All Chapters of The Banished Luna Returns!: Chapter 181 - Chapter 190

•MARY•"After everything we've done," Xander muttered as we approached the end of Whitlock's border. "How did we end up here?" "When I married Leo, I thought I would finally be free and get back at the man who molested me when I was young," I scoffed. "But my father turned against me once again. I thought—""He never loved us after our mother died, Mary," he answered. "He lost affection for us when he lost her and that's not our fault." "You must promise me that we will get back at them, Xander," I said as I looked at him. "All those who laughed and encouraged our father to cast us out must pay." "Everyone who wronged us will pay, little sister," he answered. "Everyone, including Leo and Catherine. All those Crescent moon cunts will pay for stripping away our wolves and leaving us with nothing." I looked at him and hung on to every word he said. Just when we were finally out of Whitlock, the front tire snapped and the car wobbled to the side. "Fuck," Xander scoffed. "We have a f

•LEO•The council hall was quiet when I arrived.The two elders sat at the long table, their hands folded in front of them. They were muttering something between themselves before they saw me approaching. I closed the door behind me and didn't sit down.I walked to the head of the table and stood there, looking at them both for a moment without speaking."Alpha Leo," the head elder began. "Thank you for making the time. We have several matters that require your attention regarding pack governance and the upcoming—""I want to talk about Mary and Xander first," I said.They stopped and looked at each other before they looked at me. I pulled out the chair at the head of the table but didn't sit in it. I rested my hand on the back of it and looked at them both."The two of them were stripped of their wolves and living as humans inside this pack," I said. "Under council observation and under your watch, but you failed me. You betrayed me.""Alpha, we understand your frustration—""Do yo

•CATHERINE• Leo stood in my doorway and didn't move for a long moment. I watched his face go through several things at once. Surprise first, then his eyes softened. He knew. "Come inside," I muttered. He stepped through the door and I closed it behind him. We sat across from each other in the sitting room. I had my hands folded in my lap. Neither of us spoke for a moment. "How far along?" he asked. "Not far," I answered. "But far enough to know for certain." He nodded. His jaw was tight but his eyes were soft in a way I didn't see from him often. "Leo," I said. "I need your help." "You have it," he replied immediately. "Whatever you need." "I need to end this war with the lycans," I replied. "I don't want to slow it down anymore." I held his gaze. "I have already lost too much. And I will not bring a child into a world where they are hunted before they are even born." Leo was quiet for a moment. "You want to go north." "The Lycan King operates out of the northern territo

•CATHERINE•The Lycan King didn't move.Neither did I. I held my ground, and looked at him, readying myself for what was to come next. He screamed as he came toward me with his fist in the air. The impact sent me sideways across the road. I hit the ground hard, rolled, and came back up before he could press forward. He was faster than his size suggested, closing the distance between us with a speed that left almost no room to breathe.I ducked under his second strike and drove into his side with everything I had. He barely moved. But he felt itGood.We collided again and again across that road, and every time I went down I came back up. I was a little smaller than him but I was faster, and Nyra moved through me with a clarity and fury that sharpened everything down to pure instinct.But he was wearing me down. I could feel it. Each impact cost more than the last, and my legs were beginning to feel the weight of it.Then Leo moved.He shifted and came in from the Lycan King's left

•CATHERINE•Viktor's funeral was held three days later.The pack chose a burial ground at the edge of Eclipseborn territory, where the treeline opened into a wide, quiet clearing.I dressed slowly that morning.I stood in front of the mirror for a long time without really seeing my reflection. I kept thinking about the last real conversation Viktor and I had in that clinic room.If I had known that would be our last conversation, I would've told him the truth about the baby. ***Julie and Lila were waiting outside when I came through the door.Julie didn't say anything when she saw my face. She just stepped forward and put her arms around me. I held her back and closed my eyes for a moment.Lila stood close with her hand on my shoulder when Julie finally stepped back. Her eyes were red at the edges. She had never met Viktor, but she had seen what he meant to me, and that was enough for her to grieve alongside me without needing any other reason.Leo was waiting near the car with Bri