All Chapters of The Alpha Quintuplets' Guardian Luna: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

They grabbed plates, loading them with food I'd spent the last hour preparing. None of them said thank you. None of them ever did.As they filed out, Seth lingered behind. I felt his hesitation before he spoke."Happy early birthday," he said quietly, so his brothers wouldn't hear.My head snapped up in surprise. "How did you…""Pack records. I was looking through them for a history project." He shifted uncomfortably. "Your file was there."Before I could respond, Declan's voice boomed from the hallway. "Seth! Now!"Seth gave me one last look, something unreadable in his expression, before hurrying after his brothers.I stood alone in the kitchen, the scent of bacon grease and maple syrup hanging heavy in the air. My file. What else had he seen? Did he know about my parents? About what I really was?The dream voice whispered through my memory again: *You must remember what you have forgotten.*But some things were better left buried. I'd learned that lesson the hard way.I finished pr

His jaw clenched. "Will learn to show you the respect you deserve."I almost laughed at the impossibility of it. "You think you can just tell them to stop, and they will? You think Declan will suddenly see me as an equal? That Peter will stop looking at me like I'm something he scraped off his shoe?""They'll have no choice once they know...""Once they know, they'll see me as competition," I interrupted. "Or worse, as something to be controlled. I won't be your political pawn, Alpha. I won't be mated off to secure alliances.""That's not what I'm asking.""Isn't it?" I challenged. "Five unmated Alpha heirs and one convenient Alpha female? The math isn't hard to figure out."Alpha Marcus was quiet for a long moment, and I could see the wheels turning in his head. When he spoke again, his voice was measured, careful."What if I gave you my word that wouldn't happen? That any mating arrangement would be your choice alone?""Your word against pack politics and tradition?" I shook my head

"I know that too." He hesitated, then sat carefully on the far edge of my bed, maintaining distance between us. "But maybe... maybe I can do something now. To help you get away safely."I studied his profile, searching for any sign of deception. "Why would you help me?""Because it's the right thing to do. Because I should have done it years ago." He turned to face me, and I saw tears threatening at the corners of his eyes. "And because when you shift, when everyone realises what you are, my brothers aren't going to just let you walk away."A chill ran down my spine. "What do you mean?""I heard them talking after Father dismissed them. They know something's changed. The way he spoke to them, the mention of security footage..." Seth shook his head. "They're scared, Ruby. And scared Alphas do dangerous things."My wolf stirred uneasily beneath my skin, sensing the threat even as my human mind tried to process it."They can't stop me from leaving," I said, though even as the words left

Seth's face came into focus, his green eyes wide with panic. He was kneeling beside me, one hand supporting my head while the other hovered uncertainly over my shoulder."Get away from her!" Another voice, Alpha Marcus. His commanding tone reverberated through the room, making even my bones vibrate with its power.I tried to sit up, but the world tilted dangerously. My throat throbbed with every heartbeat, and I could feel the bruises forming where Nelson's fingers had dug into my skin."Father, I was just trying to help..." Seth began."All of you, back away from her. Now." Alpha Marcus's voice brooked no argument.Through blurry vision, I saw Seth reluctantly move away, his face etched with concern. Nelson stood near the fireplace, his expression a mixture of defiance and something that might have been fear. Two other figures, Declan and Francis, I thought, hovered near the doorway.Alpha Marcus knelt beside me, his massive frame blocking the others from view. "Ruby," he said, his v

I nodded, unable to speak as my jaw began to shift and elongate. The transformation was accelerating now, my body finally giving in to what it had been designed to do. But with it came the visions, flashes of possible futures that I'd learned to fear more than any physical pain.I saw myself running through dark woods, pursued by shadows with glowing red eyes. I saw the pack house burning, flames licking at the walls while screams echoed in the distance. I saw blood on snow, bodies scattered like broken dolls, and standing over it all, a figure I couldn't quite make out."No," I whimpered, trying to push the visions away. "I don't want to see.""Ruby, what are you seeing?" Alpha Marcus demanded, his voice urgent.But I couldn't tell him. Because in every vision, in every possible future that flickered before my eyes, one thing remained constant: death followed me wherever I went. The people who tried to protect me always paid the price.My spine curved as my wolf finally broke free, a