All Chapters of The Alpha's Unexpected Luna: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

SOMA“No.” The word flies out of my mouth with more force than I intended. Knowing Brynne, he must have plans. Sinister ones. I take another scoop and tell her, “I’m not going.”Jade’s shoulders tense. “I don’t think that’s a good idea, my lady.”“Trust me. It’s a great idea,” I say, picking up a dumpling to dip it in the sauce. “Come eat already. That’s an order.”“My lady.” She wrings her hands, her discomfort making it impossible to ignore her. “He promised to hurt me if you didn’t show up. Will you please go see him?”Her words knock the spoon out of my grip. I stare at her, and tears build in her eyes. Slowly, I push the dumpling into the sauce and take a bite. My chest rises and falls, my breath growing sharper. I chew angrily, trying to act like I don’t care. But after a few bites, I can’t

SOMA“Stop, please.”My voice breaks as I thrash beneath Brynne. His weight pins me down, his grip on my wrists unyielding. As he forces himself inside me, a sharp and merciless pain tears through my body, and a raw scream rips out of my throat.“Don’t. Please, your highness. Don’t.”But his face hovers over mine, and his lips curve into a wicked smile. He leans in, his breath hot against my cheek as he thrusts deeper, wringing another cry from me.“Don’t pretend you don’t like it, little thief.”Tears stream down my cheeks as I twist beneath him, and my pleas vanish into the darkness. He draws back, hips shifting to drive into me again, but a voice cuts through the moment.“My lady.”The voice is familiar and gentle, and it’s followed by a hand shaking my shoulder. I gasp, my eyes flying open.Chest heaving, I clutch the sheet

SOMAThe wind stings my eyes. I stand there, staring at the car that vanishes behind a set of tall, black gates. My chest grows heavy with the certainty that I don’t belong here. But returning to the palace isn’t an option.Sienna already thinks I’m spineless. I won’t let Lilith or the king think they made the wrong choice. So, I put one foot in front of the other, closing the gap between me and the gates that ease open as if in welcome.No one questions me as I step into the compound. Despite my morning starting so horribly, I can’t help but pause to take it in. The buildings here are massive, tall enough to scrape the sky, with their white stone walls gleaming beneath the soft morning light.

SOMAMy mouth opens and closes without a word, and Helga laughs. “Yeah. They have their effect on people.”She doesn’t pause for long. She sweeps me along from one wing to another, her stories filling the silence. She shows me the boarding facilities made of massive stone dormitories with ivy crawling up the walls. Their arched windows glow warm in the late-afternoon light. It’s a home away from home for the royals.Our next stop is the cafeteria, which looks less like a school dining hall and more like a five-star restaurant with its crystal chandeliers and polished silver. After that, we venture to another area of

SOMAMy eyes widen, and Kade freezes. He spoke. Not only did he speak, but he touched her. A maid.Jade flushes with embarrassment and pulls her hand from his grip. “Thank you, Your Highness.”Tristan resumes eating. For the rest of the meal, he doesn’t speak. But I catch his gaze flicking toward Jade more than once, quick and assessing, as if he doesn’t waant anyone to notice.When he rises, his shoulders are stiff. He leaves with Kade, and I pull Jade into an empty seat. “Have you eaten?”“You’ll be late,” she reminds me.