All Chapters of Star-Crossed Wolves: Silver Moon Rising: Chapter 141 - Chapter 150

POV: Ian GrecoThe press conference played on my laptop screen for the third time.I sat in the cheap motel room I'd secured two towns over, watching my sister systematically dismantle three years of careful work. Every manipulation technique exposed. Every target identified. Every manipulation tactic laid bare for the world to analyze and defend against.She'd betrayed me. My own sister, the one person I'd trusted to understand that sentiment was weakness and strategy was everything, had chosen moral posturing over family loyalty.The comments section below the video was predictably satisfying. Students claiming they'd suspected me all along. Faculty promising investigations. Pack leaders demanding accountability. Everyone suddenly an expert on manipulation now that the methods were public knowledge.Idiots. All of them.They thought exposure meant defeat. Thought that revealing my techniques would somehow neutralize them. But they fundamentally misunderstood how social engineering w

POV: ProsperoTwenty years of hiding ended the moment the Council members stepped onto my property.I felt them approaching before they reached the cottage. Their power signatures were distinct, familiar in ways that made old wounds ache. Alpha Vincent Capulet I'd expected. The Supreme Court justice was predictable. But the third signature made my hands still over the herb garden I'd been tending.Councilwoman Alecto. She who'd voted for my execution twenty years ago. Who'd benefited most from my exile and the power vacuum it created.They were here to take Miranda. I'd known this day would come eventually, but I'd hoped for more time. A few more months to prepare her for the political storm she'd inherited through no choice of her own."Stay inside," I called to Miranda through the cottage window. "No matter what happens, don't come out until I say.""Papa, what's wrong?""Old debts coming due. I'll handle it."I walked to meet them at the property line, where my wards hummed with e

POV: Miranda ProsperoI paced outside the holding facility like a caged animal.Security had barred the doors after Papa's arrest, citing Council authority and safety protocols. Through the reinforced walls, I could feel his presence growing weaker, the magical restraints draining his already compromised power.He was dying. Alexander had said it where I could hear through the ventilation system. One year left, maybe less, and I'd spent that time practicing plant magic instead of learning how to heal the corruption killing my father from the inside."Miranda, you need to eat something." Ferdinand appeared with a sandwich I didn't want. "You've been standing here for six hours.""I can't leave him.""You're not leaving him. You're taking care of yourself so you can help him when the opportunity comes.""What opportunity? Your father controls the Council. My father is dying in chains. There's no opportunity here."Ferdinand's jaw tightened. "Then we make one. My father expects me to fa

POV: Principal LearThe blood moon warning came at noon from the astronomy department.I stood in my office reading the report with growing dread. A rare lunar eclipse coinciding with the harvest moon, creating the kind of supernatural pressure that made even the most controlled wolves dangerously unstable."How bad?" I asked Professor Chen, who'd delivered the news personally."Worst combination in fifteen years. The eclipse starts at 8 PM and reaches totality at 9:15. During that window, every supernatural being on campus will be fighting their base instincts." She sat down without being invited. "We need to implement emergency protocols immediately.""Lockdown?""Full lockdown. Students confined to dorms, security doubled, medical staff on high alert. Even then, we'll probably have incidents."I looked at the calendar and wanted to scream. Tonight. Of course it was tonight. The same night Ian Greco had set his final trap. The same night Miranda and Ferdinand planned to run. The sam

POV: Ian GrecoI watched through my laptop as all the pieces converged.The security camera feed I'd hacked hours ago showed four figures approaching the old library basement from different directions. Desi arriving first, checking her phone for the meeting location. Otto appearing seconds later, his body language already aggressive from the blood moon's influence. Then Emilia, my dear sister, walking into my trap despite supposedly knowing better.And finally, Cassio. The innocent bystander whose presence would make Otto's paranoia spike into violence.Perfect. Absolutely perfect.The blood moon hung overhead, bathing everything in crimson light that made even the camera feed look apocalyptic. I could practically feel the supernatural pressure from two hundred miles away. Every wolf on that campus was fighting their base instincts, struggling to maintain control while the lunar event stripped away their humanity.And I'd arranged for four of them to meet in a structurally unsound bu