Lahat ng Kabanata ng THE LUNA OF MY DESTRUCTION.: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

~~~DARIUS.“Elena,” I whispered again, brushing her cheek with my thumb.Her eyes fluttered weakly and were unfocused like she was struggling to see me. She swallowed hard, coughed, and then her lips curved into the smallest, and weakest attempt at a smirk.“Ah… see who comes running to save his mate,” she whispered.It was supposed to sound sarcastic. I know Elena, she intended to make it mocking. Elena loved throwing words at me like knives. But right now… it came out soft, shaky, and thin like she was barely holding herself together.“Shut up,” I muttered, my voice rougher than I intended. “Don’t talk.”She blinked slowly, her lashes heavy. “You don’t… give orders to me…”“I just did.” I slipped an arm under her back and another under her knees. She gasped in pain, and her hand flew to my chest in reflex. My chest tightened at the movement, “Easy,” I murmured. “I’ve got you.”Her body was trembling, and her skin was hot and cold at the same time. The bruises on her arms were darken

~~~DARIUS.By the time I reached the room, Elena’s eyes were fully open and her handmaiden, Lyra, sat at the edge of the bed, talking softly and giggling about something I cared less about. The moment I stepped inside, Lyra jumped to her feet, her smile fading instantly. She bowed quickly and moved to the corner of the room, her hands clasped tightly in front of her. I said nothing, just crossed the room and sat down on the chair beside the bed.“Thank the Goddess,” I muttered, letting out a breath I didn’t realize I was holding. I reached out, placing the back of my hand on her forehead. “Elena, how are you feeling?”Her skin felt cooler now. Her body temperature was back to normal and relief loosened the tightness in my chest.Elena’s eyes met mine. They looked lazy, tired… but still sharp, and still stubborn. “Good,” she said simply, her tone flat, giving nothing away.I nodded slowly, trying not to push. “Good,” I said under my breath, leaning back in the chair.Out of the corner

~~~ELENA.Days had passed since the rogue attack and I was finally feeling like myself again. My body still ached in some places, and the bruises were fading slowly, but I could walk without wincing. Darius had told me to rest, to avoid going out, and to let the pack handle the gatherings for now. But I hadn’t listened to him. I mean, when have I ever?Returning from the meeting with the children and healers, Lyra walked beside me, her pace careful, as if she expected me to collapse at any moment, but I didn’t speak. The sun was very gentle, and a warm light spread across the path we walked. My hair caught the rays, and for a moment, I allowed myself to feel almost normal even when I knew I really wasn’t.But then, whispers reached my ears.I froze mid-step, my ears sharpening in an instant. The voices were soft, careful, and almost inaudible but my hearing picked them up clearly.“She is weak…” one voice said.“…Can’t even protect herself…” another added.“…Who would want a Luna li

~~~DARIUS. It was the second day since I first caught wind of the whispers. Whispers about the Luna, Elena, and how the pack believed she was unfit for her position. I had spent the morning dispersing my councils. Those so-called wise wolves who had called for a meeting only to waste my time and to complain. “Your Luna… she is not what the pack expects,” one of them had said, his voice was heavy with that self-important tone they all shared. Idiots. I listened quietly regardless. I let them speak, and let them spill their ignorance until they started repeating themselves like crows pecking on rotten meat. “Imbeciles,” I muttered under my breath as I adjusted in the chair I sat in in the empty meeting room. They didn’t have the right to question her. They didn’t understand, and they never would. The councils weren’t happy with my union with Elena and that much was obvious. They hated her because she had run, and because she had fled from her duty years ago. They tho

~~~ELENA.“You put your mistress on house arrest?”I asked Darius in the most casual voice I had ever used in my life the moment he stepped into the room.I heard about Seraphine’s house arrest two days ago, but I didn’t bother asking.It wasn’t my business, right?But when two whole days passed and she was still locked up, I started to get curious.Ah, and the rumors had suddenly stopped too!The talk about me being an unfit Luna, I mean.In fact, everyone in the pack somehow became more respectful overnight.Yesterday, a group of she-wolves saw me and bowed so deeply that I thought they were about to rub their noses on the floor.Had Darius said something?Not like I am grateful or anything, but it was actually thoughtful if he did.Because if I had opened my mouth to speak, I am sure the entire pack would have started shouting for them to throw me out as Luna.Those imbeciles.They think I care even a little about being their Luna?Oh, please.“What?” Darius asked, his brows pullin