The Alpha’s Treaty, Now His Luna のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 151 - チャプター 160

PENIELWe sat there for another minute. The sun moved behind a cloud, and the garden grew a little darker.Then I remembered. The thing that had been gnawing at me for days.A question that had been nagging at my subconscious for weeks.“Haley,” I said slowly. “When you were in that house, with Olivia and Kael... did you hear them mention anyone else? Anyone from the pack who was working with them?”She shook her head. “No. Just Olivia. She was the only one I saw. The only one who talked to them.”“What about the women they took? The children? Did you hear anything about where they might be?”“No. The attack hadn't happened when Olivia brought me there and I spent most of my time locked up. I just heard them arguing about the attack failing. About the women escaping.” She looked at me. “I'm sorry. I wish I knew more.”I sighed. It was what I expected, but it still hurt. “What about Preya?” I asked. “Did they say anything about Preya? I haven't seen her since the attack. No one will te

PENIELI pounded my fist on the door.“Preya!” I yelled. “Preya, are you in there?”Silence.Then, from the other side, a sound. A machine. A steady, rhythmic beep.My heart stopped.“Open this door right now!” I screamed, pounding harder. It was irrational, I knew. Peniel couldn't hear me and I was making a racket disturbing all the other patients but I just couldn't find it in me to care.Behind me, I heard more footsteps. More people were coming. They would try to stop me. They would drag me away.I didn't care.I threw my shoulder against the door. It rattled but didn't open. I hit it again. And again. Pain shot through my arm, but I didn't stop.“Peniel!”Silas's voice. Behind me. Closer than before.I didn't turn around. I kept hitting the door.“Peniel, stop.”His hand closed around my arm. Gentle, but firm.I finally turned to face him. His eyes were full of something. Guilt? Fear? I didn't care.“Open the door,” I said.“Peniel, let me explain.”“There’s nothing to explain. O

LUCIANO“You should have asked, you should have used your common sense to realize there was a reason Preya was hidden in that room.”“I was scared to ask. I thought you'd shun me.” She wiped her face with her sleeve. “After all, I know you don't trust me. I know you think I'm lying. But I'm not. I just want to survive. That's all I've ever wanted.”Her words unlocked something in me. A memory of Peniel, back when she first came here. Scared. Alone. Begging to be believed.I pushed the thought away. Peniel was different. She was innocent. Haley? I still didn't know.“You expect me to believe that? You show up out of nowhere, after everything that happened, and the first thing you do is tell my mate something that was deliberately kept from her?”“I'm sorry,” she whispered. “I'm so sorry. I'll tell her it was my fault. I'll do whatever you want. Just please believe me. I'm not working for them anymore. I never really was. Olivia dragged me into it. I didn't have a choice.”I wanted to

LUCIANOI woke before dawn.Peniel was still asleep beside me, her face peaceful in the dim light. I watched her for a moment, the steady rise and fall of her chest, the way her hand rested on the pillow where my head had been.I slipped out of bed quietly and dressed in the dark. There was so much to do and plan. Sleep was a luxury I couldn't afford.The study was cold when I entered. I lit a few candles, pausing when I spotted the note on the table.I picked it up, reading through it.Three days left. That's what the message had said. Jordan's latest reminder.I crumpled the paper and threw it into the fire. The flames swallowed it hungrily.A knock at the door.“Enter.”Silas came in, followed by Rhea. Both of them looked tired. Neither of them looked surprised. They had that same restless energy that had driven me from bed.Silas ran a hand through his hair, “Jordan's warriors are still there, they haven't moved. It's like they're waiting for something.”“They're waiting for my a

LUCIANOI reached out and pulled her into my arms, holding her so tight I was afraid I might hurt her. But she didn't complain. She just held me back.“You are not leaving.” I whispered into her hair. “Do you understand me?”I pulled back to look at her, “I won't let you go. I don't care what Jordan threatens. I don't care what it costs. You are my mate. My home. My heart. And I will not let you walk away to save me.”Tears filled her eyes. “But what if there's no other way?” she whispered back.“There's always another way.” I pulled her close, holding her tight against my chest. “We just have hope this one works.”She cried quietly into my shirt. I held her, my own throat tight.We stood like that for a long time, holding each other in the dark room. The candles flickered, their fire slowly dying out.Three days.It wasn't enough. It would never be enough.But I'd meant what I said. There had to be another way. There had to be.I just had to find it.Somewhere out there, Jordan was