บททั้งหมดของ Redemption Of The Rogue Luna: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

Korra didn’t know how long she stood there after Liora left, but it was long enough for her hands to go numb, long enough for the lanterns to blur into soft halos through the burn in her eyes.Kael’s kiss still lingered on her lips while Liora’s words lodged like thorns in her throat. He hunts what excites him. You’re nothing but a challenge.The world began to tilt, but the music shifted into something cheerful, festive, so painfully at odds with the chaos inside her that she needed to step away. She needed air and distance from the noise, from the people, especially from him.Korra’s breath stuttered as she turned down a narrow path between the pear trees, her pulse beating out of rhythm. She pressed a trembling hand to her chest, trying to hold herself together as the night spun around her. She barely noticed the footsteps behind her until a familiar voice called gently,“Korra?”She froze. Kael stood a few paces away, his hands relaxed at his side. He had returned from the elder

Korra did not sleep that night. She sat curled against the cold wall of her room. Even though she had been released from the cell, she still felt like a prisoner. She had her arms wrapped tightly around herself, her knees drawn up to her chest. Every few minutes, another echoing cry broke from the healer’s wing. Each one was Kael’s voice, frayed with pain, raw with the primal helplessness of a sad wolf.Mara stayed with her until dawn, refusing to leave her side, but even she couldn’t silence the sounds of Kael’s suffering. When Kael screamed Korra’s name for the fifth time just before sunrise, Mara squeezed her hand tightly.“Korra… he needs comfort.”“But Rhyker forbade me,” Korra whispered. Her voice trembled. “If Kael scents me, his wolf might tear him apart.”Mara hesitated, chewing her lip. “Maybe… maybe there is a way to help without him seeing you.”Korra’s head snapped up.“What do you mean?”Mara lowered her voice. “You can still help him without going near him. Medicine, co

The training yard slowly emptied, the murmurs fading into awe and disbelief. Korra still felt the tremor of adrenaline in her palms, the echo of her wolf’s heightened instinct humming under her skin. She folded her arms around herself, wanting nothing more than to hide, to disappear before more eyes turned toward her.“Korra,” Mara whispered as she approached. “You were incredible.”Korra forced a smile. “I just… reacted.”“That wasn’t a reaction,” Mara said, shaking her head. “That was instinct, bood-deep instinct.”Korra’s heart seized. She didn’t want to think about that, not when she had spent years forcing her wolf silent, forcing her power down into something small and unnoticeable.“Come on,” Mara said softly. “Kael woke once this morning. He asked for you.”Korra’s breath stilled, her fingers curling around her skirt.“Rhyker!”“Rhyker’s in a meeting,” Mara whispered. “The healers are tending to others. Come through the garden path, just be quiet.”Against every warning in her

Alpha Rhyker sat at the head of the table, his posture was rigid, and his jaw was tight. His heir, Kael, sat to his right. He was still pale and recovering; his father had insisted he attend the meeting against every healer’s warning.Elder Harkin cleared his throat. “We begin with the matter of the rogue girl,” he said.Kael’s entire body tensed.Alpha Rhyker lifted one hand. “Her name is Korra.”Harkin’s brow arched. “Names give weight, Alpha. Weight she has not yet earned.”Kael snapped, “She saved my life. That alone…”“That,” Harkin cut in sharply, “is exactly why this council must meet.”A murmur rippled through the large chamber.Elder Verran leaned forward. “The heir’s wolf fell into fever because of her scent,” he said. “This bond is unstable, unpredictable, and a threat.”“She is no threat to me,” Kael said coldly.“Not all dangers are visible,” Verran countered, pressing a long finger to the table. “Especially those tied to blood.”Rhyker exhaled slowly, then turned to the

Liora’s face became a blizzard of color. She was arrested by multiple warriors before she could move, but for the span of heartbeats that it took to bind her arms, she looked at Korra with a venomous clarity: You have ruined me.“You set us up,” Garren said. “You used your standing to put our trainees in danger.”Liora’s laugh was brittle. “You all would throw me in chains for a rumor. Korra should have been sent out alone. The pack needed to know, I only told the rogues where they could meet easy prey.” Her words slithered out, defiant and bitter. “They are rogues; they were paid to run a show, you all wanted proof.”“You betrayed us,” Kael said. “You put our children in danger.”Rhyker stepped down from his seat, the line of his shoulders rigid. “Is this true?” he demanded.Liora’s mouth twisted. “You would have demanded they send her out. They would have killed her for the amusement of a few elders. I… I wanted to save the pack from a dangerous mate.”“You wanted to save us by murd