All Chapters of The Alpha's Forgotten Mate: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Caelan's POV"Your Luna did not deceive you. She could not deceive you about something she herself did not know. During her training session yesterday, Aeliana learned—for the first time in her conscious memory—that she carries a bloodline connected to something called the Luminar. This information was as much a shock to her as it is to you."I paused, letting that sink in before continuing."Some of you believe she has been hiding her true nature. You feel betrayed, lied to. I understand that reaction, but it is based on a false premise. Aeliana has lived her entire remembered life believing she was human. She had no knowledge of this bloodline, no abilities that suggested otherwise, and no reason to think she was anything other than what she appeared to be. When she gained her wolf, and it was white, she believed, as did all of us, that it was a blessing from the Moon Goddess upon a human soul. That belief was genuine because it was all she knew.""How can she not know what she is?"

Aeliana's POV  Caelan closed the door and turned to me, his expression softening from the Alpha authority he'd worn during the meeting. "Come here." I went to him, and he pulled me into his arms. For a long moment, we just stood there, holding each other, the mate bond pulsing steadily between us. "I'm sorry," I whispered against his chest. "For bringing all this chaos into your life." "Stop apologizing for things that aren't your fault." He tilted my chin up, forcing me to meet his eyes. "You didn't choose to have your memories suppressed. You didn't choose to carry ancient bloodlines or mysterious heritage. None of this is your doing."&n

Caelan's POV She was right. The logistics of this situation are nightmarishly complicated. But we couldn't just ignore the possibility that Aeliana is the lost princess of a vanished royal family, that somewhere there might be answers about what happened that night twenty years ago."We'll be careful. We'll verify your identity first... DNA, if possible, though your family's disappearance makes that complicated. But there might be other ways. Royal families often have unique genetic markers, or birthmarks, and specific traits that run in bloodlines. Jolene might be able to confirm without needing to find your family.""And if we confirm it? If I really am the princess whose entire family vanished?" Aeliana stopped pacing to look at me. "What th

Caelan's POV "Because she's been hiding people from them for decades. Children with powerful bloodlines, people who would have been targets. She's part of a network—has been for most of her life. She protected Aeliana as long as she could, but when the girl's memories started to break down naturally as she got older, when the protections began to fail, Mara had to send her away. Make her disappear into the human world, where the Seekers wouldn't think to look.""And now?""Now she is back to the werewolf community, and the awakening has begun. Whatever power Aeliana carries, it's manifesting. That makes her visible to those hunting her." Thomas looked at me directly. "Mara said to tell you that the girl is more important than anyone realizes. That she's not just another bloodline heir… she's something specific,

Caelan's POV As I walk towards the east side of the parkhouse, my mind goes back to Aeliana's shocked face when I told her what I wanted her to do.As I asked her to stay back after I had dismissed the others, she looked at me like I had lost my mind when I said to her, "If this goes wrong—that's if these Seekers are too strong, or if the situation becomes impossible, I need you to run. Don't stay and fight out of pride or duty. Just run, and live.""I won't leave you or our pack.""Promise me." I gripped her shoulders. "If I tell you to run, you run. That's an order from your Alpha and a plea from your mate."She stared at me for a long moment, then slowly nodded. "I promise. But that's o