All Chapters of Bound to the moon: Chapter 11 - Chapter 15

The corridor outside the Seer’s chamber smelled like fire and salt.I hadn’t told anyone about Celeste. Not about her words. Not about the forest. Not even about the second mark still burning beneath my shirt.Two threads pulled.And the third waiting like a blade.The compound was too quiet as I moved toward the healer’s wing. A kind of hush that didn't feel peaceful. It felt expectant—like the entire pack was holding its breath.When I reached the door, the guards stepped aside without a word.The Seer was awake.I stepped into the room, heart already pounding.She was standing in the center, back straight, arms at her sides. Her eyes were glowing—bright white, not gold. Her lips were moving in silent murmurs, like she was still talking to something only she could see.Elder Maren stood in the corner, arms folded, face tight with worry.“She hasn’t spoken aloud since sunrise,” Maren said quietly. “But she hasn’t stopped whispering.”I didn’t speak. My wolf was already pushing at my

I didn’t sleep after the new mark appeared.It had branded itself into the skin just below my right shoulder blade, searing hot like the others—but colder, too. Sharp, thin, foreign.Not Kael.Not Thorne.Not Riven.I didn’t know who—or what—it belonged to. And that terrified me more than any of the bonds. I sat on the edge of my bed with a blanket wrapped tight around my body, trying to breathe through the pressure crawling up my spine. The marks weren’t glowing, but I could feel all three of them like coals under my skin—alive, restless.Someone knocked.I didn’t answer.The door opened anyway.Of course it was Riven.He shut it quietly behind him, then leaned against it like he had all the time in the world.“You look worse than usual,” he said.“Not really in the mood for conversation.”He didn’t move. “Good. I’m not here to talk.”I looked up sharply.He smiled, faint and cool. “I’m here to listen.”That startled me more than anything else.Riven didn’t listen. He observed. Calcu