Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Twice Rejected Luna: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

~Silver I woke up to sunlight streaming through my window and the sound of birds chirping outside. For the first time in weeks I actually felt veryy rested. The nightmares hadn’t come last night. My sleep had been deep and dreamless and when I opened my eyes I felt something close to peace. It was strange and unfamiliar but I wasn’t going to question it. I got out of bed and stretched. My body didn’t ache the way it used to from working out. Training had been getting easier over the past few weeks and I could feel myself getting stronger. Not just physically but something else too. It was like there was energy humming just beneath my skin. When I looked in the mirror to brush my hair I froze. My silver hair had always been pale and almost white. But now it looked different. It was brighter somehow and more luminous. Like it was glowing from within. I ran my fingers through it and watched the way it caught the light. It was beautiful in a way that made me uncomfortable because

~Silver It had been three days since Mike’s warning about the Alpha Kings and their failing kingdom. Three days of looking over my shoulder and jumping at every unexpected sound. I was in the garden that afternoon helping Sara plant new herbs when I heard the commotion at the pack entrance. Voices I didn’t recognize along witj Mike’s authoritative tone cutting through the chatter as he greeted whoever had arrived.“Traders probably” Sara said without looking up from the basil she was planting. “We’ve been getting a lot of them lately. Everyone’s trying to find new routes since the kingdom’s trade is collapsing.”But something in my gut told me these weren’t traders. I stood up and brushed the dirt off my hands. “I’m going to head inside.”“Already? We just started.”“I’m tired” I lied. “The baby is making me exhausted.”Sara nodded sympathetically and I made my way toward the pack house. But I didn’t go inside. Instead I moved to the side where I could peek around the corner and se

~SilverI couldn’t sleep that night. Every time I closed my eyes I saw Thomas standing in my room with that terrified expression on his face telling me they were coming for me. That it was only a matter of time before the Alpha Kings found me and dragged me back to that palace where I had been nothing more than a tool to be used and discarded.But it wasn’t just me anymore. My hand moved to my stomach where the baby was sleeping peacefully inside me completely unaware of the danger we were both in. And that’s when the real terror set in. What if they found out the baby was theirs?I sat up in bed with my heart racing. The thought hadn’t even occurred to me until now because I had been so focused on protecting myself. But the baby! Oh god the baby. If Caspian and Bastian discovered I was carrying their child they wouldn’t just take me back. They would take the baby tooa and claim it as the royal heir and I would lose everything. I would lose the only good thing that had come from

~CaspianI left my mother standing in the hallway and went to find Bastian. I found him in the training yards watching the guards spar. He looked tired amd dlder somehow. And when he turned to face me I noticed he was squinting like he was having trouble seeing clearly.“We need to talk” I said.He followed me to a private corner of the yard where no one could overhear us. “What is it?”“I’m going to find Silver myself. I’m not waiting for the scouts to confirm anything. I’m not sending guards or messengers. I’m going to go get her and bring her back.”“Have you lost your mind?” Bastian stared at me.“No. I’ve finally found it.” I looked him in the eye. “My spine is deteriorating. Aurora’s nervous system is failing again. Your eyesight is getting worse. The kingdom is dying. All of it is connected to Silver and we both know it. So to hell with pride. To hell with appearances. Everyone already knows the kingdom is falling apart. Going to find her myself is the only thing that makes s

~SilverHe said my name like a prayer and a curse all at once. Like he couldn’t believe I was really standing there. And then he was moving toward me with Bastian right behind him and everything descended into chaos.Mike’s warriors blocked their path immediately. Weapons were drawn and growls filled the air as wolves began to shift. The royal guards rushed forward to defend their kings and suddenly the courtyard was a mass of bodies and snarling and the promise of violence.“Stand down!” Mike’s voice boomed across the chaos. “Everyone stand down right now!”The fighting paused but didn’t stop completely. Caspian and Bastian were both staring at me with expressions I couldn’t read. Hunger maybe? Relief mixed with desperation. I took a step backward and Lyra moved with me keeping herself between me and them.“Silver.” Caspian said my name again and this time his voice was softer almost pleading. “We need to talk.”“She doesn’t want to talk to you so back off.” Lyra said fiercely.