All Chapters of When The Moon Hides Her Crown: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

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121. THE CHOICE TO TRUST

SERAPHINAThe flames blocked my view of the man, but left me with questions that burned deeper than the fire itself. Who was he…and why was he there?We burst from the tunnel into brittle dawn, smoke clinging to our bodies like a second skin. My lungs ached. Every breath felt like inhaling ash. The air outside was cold and raw against my sweat-damp skin. I looked around.Most of the she-wolves had already fled, running toward homes that may or may not still want them. Only the Academy Alphas remained now, bruised and breathless beneath the curling smoke behind us.That’s when I froze.Why were they still here?“What’s wrong?” Ronan’s voice came low beside me.I looked down at myself, breath catching. “I can’t go back like this,” I whispered, “Not in these clothes…plus my perfume’s gone.”I hadn’t even realized when I’d lost the bottle. Somewhere in that chaos…it was just gone."Everyone, return to the Academy immediately," Alpha Jude commanded, his voice stern as it echoed across the

122. THE SCENT OF US

SERAPHINA Slowly, I shifted into my white wolf.His wolf stared at me. Still. Intense. Almost reverent. My heart raced. He’d seen my wolf before, so why was he looking at me like that now?Stop staring…“Let’s go,” he gestured with a nod, letting me walk ahead.We ran together. At first just a sprint…then a full-speed dash, weaving through trees, tearing through the forest toward the Academy.The familiar scent of the Academy grounds hit me before I even saw them.Ronan slowed to a stop in the forest and shifted back into his human form in a smooth motion. But he was standing completely bare before me. I instantly turned my head. He strode up to a thick branch where a bundle of dark fabric was nestled. Tugging it free, he turned and held it out.“Change into these,” he said, casually flicking a glance toward me, as I was still in my wolf form.My ears flicked. I tilted my head. “These?”I padded forward cautiously, sniffing the air around the bundle. Familiar. Too familiar. I ginge

123. STORM HADN’T PASSED

SERAPHINAThe moment I stepped into the Academy, I knew the storm hadn’t passed.So, when Alpha Jude entered the grand hall holding Grace’s hand and Alpha Gideon stood in the center of the room, emotionless and unblinking, the real storm began to stir.Grace looked like a ghost beside him. Pale. Silent. Her eyes flicked up to Alpha Jude, then back to her father, uncertain and trembling. As they stopped just a breath away from Alpha Gideon, the entire hall fell into hushed stillness. The tension clawed at every corner, everyone expecting either a deadly clash…or something far worse.But what happened next?No one could’ve predicted it.Alpha Jude took Grace’s hand and handed it to Alpha Gideon.Gasps echoed.My heart plummeted into my stomach.Grace…didn’t move. Didn’t speak. Her eyes, glassy with tears, searched Alpha Jude’s face like she was begging him to look at her, to say something, to choose her.He never did.“I’ll submit my official resignation immediately,” Alpha Jude said, v

124. IN THE REFLECTION OF SMOKE AND SKIN

SERAPHINA“I’m back,” Ronan’s voice was low and seductive, like a man returning after months away from his lover.My heartbeat instantly quickened. So much had happened in the past few days, I’d completely forgotten Ronan was supposed to return to the dorm! Before, with Finn and the other Alphas around, I could somehow handle Ronan. Only now—now I was alone with him. Just the two of us. Behind a closed door.The thought alone was enough to rattle me. I was keenly aware of the fact that Ronan wasn’t just any man. He was the man who’d confessed his love to me, kissed me, held me, and made his intentions dangerously clear. He was walking seduction, and worse, he made my wolf act in ways I’d never expected.“What’s wrong?” Ronan stepped closer, stopping just an inch away, “Scared?” he teased, raising an eyebrow.I looked at him blankly. “Yes, see how badly I’m trembling? I’m barely holding back tears. Your dominance is killing me. Now, would you kindly move in with Asher, or anyone else,

125. NO OTHER MAN BUT ME

RONANShe was a walking temptation wrapped in silk and secrets. Even when I tried, I couldn’t tear my eyes away from her slender figure reflected in the glass. She moved with a kind of maddening grace, feminine in every line despite the disguise she wore.Long legs. Soft curves. A delicate waist that I knew my hands would fit around perfectly. Her skin looked like it would melt beneath my touch. Every subtle motion, whether adjusting her shirt or raising her arms, sent a pulse of need straight through me.I sucked in a breath of cold air to ground myself, but it was already too late. The beast in my pants had stirred, fully awake and demanding. Reluctantly, I tore my gaze from the glass. One more second, and my wolf might've pounced.To distract myself, I lit another cigarette and stared into the dark stretch of academy forest. That’s when Mace’s voice hit my mind through the link.“Alpha, did you find Blood Petal?”“Not yet,” I answered quietly.“I thought you went to Nightshade Alle

126. THE SHEEP AND THE WOLF

SERAPHINAI had made sure I did not leave anything behind when I ran away so it was a mystery to me how Ronan found who I was. “It was simple. I dig into Seth Darven’s background,” he titled his head slightly, “His background was clear, matching the records at the Academy but he had no sister. Then I looked into his relatives and found he had an aunt, a twin sister of his mother. And the aunt had a daughter. The daughter of Alpha Darious Nightbane.” My breath hitched. So he found my identity through Seth. He did my background check. “No,” he cut my thought as if he read my mind, “I did not have to do the background check,” saying that he inched closer to me and leaned down towards my face with a smile, “The rumors of the Alpha Darious rebellious yet moon beauty daughter was enough to let me know, it was you…” he touched my cheek and whispered, “Seraphina.” My heart skipped a beat. I never thought he would have found me, not with my face but rumors. His soft touch heated my cheek

127. A SCENT

SERAPHINAI curled up on my bed, eyes sharp with frustration. I still couldn't catch my breath properly from the feeling of his boner against my belly. ‘I won’t sleep!’ I told myself. Men could not be trusted. He might try something if I fall asleep. With that thought in mind, I kept my eyes wide open but as minutes dragged on, my eyelids grew heavier with every blink. I jerked my eyes open, just as I started to doze off the clang of the dinner bell startled me. Heart racing, I stared at the wall. Dinner? It was already well past ten. I hadn’t expected dinner so late because we all came back past dinner time. “Seraphina…” Suddenly Ronan’s whisper entered my ears and my heart jumped out of my chest. Startled, I tilted my head to find him leaning down to my ear. “W-what?”“I am hungry,” he whispered. “Then why are you telling me? Go and eat. It’s not like I am going to serve you or something," I stated, clutching the blanket tightly around my body. “Are you not going? I heard you

128. TRIGGER

SERAPHINA“Stay with me.” I gasped as he buried his face in my neck, his lips brushing against my skin.“What—what are you doing?” I stammered, staggering back as his body leaned heavily against mine. His breath scorched my skin, hands grasped at my waist like I was the last tether keeping him from falling. “Hey, stop that! Or I will kick you!” I growled, feeling his weight press into me completely, trapping me between him and the cold stone wall. “So warm,” he murmured, his body burning against mine. My heart thundered. Again with the warmth? My perfume should’ve masked my scent, still he continued to act like this. I guess the human part could be deceived but the wolf could always sense the opposite gender even if it was not completely sure and confused. “Hey, you are burning up. Get off me!” I coldly growled, pushing him away. “I am not your personal heater or something warm that you can cling to during your damn rut!” Ryker’s low chuckle rumbled through his chest. His lips

129. THE ALPHA IN RUT

Alpha Gideon’s Office The room was thick with tension as Alpha Jude flipped through the photographs and documents laid out before him. His sharp gaze lingered on the images for a long moment before he finally spoke.“I suspected from the start that kidnapping Grace was a mistake,” Jude said, his voice calm but laced with steel. His eyes lifted to meet those of Alpha Hugo and Alpha Gideon. “Their target was someone else.”Alpha Gideon’s brow furrowed. “But who?” he asked, voice low with disbelief, “This kind of thing has never happened inside the Academy walls. Those filthy rogues never even dared to sniff near our borders. What gave them the audacity to scale the waterfall and snatch Grace in front of so many Alphas?”He paused, the weight of his own thoughts visibly pressing on him.“And Hugo’s point stands,” he added, eyes narrowing, “If they wanted Grace, they could’ve taken her outside the territory. Why risk coming here, inside our gates?”Then the implication struck him.His ex

130. MESSED UP

SERAPHINA “Who were you with?” The growl in Ronan’s voice wasn’t just a question. It was a warning. A low, feral demand that made the air thicken.I froze, my breath caught so tightly in my chest that it hurt. I had completely forgotten about Ronan. He looked absolutely pissed, clearly picking up Ryker’s scent on me. His always gentle grip tight around me so possessive as if I might fly and his wolf’s continuous growling while stubbornly staying in his eyes. My heartbeat intensified with so many emotions rising within me. I never felt obligated to answer to anyone but this time I did not know why the madness in his eyes gave me a hint of the storm that my silence and ignorance might bring. “I was with Ryker. He was in rut and I was helping him to his room…”“HE WAS IN RUT AND YOU WERE HELPING HIM?!” Ronan growled, looking like a devil that just stepped out of hell. “Why the fuck you would help that motherfucker when he was in rut?!”I blinked at him, surprised. “It’s not a big de

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