Rejected biker luna のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 23

The weather was so cold last night that I honestly thought I would freeze right there on the forest floor. The kind of cold that bites your skin and crawls all the way into your bones. Even with the fire Daniel created, the wind still cut through us like tiny knives, reminding us that we were not safe, not comfortable, not home.I forced myself up before anyone else. My body felt heavy, like someone had tied stones to my legs and arms. My eyes burned from lack of sleep. My shoulders ached from carrying too much responsibility. Every part of my body begged me to lie back down, even if the ground was hard and the air was cold. But I couldn’t. Not when these people were depending on me. Not when they looked at me the night before with fear and hope mixed in their tired eyes.I swallowed the pain, breathed out slowly, and raised my voice.“Good morning everyone, wake up… we still have a long way to go!” I shouted weakly. My voice cracked a little. I didn’t even have strength to sound like

Damon POV“How dare you go in search of a dead omega who cannot even fight to defend herself?”My mother’s voice cut through the room like a blade.Sharp.Cold.Filled with authority and disgust.I stood in front of her, fists clenched so tight my nails dug into my palms. My chest rose and fell fast, like I had been running, even though I hadn’t moved an inch.“Mum,” I snapped, barely holding myself back, “with all due respect, Aria is not dead.”She scoffed loudly, waving her hand like I had just said something foolish.The anger inside me exploded.“It was all your fault!” I shouted. “If you hadn’t shown up with that ridiculous idea of Selene, Aria wouldn’t have gone anywhere. She wouldn’t have left. She loves me. She would have stayed.”I picked up my phone from the table, my hands shaking as I turned toward the door.“And where exactly do you think you’re going?”Her voice stopped me mid-step.I didn’t turn back immediately. I didn’t want to see her face. I already knew the look s