บททั้งหมดของ Rise Of The Broken Luna: บทที่ 71 - บทที่ 79

~Celina~I didn’t step out of the arena immediately after the duel ended. Instead, I stood there, trying to understand the way my body had responded to the fight. The energy from the fight was still moving through my body like it hadn’t received the message that it was over. My breathing had steadied, my muscles no longer strained under pressure, and yet beneath that calm, something continued to hum. Low, persistent, in a way that wasn’t entirely familiar.I looked up at Derek, who was staring at me with his usual blank face, but I could see the questions flashing in his eyes. For a change, even the Alpha King looked to be in doubt. Taking a deep breath, I looked at him.“Thank you for the fight, Your Highness,” I said, bowing my head gratefully. I didn’t thank him just for giving me the opportunity to fight. I had many reasons to thank him. For one, he didn’t have to agree to the duel, but he did. And he didn’t just defeat me easily when he could have done it the moment the duel star

~Celina~The moment I stepped inside the meeting room with Fiona, I could sense the solemn atmosphere. As Fiona closed the door behind us, I looked at the small crowd of people inside the room. My gaze automatically fell on Derek first as always, taking in the tension in his posture even though his blank face gave nothing away. Beside him stood James, looking just as stoic. Nearby, a few other men stood, and even though I was not familiar with any of them, I recognised them as part of the security team. I hesitated just inside the doorway because I wasn’t sure I belonged here. I watched as Fiona walked inside, taking her place beside James. But I remained where I was, my gaze shifting to Derek before looking at everybody else once again. Why was I here?“Come in,” Derek said without looking up from the map he was studying. I stepped forward before I even realised what I was doing.The moment Derek looked up, all the men in the room stood straighter, their attention solely on him. In

~Celina~It was only after Derek left the pack that I received the news that he had gone to see the body. For a moment I felt bad that he hadn't asked me to tag along even though I was the one who suggested that the missing girls were kidnapped to be killed as ritual sacrifices. But then I snapped out of it. In fact, I felt grateful that he spared me from seeing such a scene. I was a warrior who had seen many things in my life, but now it was different. I was carrying a life and I shouldn't expose myself to such negativities.A few hours passed by, and I stood waiting outside. The moment Derek stepped out of the car, I felt his energy just call out to me somehow. I walked towards him even before I made the decision to do so.Even though his face didn't look any different, just the usual blank expression there, I knew he was tense. Something about the body had shaken up even the unshakable Alpha King.As if sensing my stare, Derek looked straight at me. Then he paused for a moment befo

~Derek~After meeting Amanda, I went back to my office. I sat on my chair and let out a sigh. Amanda’s words and their implications kept ringing inside my mind even as I tried to ground myself. Right under my nose, someone had the audacity to kidnap people, and they even had the audacity to kill them as sacrifices. That too young maidens who hadn’t even begun their lives. How dare they?I couldn’t get that girl’s terrified wide eyes out of my mind. When I find whoever was doing it, they will wish that they had never even been born in this world. I will make sure of that. This is a promise to the poor girl who died so unjustly.I leaned back in my seat before mindlinking James.‘James, come to my office.’‘Alright. On my way,’ came his swift reply. In just a few moments, I heard a knock on the door.“Come in,” I said, and watched as James walked inside, his gaze meeting mine with a mix of anticipation and nervousness. “Did you find anything after seeing the body?” He asked right away

~Celina~I stared at Derek, thoughts churning inside my mind. My memories… Was something really wrong with them? I had never thought much about it before. My past had always been something distant, but never something I felt the need to question. Now, it didn’t feel distant anymore. It felt… missing. I tried to think. Not casually like I always had, but pushing myself to go further back than I ever had before. To reach for something that existed before that moment I had always accepted as the beginning. The day my mother had brought me to Mike. I closed my eyes briefly, concentrating. That day came easily. Too easily. Her hand holding mine, the unfamiliar path, the quiet exchange between her and Mike, the way she had looked at me before she left. And then nothing. No fragments or flashes. No blurred pieces of something just out of reach. Just emptiness.I opened my eyes slowly, a frown on my lips as realization dawned.“That’s the first thing I remember,” I said quietly. “The day she