All Chapters of THE LUNA'S RETURN FROM EXILE: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

CHAPTER 41: HIDDEN HISTORYMIRAI stared at the scroll in my hands. The writing on it was hard to read. It said some things that made my stomach feel sick. "You are telling me that my whole life was a lie." I looked up at the people around me. "Everything I learned about Moonborn about what we're was not true."Nelly pointed to the room we were in. It was full of books and things that were even older than our city. "It was not a lie " she said. "It was a way to make people hate us to make them think we are bad. The old families wanted to hurt us so they told lies about us."Dante picked up another scroll. His hands were shaking a little. "This one says that Moonborn helped stop a war between groups in 1702. We kept all creatures from being discovered by humans."Lunas voice was shaking too. ". This one says that Moonborn healers used their powers to stop a sickness that was killing werewolves." She looked at Nelly. "We were not people. We

CHAPTER 42: BETRAYAL WITHINMIRA"Are you sure about this?" Alpha Theron held the warehouse documents like they were going to blow up. "Ashback Pack has been working with the families for months?""The proof is right here." I was pacing his office too wired to sit down. "Elric found papers, schedules, everything. They've been stockpiling -Moonborn weapons in neutral territory.""That means they've been planning this for a time." Theron's knuckles turned white around the papers. "We need to know how deep this betrayal goes."He hit the emergency alarm. In a minutes his most trusted advisors filled the room. His second-in-command his head. Three council members, including Marcus, who had served Shadowfang for over a decade. They all looked confused and worried."We have a problem." Theron started laying out the evidence on the table. "Ashback Pack has been—"Then there was a gunshot. I saw the flash from the corner of my e

CHAPTER 46: ALPHARAELI couldn't stop staring at my hands. They were covered in blood still warm, from the hunter who'd killed Elena. My sister. Twenty years I'd been lied to. Twenty years I'd hunted the enemy.Beta Marcus touched my shoulder. "Alpha we need orders.""Orders " I repeated. The word tasted like ash. "I've been taking orders from people who murdered my sister. Following their plans. Becoming their weapon." I laughed,. It came out broken. "What kind of Alpha does that make me?"Mira appeared beside me covered in soot and blood. "The kind who was manipulated by beings more cunning than any of us. The kind who can choose differently now."I looked at her. Saw Elena. Same age, same determination, power. My sister had died trying to save Moonborn. I'd spent two decades destroying them."She would hate what I became " I said.Mira held out her hand. "So become something she'd be proud of. Starting now."I took her hand. She pulled me to my feet.Ashback wolves watched us wait

CHAPTER 47: FUNERAL AND FURYMIRAI stood in front of the gathered wolves my voice loud and clear in the rain. "River was sixteen years old " I said. The rain was falling like the sky was crying with us. "She spent eight years running and hiding just trying to survive.. When she finally stood up for herself they killed her."I looked over at the pyre where Rivers body lay wrapped in cloth. She was so small and young. I felt a pang of guilt and sadness. "I promised River that we would make it safe for Moonborn like her to exist " I said, my hands clenched into fists. "I promised her she wouldn't have to run.. I failed her."Lunas voice cut through the rain. "You didn't fail River, Mira " she said. She was standing at the edge of the crowd her face streaked with tears and rain. "River chose to fight. She chose to protect what mattered to her. Don't take that away from her by feeling guilty."Lunas words hit me hard. She was right. It didn't make me feel any better. I was still filled wi

CHAPTER 49: THE TRAITOR REVEALEDMIRA"You are the wolf." I did not phrase it as a question. The tablet Theron gave us was still in my hand. The evidence was. Absolute. "You have been playing both sides from the beginning."Vera stood in the church doorway. She was backlit by fire from the battle. She was completely calm while chaos raged around her. "Finally you figured it out. I was wondering how long it would take.""You killed River." Lunas voice was raw. "You made sure she was alone. You made sure the hunters knew where to hit.""That girls death served a purpose." Veras tone did not change. She sounded clinical and cold. "Every death in this war has served a purpose. The Moonborn needed to be angry enough to fight back. The ancient families needed to feel threatened enough to commit everything. I orchestrated the conditions for mutual destruction."My hands were shaking with rage. "You are insane.""I'm pragmatic "