Semua Bab Rise Of The Broken Luna: Bab 91 - Bab 100

~Derek~The moment I stepped out of Celina's room, I started giving out orders. There was no time left for hesitation.“Call the unit leaders,” I ordered as I moved down the corridor, my pace steady but fast. “All available teams report in five minutes. We move immediately.”“Yes, Your Highness,” the guard beside me answered.I stepped into the central hall just as the first of the unit leaders began arriving. Maps were already being laid out across the long table, markers placed where the previous victims had been taken. My gaze fell on the pattern marked on it. A heptagon. Six points marked. The seventh unclaimed for now.My gaze moved over it briefly before shifting to the room as more people filed in. James took his place without a word, his eyes meeting mine as he gave a nod of acknowledgment. Fiona followed soon after, her usual lightness gone, replaced with sharp focus. And then Celina came. She stepped in quietly, but her presence didn’t go unnoticed. It never did. Not anymore

~Derek~Facing Logan again, I hadn’t expected much from him to be honest. He was always all bark and no bite. But reality proved me wrong. Even though I had suspected that there was something different with him, I hadn’t expected him to change this much. So much that he could keep up with me without breaking a sweat.The clash between us echoed through the chamber, each strike landing with enough force to crack stone. He moved faster than I remembered and he was stronger than he had any right to be. But it wasn’t just that. It was the way he moved that seemed different too. Every time I shifted my stance, he was already moving along as if it was a choreographed move. Every strike I aimed, he countered like he already knew what I would be doing even beforeI made the move.My eyes narrowed slightly as I moved forward, trying to test him and he blocked it immediately. A smirk tugged at his lips as he stared at me.“You’ve improved,” he said, almost conversationally, as if we weren’t tea

~Celina~My eyes fluttered open slowly, vision blurry for a moment before sharpening again. Feeling disoriented, my gaze took in the surroundings. The ceiling above me was uneven stone, faintly illuminated by flickering light that cast shadows that moved eerily. Then realization dawned. I was in an underground chamber again. Memories of what happened earlier flashed through my foggy brain. The fight between Logan and Derek and getting drugged without Derek noticing. Oh no! My breath caught sharply as I tried to move but found that I couldn’t. My wrists were bound behind me, something tight and unyielding pressing against my skin. My body felt weaker than it should have, the drug still lingering just enough to dull my strength. Panic rose at the sensation of being bound but I forced it down. Think, Celina! Don't panic yet!I turned my head slightly, scanning the surroundings in detail. And then I saw Logan, making me stiffen. Wait. Wasn't he fighting with Derek? If he was here now, l

~Derek~I stared at the two girls bound and whimpering helplessly, their eyes hollow with despair and hopelessness. They were still teenagers, not even started to live their lives yet. They were supposed to find their mates, and live long, happy lives with them. But just because someone craved power that didn’t belong to them, they had to pay the prices? Even though I had arrived before they could kill those two girls, another girl had still lost her life. I had failed her.“Secure them,” I ordered, my voice cutting through the chamber as the guards surged forward.The girls collapsed the moment their restraints were broken, their bodies giving out under the weight of exhaustion and fear. One of the guards caught them before they hit the ground, quickly moving them away from the center of the markings.“Check their vitals,” James added sharply, already scanning the surroundings.I didn’t move toward them. My attention stayed on the ground, then went to the marking on the body. The sec

~Derek~The moment she vanished, something inside me snapped. One moment Celina was there, struggling against Logan's hold and the next, he had dragged her into whatever twisted magic he had gained. He didn’t take her to a tunnel or secret pathway, they were simply gone.“No.” I snarled as I lunged forward, claws threatening to break through skin. I hit solid ground where there should have been an opening. My hands scraped dirt and nothing else.Nothing.“No, no, no!” I yelled, forgetting all my reservations. I called forth Noah in desperation, ‘Track them!’Noah surged up, furious and wild, equally desperate as me. ‘I can’t smell her,’ he replied, his voice full of confusion.I pressed my palm to the ground, inhaling deeply. The scent of earth, rot, blood and dark magic filled my senses. But Celina’s scent was gone. Like she had never been there.Feeling someone right behind me, I turned and spotted Ivy. A flash of hope rose inside me as I stared at her. She had found Celina once. Sh