Lahat ng Kabanata ng MARKED BY THE MOON: The secret daughter of the fallen alpha : Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

Alina ran down the winding wooden rails that cut through the dense forest behind her home. The cool breeze brushed against her skin, and her heart pounded not from fear, but from freedom. It was twilight, her favorite time to run, that magical hour when the world shimmered between light and shadow. But tonight, the darkness fell too fast. Alina slowed her steps, a feeling of fear enveloped her. She spun around, trying to find her way back then she heard it. A soft, deliberate crunch like someone stepping on dry leaves behind her. Her body froze. Every instinct screamed for her to run, but she couldn’t move. When she finally turned, she was left in awe Standing there, calm and unmoving was the man from her nightmares. He looked exactly as he did in her dreams tall, hauntingly beautiful. His silver white hair glowed faintly under the moonlight, and his eyes those eerie, glowing eyes pierced through the dark. Alina's lips parted, she was stunned by his beauty. He looks even m

The morning light filtered weakly through the curtains, casting pale stripes across the kitchen table where Marie sat. Her eyes were hollow from another sleepless night. She hadn’t seen Alina come down yet. Until...SLAM. The kitchen door burst open. Alina stormed in, barefoot, her hair disheveled, eyes bloodshot and wild. Her voice sliced through the silence. “I want the truth.” Marie looked up slowly. “Alina... what are you talking about?” “You know what I’m talking about.” Her voice shook with a mixture of rage and fear. “The dreams, The woods. The man with glowing eyes, The dirt on my feet when I wake up. This is not some random nightmare anymore. Something’s happening to me and I know you’re hiding something.” Marie stood, defensive. “You’re tired. You’ve been under a lot of stress lately ” “Stop it!” Alina yelled, slamming her palm on the table. “No more lies! No more excuses! I deserve to know who I am.” Marie froze. That sentence who I am cut her deeper th

The house was dark when Alina stepped inside again. The creak of the old front door echoed through the quiet house, She hesitated in the doorway, Her heart still raced from what Lucas had told her. The woods were dangerous. Her father was gone. She was the center of a storm she never asked for. And through all of it, her mother had tried to protect her. Alina took a deep breath and stepped into the house, She found Marie sitting on the couch, curled up in a blanket, Her eyes wide with worry as she clutched a cold cup of tea. When Marie saw her, she stood abruptly. “Alina thank God. I thought something happened where did you go? Are you hurt?” Alina shook her head. “No, Mom. I’m okay.” Marie rushed forward and wrapped her arms around her tightly, squeezing her like she was afraid Alina might vanish if she let go. Alina let the warmth of her mother’s embrace sink in. She closed her eyes for a moment, resting her chin on Marie’s shoulder, then whispered: “I’m sorry.

The sounds outside the woods were growing louder and more violent. The wind howled like a wounded beast, whipping through the trees and rattling the branches against each other like bones. Leaves danced in spirals of panic. The night sky had darkened to a deep charcoal, the moon nearly swallowed by rolling clouds. Marie ran down the dirt path, her shawl flying behind her like a broken wing. Her boots pounded against the soft ground, her breath coming in short. She could hear it now, the growls, Heavy thuds. The unmistakable snap of bone or wood. Something was fighting in those woods. Something terrible. She reached the front steps of the cabin and stumbled against the door. It didn’t budge. She pushed again harder. Still nothing. She couldn't bear it any longer “No… no, not now…” She slammed her fists against the wood. “Alina! Alina!” The door remained unmoved. It felt... held. Like something or someone was keeping it shut from the inside. Her throat tighten

Alina jerked back suddenly from Lucas’s embrace, gasping for air like she had just surfaced from underwater. Her eyes were wide and haunted. “Alina?” Lucas called, gently holding her shoulders. “What’s wrong?” She clutched her chest, Her skin felt too hot, too tight as if something ancient had stirred beneath it. “I… I saw him,” she whispered. “My father.” Marie, who had just returned with a cloth and bowl of warm water, froze. Her eyes darted toward Lucas. Lucas stiffened. “You… saw Jade?” Alina nodded slowly, her face pale and full of awe. “He was standing at the edge of a cliff… talking about me. He said I would change everything.” Marie’s eyes welled with tears, her hand trembling as she sat beside her daughter. “It wasn’t a dream, was it?” “No,” Alina whispered. “It felt real. Like… like he was speaking through my blood.” Lucas exhaled deeply and leaned against the wall, his expression unreadable. “That means the connection is awakening.” Alina looked at hi