All Chapters of The Rider Alpha's Runaway Luna: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Kyra called Ryker that night with a decision that would either prove he'd changed or confirm all her fears. "I want to visit pack territory," she said without preamble. "This weekend, me and Kade, to see what we'd be getting into."The silence on the other end stretched too long. "You want to come to the pack house?" Ryker finally asked, and she heard the surprise in his voice."You said you want us to be a family," Kyra said. "So show me what that family would look like, show me the pack and the elders and everything you're asking me to accept.""Okay," Ryker said slowly. "But Kyra, the pack house isn't like Portland, it's traditional and the wolves there aren't going to be welcoming to an omega who kept the heir hidden for six years.""So you're saying I shouldn't come?" Kyra challenged."I'm saying it won't be easy," Ryker corrected. "But if you want to see it, I'll make it happen and I'll protect you both while you're there.""I don't need your protection," Kyra said. "I need to s

Ryker showed them to the Luna quarters, a massive suite that had been empty for six years since no one had officially held the position after Kyra left. The rooms were beautiful and cold, decorated in neutrals that spoke of wealth but not warmth, and Kyra felt like an imposter standing in a space meant for someone far more important than an omega maid."This was supposed to be yours," Ryker said quietly while Kade explored the attached bedroom with wide excited eyes. "Six years ago when you signed the contract, these rooms were prepared for you, but you left before ever seeing them.""I couldn't stay," Kyra said, running her hand over expensive furniture that probably cost more than she'd made in a year. "Not after that night, not after realizing you'd never actually want me.""I wanted you so much it terrified me," Ryker admitted, moving closer but not touching. "That's why I pushed you away, why I created that brutal contract, because wanting you meant admitting I cared more about

Kyra made it to the Luna quarters and started throwing their belongings into bags while Kade watched with confusion and tears in his eyes. "Why are we leaving?" he asked. "I thought we were staying to see Dad's home.""Change of plans, baby," Kyra said, her hands shaking as she zipped up bags. "We're going back to Portland tonight.""But I don't want to go," Kade said, his small voice breaking. "I like it here and I want to stay with Dad."The words were a knife to Kyra's heart because this was exactly what she'd feared, Kade getting attached to Ryker and the pack life that would never truly accept them. "I know you do," she said, kneeling down to his level. "But sometimes wanting something isn't enough.""Is it because of those mean people?" Kade asked. "The ones who said bad things about you?""Partially," Kyra admitted. "But mostly it's because I made a mistake thinking we could fit in here."Zara burst through the door looking furious. "The elders are blocking the exits," she sai

Kyra woke up in the Luna quarters with Ryker's arm wrapped around her waist and the mating mark throbbing on her neck, proof that last night hadn't been a dream. They'd completed the bond in front of the entire pack, and now she was officially Luna of the Nightrider Pack whether she was ready for it or not."You're thinking too loud," Ryker mumbled against her hair, pulling her closer. "I can feel your anxiety through the bond.""That's going to take getting used to," Kyra admitted, because now she could feel Ryker's emotions too, his contentment and satisfaction mixing with underlying worry. "What are you worried about?""Dante's threat last night," Ryker said. "He's not the type to accept defeat gracefully, and the Shadowfang Pack has been looking for reasons to challenge our territory for years.""So completing our bond might have started a war?" Kyra asked."Completing our bond protected you and Kade," Ryker corrected. "If it also started a war, that's on Dante for being a sore l

The full moon gathering brought alphas and Lunas from six allied packs to Nightrider territory, and Kyra stood in the Luna quarters trying to decide between three formal dresses that all felt too expensive and too revealing. The mating mark on her neck was on full display with any of them, which Sasha said was the point, but Kyra still felt exposed."The blue one," Zara said from where she sat on the bed. "It makes you look powerful without being intimidating.""I need to be intimidating," Kyra said. "Dante's going to be there looking for any sign of weakness.""Then wear the red," Zara suggested. "Nothing says 'I'm Luna and you need to respect that' like red."Kyra chose the red dress and immediately felt more confident, the color bold and unapologetic. She added simple jewelry and left her hair down, the dark waves falling past her shoulders in a way that felt more her than the elaborate updos Sasha had suggested.Ryker knocked and entered, stopping short when he saw her. "You look