บททั้งหมดของ Runaway Luna Rider: บทที่ 131 - บทที่ 140

Kiera’s POVPain exploded through me as I collapsed, but it wasn’t physical pain. It was something deeper, something that reached into my mind and tore through every defense I had.Vision flooded my consciousness, overwhelming reality.I saw the artifact’s history unfolding like a story told in lightning flashes. Centuries ago, Zeus’s grandmother wearing the chain, her power amplified a hundredfold. She’d been a guardian, chosen by the artifact to protect balance among the packs.I saw her using it to stop wars, to heal territories torn apart by violence, to bring justice where there had been only cruelty. The artifact wasn’t a weapon. It was a force of natural order, seeking those worthy enough to wield its power responsibly.I saw how it bonded to chosen guardians, recognizing something in their spirit that aligned with its purpose. Not strength or dominance, but the willingness to protect what was right even at great personal cost.The artifact had been calling to me all along. Fro

Kiera’s POV I spoke to Zeus while pinned beneath his massive weight, my voice carrying across the silent battlefield. Everyone was listening now, both armies frozen by the unexpected turn. “You’ve carried this guilt for decades,” I said, keeping my tone gentle despite the teeth still hovering near my throat. “The pain of accidentally killing your sister. The weight of being responsible for her death when you were both so young.” Zeus’s wolf form trembled. I could feel the conflict radiating from him through the artifact’s connection. “You’ve let that guilt consume you,” I continued. “Let it turn you into someone who inflicts pain because pain is all you know. Who builds an empire on cruelty because you believe you deserve to suffer, and everyone around you should suffer too.” His jaws opened slightly, but he didn’t strike. The internal war was visible in every tense muscle. “Your grandmother told you it was your fault,” I said. “That you were too aggressive in training, too rec

Kiera’s POV I collapsed the moment the artifact’s power released me, my body giving out completely. The magic had been sustaining me through the fight, but now that the battle was won, there was nothing left to keep me upright.I felt Darius catch me before I hit the ground, his arms wrapping around me protectively. His voice was calling my name, but it sounded distant, like I was hearing him from underwater.The battle was won. We’d survived. But the cost was devastating.As consciousness faded, I saw the battlefield in fragments. Bodies everywhere, some moving and some horribly still. Blackhowl warriors being carried on makeshift stretchers. The Steel Vultures helping tend to wounded, their faces showing the strain of survival.The territory around us lay in ruins. Walls had been breached in multiple places. Buildings were burning, sending smoke into the night sky. The carefully maintained grounds were torn apart by the fighting, blood soaking into earth that had been peaceful just

Kiera’s POV I learned about Sarah’s pregnancy announcement through the pack’s gossip, the way all truly damaging information spreads. A nurse mentioning it to another patient. A guard whispering to his mate. Word traveling from room to room until it reached mine.Sarah was pregnant. And she claimed Darius was the father.I sat in my medical bed, still recovering from the battle, and felt the world tilt sideways.I needed confirmation, to hear it from someone I trusted before I let myself fall apart.Thomas came when I called for him, his expression already showing he knew what I was going to ask.“Is it true?” I asked without preamble. “Sarah’s pregnant?”Thomas nodded slowly. “She told Darius a few hours ago. Showed him medical documentation.”“And the father?”“She claims it’s Darius.” Thomas’s tone suggested he had doubts, but facts were facts. “The timing she’s presenting would put conception at a few months ago.”The news hit me like a physical blow. Even though part of me had k

Kiera’s POV Laura sat in the cell, her hands bound, her face showing a mixture of defiance and fear. She’d been caught trying to send a message outside the territory, and now she was facing the consequences.I stood beside Darius, watching as Thomas began the interrogation. My body still ached from the battle, but I refused to miss this. Laura knew things we needed to understand.“How long have you been working with Lucien?” Thomas asked directly.Laura hesitated, then seemed to realize there was no point in lying anymore. “Months. Since before the trials began.”“What did you do for him?” Darius demanded, his voice tight with controlled rage.“I provided information about pack movements, security rotations, weak points in the defenses.” Laura’s voice was steady but quiet. “I gave him access codes to enter the territory undetected. I knew about the poison used on Eli.”Darius lunged forward, and it took both Thomas and me to hold him back. “You knew someone was trying to kill my son