All Chapters of Bound to the moon: Chapter 151 - Chapter 154

The council chamber smelled of smoke and old wood, and for the first time since I had set foot init, the elders’ eyes were fixed on me—not as an outsider, not as the cursed girl they oncewhispered about, not as a bond they couldn’t understand—but as their Luna.It should have been empowering. Instead, the weight of it pressed against my shoulders until Ithought I might buckle.I stood at the head of the long stone table, Kael beside me, his presence solid, grounding, evenwhen his jaw was tight and his eyes shadowed by loss. Around us, the elders shifted in theirseats, their voices rising, clashing like blades.“The people demand answers!” Elder Naida snapped. “Whispers of Celeste’s spirit spread likewildfire. They fear she lingers, that her curse has not lifted.”“They fear weakness,” Jorah growled, his massive hands clenched into fists. “And weakness willdestroy us faster than any spirit.”“And whose fault is that?” another elder hissed. “The king is gone, his mate murdered, o

The world narrowed to fire.My body trembled, drenched in sweat, every muscle straining against the relentless waves ofpain that ripped through me. My screams echoed into the night sky, mingling with the chants ofthe seer and the cries of the pack. The air was thick with tension, hope, and fear.Kael’s hand never left mine. His grip was iron, steady even when I crushed his fingers until hisknuckles whitened. His forehead pressed against mine, his lips brushing my damp skin as hewhispered again and again, “You can do this, my love. You’re stronger than this pain. You’restronger than all of it.”I wanted to believe him.I wanted to remember that I had survived betrayals, loss, war, and heartbreak. That I had risenthrough ashes when the world wanted me broken. That I had endured when even the godsseemed to curse me. But in that moment, I was nothing but raw, breathless agony.And yet… beneath the agony, something stirred. Something ancient. Something powerful.The prophecy.“The M