want?” I finally breathed out, breaking the silence.She exhaled softly. “I don’t know how much more of this I can take,” she admitted, her voice a bit softer than usual“Everywhere I turn, someone’s staring or.. Judging. Waiting for me to slip.”Her words hit me deeper than I expected. I slowe

The Beta’s Suspicion (Rowan POV)I knew something was off the second Kael walked into my room last night and stared at the ceiling for a while before drifting off to bed.But seeing his expression at class the next morning? Yup something felt wrong.He was too still, too quiet, his usual easy arrogance shoved down into something fragile and sharp. If anyone else had looked at him, they’d think he was brooding like he always did.. but I’d known Kael my entire life. Brooding was his natural state. This was something else. This was agitation.I leaned back in my chair, stretching out like I didn’t have a care in the world.. well I didn’t, while I watched him tap his pen against the desk as if the paper in front of him had personally insulted him.“You’re going to drill a hole through that notebook,” I muttered under my breath.Kael shot me a look, low and warning, like he didn’t have the patience for me today. Which only confirmed it.. something was wrong.And I had a pretty good idea

The Blood Oath Ball (Part 1) (Veronica’s POV)Rowan’s voice still lingered behind me as I walked away, his sarcastic tone brushing at my nerves like the scratch of thorns. And Lila.. oh sweet, trembling little mouse, her wide eyes darting to me as if she wanted to scream but couldn’t. That was my favorite part, the way silence made them weak and gullible.I didn’t need to raise my voice. I didn’t need claws or teeth. All it took was a smile.. a serene, honey-sweet, edged in venom to make Lila’s lips clamp shut and her throat choke back the truth.I lived for that sweet daring balance. To smile while holding the blade just close enough for them to feel it but never see it.Still, Rowan’s stare had burned deep into my skin. He wasn’t as gullible as the rest. His suspicion was a problem. The annoying beta wolf had returned sharper than when he left. His eyes had narrowed towards me , calculating my movements , as if he’d already begun peeling away my pretty masks.But he’d only glimpsed