Lahat ng Kabanata ng When The Moon Hides Her Crown: Kabanata 51 - Kabanata 60

SERAPHINA“The mountain?” one of the Alphas muttered, frowning at the looming terrain ahead. All of us stood at the base of the jagged ridge, having been brought here by the Alpha instructors for the team trial. No wonder it had taken nearly twelve hours to reach this place.Even from the foot of the mountain, the wind was colder—crisper, biting against skin and clothing alike. Around me, the other Alphas looked tense. Some were stiff with anticipation, others crackled with adrenaline. But then there was the group I was part of—four Alphas who looked like they’d strolled into a picnic rather than a trial that could end our futures.Finn was casually chewing gum like he was wandering through a garden, entirely unbothered. Asher had his hands tucked in his pockets, humming a tune that somehow sounded like a haunted lullaby—only the Goddess knew why. Dante had earphones in his ears, and I couldn't even begin to understand how he’d smuggled those in when electronics were strictly banned a

SERAPHINAThe vampire’s words rang like a whisper in my skull—A she-wolf. Fear gripped my heart. So it was not just a rumor. Vampires could really tell male or female by the scent of their blood. My perfume failed when confronted with vampires. Phina growled in my mind, “But no one else heard him!” I clenched my fists to help control my fear. Yeah, none of the Alphas had heard the vampire because of the bats on the ceiling screamed. So loud that it hurt my ears.Thousands of wings exploded into the air, a sound like a tsunami made of bone and shadow. The bats—no, the vampires—were awake.“AAAA!” Ronan growled, driving the iron rod into the weakened wall alongside Finn using all of his strength while Dante gave it a hard kick and Asher’s wolf practically plowed into the wall like a truck hitting the wall.I gasped as the cave cracked, a splintering roar tearing through the den. Chunks of rock fell like hail. Sunlight burst through a hole, a glowing beam slicing the darkness. As the

SERAPHINAThe sudden compliment took me off guard. It was not the first time someone had called me beautiful. But right now I was disguised as a man. So, another man calling me beautiful at this moment was nothing but a threat to my disguise. “What an unexpected thing to say in this kind of situation,” I let out a small casual laugh, never tearing my eyes away from him. Asher finally blinked, realizing what he’d just said. I was not sure if it was due to awkwardness or regret, his ears had turned red and he squeezed himself out of the narrow space, “I must have lost my mind,” he murmured embarrassed. “Sorry, that came out wrong,” he refused to meet my gaze. I also came out, sighing deep in my heart. “It’s okay. I get it alot because I look like my mother. Not my father, I inherited her beauty," I casually stated. Asher finally lifted his gaze to meet mine and this time his expression was not shy or embarrassed but there was something else. What was it? I casually looked away and

SERAPHINA “The forest seems different,” I murmured, slowing my steps as my gaze lifted to the towering trees above. They were older here—twisted, dark, their thick branches tangled like claws grasping at the sky. Within half an hour, we had stepped into unfamiliar woods. The air held a different kind of dread, far more unsettling than the vampire cave we’d left behind.“The ground is too,” Ronan muttered, scuffing his boot against the earth. “It was red before. Now it’s…black.”I crouched, curiosity tugging at me. “What is this red stuff anyway—?”I reached down to touch it, but Asher caught my hand just before my fingers met the soil.“You’re hurt!”I blinked, then looked at the back of my hand. The skin was scraped, the surface raw where the flesh had peeled away.“Yeah… but I’m fine,” I said with a small shrug and a smile.“No, you’re not. The skin’s practically burned off,” Asher’s voice turned irritated as he gently wiped the dirt from the wound. “I should’ve been more careful w

SERAPHINAMy heart gave a violent lurch.For a moment, I couldn’t breathe. I stared at Finn, still crouched under his shadow, but my thoughts had already spiraled far from this bloody clearing.Blind. Finn was blind.Ronan stilled too. Even amidst the chaos, he listened.“No…” I whispered, as if denial alone could reverse what I’d just heard. “How could you go blind? That’s impossible.” Panic flared in my chest as I slid closer, needing to see his pale, unfocused eyes for myself.Before Finn could answer, a guttural growl sliced through the air. I snapped my head toward the noise, just in time to see Ronan’s black wolf form leap over us. His massive body collided mid-air with a charging flesh-eater. The crack of breaking bones rang out as blood splattered across the dry ground.They saw me freeing Finn.Ronan landed with a thunderous growl, snarling like a beast awakened from Hell. His blood-soaked fur gleamed, and for a fleeting heartbeat, our eyes met—his glowing violet gaze locking