All Chapters of Moonblood: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Twelve: AshbaneCASSIANI take in the unfamiliar room but think better of it when my eyes spin. I hold my head in my hands and squeeze my eyes shut.There’s chatter outside, and the distinct scent of wolves. They don’t smell like rogues.If they wanted to kill me, they would have. Instead, I was nursed back to health.Then the door opens and footsteps pad in.A sharp pain assaults my head when I look up to find a black-haired girl.Her scent is sweet, it curls in my chest, and my nostrils flare.I frown, brows pulled down together. “Do I know you?”Her throat bobs on a swallow, and the movement does something to me. Her scent is faint, but familiar.“I don’t think so,” she murmurs. “How are you feeling?”At the door, there’s a small crowd. Their stares prick my skin, questions swim in their eyes.“What are you all doing?” I glare.Their eyes widen, and someone steps in. He’s an Alpha by the dominance I sense. But unfamiliar.“Your Majesty,” he bows. “I’m Alpha David.”Then, the old la

Fourteen: The Question CASSIAN My eyes bounce between E, the little boy and a short-haired girl which I haven’t seen since I got here. Their eyes are wide open, well, the child just looks happy to the be there. The sound of their frantic heartbeats reach my ears. “What’s going on?” I take a small step into the room, and that’s when it hits me. A scent. So strong, so familiar… it’s not the scent of a mate, but it’s a scent that affects me nonetheless. I sniff the air, eyes darting between the suddenly quiet females, and the pup playing with E’s hair. “Th-the boy…” I reach for him, but the girl snatches him away from my hold. “Your Majesty.” She bows, exchanging nervous looks between E and her. “This is my son, I’ll take my leave and go.” The boy starts crying, and I feel it in my chest. His hands reach for E, and her face crumples, as if she’s in pain. “Can I just—” I swivel on my heels and reach for the boy again, but the door slams shut. “…hold him.” The rest of the words

Sixteen: The Word GivenEIRA“He’s your pup?!” Cassian blurts the moment we step into my house for privacy.Kael blinks between us, but is still latched onto Cassian.I nod once. “Yes, Your Majesty. His name is Kael.”“So you lied.” His jaw ticks, eyes hard. “Who’s the father? Is it Alpha David?”“What?” I sputter, heart pounding. “N-no. Goddess, no. Alpha David is not the father, why?”“Becasue your pup is an Alpha!” Cassian hisses. When I don’t appear shocked, he scoffs. “You knew that didn’t you?”I nod solemnly, fiddling my thumbs. My stomach dips and rolls at his obviously angry glare.“Why did you lie?” He asks.Kael squirms and Cassian puts him down, and he toddles out of the house.Cassian focuses on me once again.His eyes harden when I don’t respond. “Why did you lie to me?”The question, the glare, everything pricks at me. My chest heaves as anger bubbles up my body, fists clenching and unclenching.How dare he be angry? He tossed me aside after sleeping with me! He reject

Eighteen: Home And GoodbyeEIRA“Cassian is leaving at dawn tomorrow,” Alpha David says after we’ve settled in his office, door shut. “And I’ve heard the rumors.”I sigh. “That I’m leaving with him, right?”“Right.” His head bobs.My lips press into a thin line, knees bouncing and thumbs twiddling. Alpha David just leans in his chair, brows raised.“Is it true?” He breaks the suffocating silence.A lump works its way down my throat. “Is what true?”“Don’t be coy, Eira.” He snorts a laugh. “Are the rumors true? Are you leaving with the king?”When I don’t respond, he continues. “There’s no right or wrong answer. I want you to know that.”“Did Cassian tell you anything?”His brows furrow. “Like what?”“I don’t know.” I shrug. “Did he say anything, about—”“If you’re asking if he started the rumor, then no.” He exhales. “He came here to talk, and then he informed me he was leaving. I asked about you, which he was quite frankly surprised about.”Alpha David huffs out a laugh. “He said he

Twenty: The PalaceEIRA~ TWO DAYS LATER~“Are you tired?” Cassian asks Kael, handing him an opened bottle of water.Kael shakes his head excitedly. “No.”Well, good for him, but I am so exhausted. We’ve been walking for days, and luckily for us, we’ve not been attacked by rogues or any other animals.Cassian’s warriors, Henrik and Reese—I didn’t recognize them—came prepared with food, snacks and lots of water. They walk in front of us.“I never asked,” Cassian says. “What happened after I left?”Henrik looks over his shoulder with a sigh. “Your Majesty, we lost some lives. Some rogues managed to escape, others didn’t.”“Goddess, how many?” Cassian’s jaw ticks.“Five died,” Reese replies. “While twelve were severely injured. Bellamy, the pack doctor, was able to heal them.”“It did take days though,” Henrik adds.I remember Bellamy. She nursed me back to health after I had passed out from the rejection. She was the last person I saw before leaving Ashabane that night.Cassian’s face c