บททั้งหมดของ Runaway Luna Rider: บทที่ 111 - บทที่ 120

Darius’s POV I moved through the shadows toward the holding area where the competition captives were being kept. The security was lighter than it should have been, most guards were still focused on the infiltrator hunt, leaving gaps I could exploit.The cages stood in rows, each holding multiple prisoners. The conditions were worse up close than they’d been from a distance. The smell of blood, sweat, and fear was overwhelming.I scanned the faces until I found him.Jack was in the third cage, slumped against the bars. His face was a mess of bruises and swelling. One eye was completely shut. His breathing was labored, suggesting broken ribs.I approached slowly, making sure no other guards were watching. Most of the captives shrank back when they saw me, thinking I was just another Stormclaw guard come to torment them.But Jack’s one good eye opened when I got closer. Recognition flashed across his battered face immediately, despite my disguise.“Alpha Darius?” His voice was barely a

Darius’s POV I watched from my position among the guards as Jack was dragged into the arena with the other captives. My heart pounded, but I kept my expression neutral, bored even, like every other guard pretending this was just another day.The stimulant should be taking effect by now. I’d told Jack to take it right before they brought him out. The timing had to be perfect, too early and he’d burn through it before the chaos started, too late and he’d be dead before it kicked in.I caught the eye of one of the guards I’d secretly recruited. A former rogue named Cole who’d been forced into Stormclaw service after his pack was destroyed. He hated Zeus with the kind of rage that made him willing to risk everything.I gave him the signal. A slight nod, barely perceptible.He returned it and moved subtly toward his position near the weapons cache on the opposite side of the arena.The second guard I’d recruited, a wolf named Vera who’d lost her sister to one of Zeus’s “competitions,” was

Kiera’s POV We fought desperately as Stormclaw wolves surrounded us from every direction. The arena had become a killing ground, and we were at the center of it with nowhere to run.Darius and I moved as one unit, our backs pressed together, the mate bond keeping us synchronized. Every movement he made, I anticipated. Every threat I faced, he sensed.But there were too many. For every wolf we brought down, five more appeared to take its place.My legs were already shaking. I hadn’t been fed properly in days. The transformation alone had drained energy I didn’t have to spare, and now I was fighting for my life on empty reserves.A massive gray wolf lunged at my exposed flank. I barely twisted away in time, feeling teeth graze my fur.Then something unexpected happened.Two guards broke formation and charged into the fray, not to attack us but to create chaos among the Stormclaw wolves. I recognized them vaguely from the guard quarters, but didn’t understand why they were helping until

Darius’s POV I woke in the medical room with pain radiating through every part of my body. My chest felt like someone had placed stones on it, making each breath a struggle. When I tried to move, fire shot through my ribs.“Don’t,” a voice said immediately. The pack doctor appeared in my line of vision, pressing me gently back down. “You have three broken ribs, deep claw marks across your back and shoulder, and internal bleeding we had to repair surgically.”The memories came flooding back. “Kiera,” I tried to say, but my throat was too dry.The doctor held water to my lips. “She’s alive. Recovering in another room.”Relief flooded through me so intensely it almost hurt worse than the physical pain.“You nearly died twice during surgery,” the doctor continued, checking the bandages wrapped around my torso. “Once from blood loss, once when your lung collapsed from the broken ribs. You’re lucky to be breathing right now.”I didn’t feel lucky. I felt like I’d been torn apart and badly

Darius’s POV I called an emergency council meeting despite the healer’s protests that I should be resting. Thomas helped me into the council chamber, my body screaming with every movement. But this couldn’t wait.The pack’s leadership gathered quickly, their faces showing varying degrees of concern and anger. Some had heard about Zeus’s declaration already. Others were just learning that we were on the brink of war.I took my seat at the head of the table with difficulty, refusing to show weakness even though every breath hurt.“Zeus has declared war on Blackhowl,” I announced without preamble. “He’s rallying neighboring packs to join him in an assault on our territory.”Murmurs spread through the room. Elder Chen, one of the council members who’d always supported Sarah, spoke first.“This is because you brought that woman back,” he said, gesturing dismissively. “She’s brought nothing but trouble since she returned. We should surrender her to Stormclaw and end this before it starts.”