The Banished Luna Returns! のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 101 - チャプター 110

•LEO•"Mary's voice?" Elder Lukas gasped. "How is that possible?""Release Luke and take Xander to the dungeons," I instructed the guards, sneering. "He should be there until I am ready to give him a judgment." "Alpha," Elder Theon said as he stood up from his chair. "We can't rely on the voice recordings. The Luna can't be condemned based on a device that went missing five years ago and miraculously appeared in Luke’s house!" "No, please," Xander huffed. "I am innocent! I could never conspire against the pack and the Alpha. You must let me go!" he shrieked as the guards held him back. I slipped the device into my pocket and turned toward the door, because I didn't want it to be destroyed before I could expose everything Mary was doing behind my back. "You can't convict your wife of a crime that you accused your first wife of!" Elder Theon snarled, halting me in my steps. "What do you think people will say when they find out you want to banish your second wife?" I shook my head b

•CATHERINE•Every part of me wanted to be out of the woods and find a way back to Viktor. He was left a few miles from Crescent, so I hoped he was still there and waiting for me. But as I ran through the forest, the memories of my banishment and roaming around the woods before Elias found me, came crashing into me. For a moment, I stopped running and felt like something or someone was watching me, trying to see if I'd break down and lose control over the memories that threatened to leave me even more broken. It broke my heart to see myself in the pack where they had treated me with contempt and done nothing while I was banished and lost my home. I lost my son, whom I had grown to love with my whole heart, even when I knew he didn’t come from my womb. I tilted my head and looked back at Crescent, and swore one more time that I'd never go there again. My new home was Eclipseborn, and I wanted to find myself there and be accepted as one of them. And with Viktor by my side. When I

•ELIAS•“You will find Catherine at Eclipseborn,” I told Aisha when I called her again, keeping my voice steady even as something tight settled in my chest. “She’s there for a business arrangement, but you must be careful.”“Oh, thank you, Eli,” she answered warmly. “You’re the best guy in the entire world. I wish I could repay you for everything you’ve done for me.”“It’s alright, Aisha,” I replied. “Please don’t tell your sister I was the one who directed you to her location. She would never forgive me.”“Don’t worry,” Aisha promised. “I won’t say a word.”I ended the call, slipped my cell phone into my pocket, and walked into my office, forcing myself to breathe normally.Morning light poured through the tall windows, illuminating the neat rows of books, jars of herbs, and medical instruments that lined the shelves. This room had always grounded me. It was a place of logic and purpose, where pain could be treated and outcomes could be controlled. I hung my coat on the back of the

•VIKTOR•His eyes narrowed when he saw the barrel of my gun pressed to his forehead, but he didn’t flinch. Not even a little. What a cunt. “Easy, Viktor,” he murmured. "You don’t want to do this.”“Where’s Catherine?” I repeated, pressing the gun harder against his skin. “Take me to her.”"Okay, okay," he answered, raising his hands to the air. “She’s safe. I wouldn't have brought her here if I hadn't wanted to save her life. But let me take you to her.”I didn’t lower the gun. “Lead the way.”He turned slowly, hands raised just enough to show he wasn’t reaching for anything, and started walking. I followed, keeping the barrel on the back of his skull. The council hall corridors were quiet, and there were no guards in sight. Either he’d cleared them out, or they were waiting somewhere to jump me. My wolf snarled at the thought.He led me down a narrow stairwell I’d never seen before. The air grew colder and damper with every step. I knew we were heading towards prison cells when I

•VIKTOR•I glanced at Catherine beside me in the passenger seat of my truck, her fingers twisting nervously in her lap. She looked beautiful in the simple blue dress she'd chosen for the occasion, her hair falling in loose waves over her shoulders. It had been a week since I'd brought her back from that near-disaster with Leo's council elder and wife. He sent me a message earlier that they were both being held responsible for what they almost did to Catherine. Now, here we were, about to make things official. This was my pack, my family, and I wanted them to see her the way I did—as a survivor, a healer, and the woman who had captured my soul."Are you ready for this?" I asked, reaching over to squeeze her hand.She nodded. "As ready as I'll ever be. But what if they don't like me? Or worse, what if they don't accept me because my great-grandfather rejected Alexandra from Stormfield?"I chuckled softly, pulling the truck to a stop near the central gathering hall. "They'll love you