All Chapters of The Alpha's Plump Luna: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

[RHIANNON]The communal kitchen smelled like bread and woodsmoke.I slipped inside before dawn, the way I used to at Bloodstone—head down, invisible, useful. Routine felt safer than thinking. Safer than replaying Melissa's words from last night or the way Kael had watched me from the training grounds all week without saying a word.His scent saturated every corner of the packhouse—clinging to the hallways, the furniture, and the air itself. Haunting me like a truth I was too afraid to touch.The kitchen was already humming with activity. Omegas moved between stations, chopping vegetables, kneading dough, and stirring pots that bubbled over open flames. I found an empty cutting board and started on carrots without being asked.No one acknowledged me. That was fine. Easier this way.Melissa's voice replayed in my head anyway. "Kael belongs to me. He always has. You're just a charity case he'll tire of eventually."I'd kept silent then. Not because I agreed, but because I didn't see myse

[KAEL]I returned to the packhouse with adrenaline still burning hot beneath my skin. The sun had climbed higher during the chase, painting everything in harsh midday light.I needed my warriors ready. Not tomorrow. Today.The training grounds spread out below the main house—open field, weapons racks, and targets for archery practice. I gathered every able-bodied fighter with a command that left no room for refusal."Mandatory drills. Now."They assembled quickly, understanding the urgency in my tone. I pushed them hard—harder than usual—demanding speed, precision, and endurance. Sweat soaked through their training clothes. Breath came ragged.I needed them stronger. Faster. Unbreakable.'Protect the pack,' Saen insisted. 'Protect our mate.'Movement at the edge of the field caught my attention.Rhiannon arrived quietly, almost blending into the group of trainees. She wore simple training clothes, her dark auburn hair pulled back, her shoulders set with nervous determination.Everythi

[RHIANNON]I jolted upright, chair scraping loud against stone. The pulse of power faded as quickly as it had come, leaving me dizzy and disoriented.Kael's hand reached toward me, then stopped. His expression remained carefully neutral except for his eyes, which blazed with something I couldn't interpret. "Rhiannon—""I need air." I backed away from the table, nearly tripping over my own feet. "I'm sorry, I just—I need—"I fled before he could stop me. Before the entire pack could see me fall apart completely.Behind me, the dining hall erupted into whispers. I made it to the hallway before my legs gave out. Breathing hard, I pressed my back against cold stone, trying to understand what had just happened.Nyx paced inside me, restless and awake in a way she hadn't been since the rejection.'What was that?' I demanded of Nyx.She purred, satisfied and smug. 'Truth.'"That's not an answer."'He felt it too. The bond. The connection. He knows we're meant to be his.'"He already knew tha

[RHIANNON]The command hit me like a shockwave.Physical. Undeniable. Vibrating through my bones and locking my breath in my chest."Stay."One word. Kael's voice but deeper—his wolf bleeding through, raw and possessive and absolutely Alpha.My body froze. Every instinct screamed to obey, to root myself to this spot and wait for whatever came next.Nyx whined desperately, pacing and clawing inside my mind. 'Stay. He wants us to stay. Our mate needs us.'My human side recoiled.I'd been commanded before. Ordered. Controlled. Laziel's voice echoed across the Moon Festival ceremony, telling me to leave, to disappear, to stop existing where he could see me.This felt different—not cruel, but wanting—and somehow that made it worse.Because I couldn't afford to want someone who might still choose someone else.Melissa stood there watching with calculation hidden behind fake tears. Kael's silver eyes blazed with something between desperation and possession. The air crackled with tension I di

[KAEL]She'd opened the coat. Red lace lingerie underneath. Nothing else. A smile that probably worked on lesser wolves plastered across her face.Saen recoiled violently. Her scent hit me—saccharine and cloying, suffocating compared to Rhiannon's clean midnight rain. Wrong on every level."Remember when we were good together?" She moved closer, letting the coat slip further. "We could be again. Strong bloodlines. Alliance between our families. You need a Luna, Kael. Someone experienced. Someone who knows how to—""Get. Out." Each word came out frozen. Lethal.She didn't move. Didn't cover herself. Just smiled wider like I was playing hard to get."Don't tell me that omega has you this twisted up." Her voice turned sharp. "She's nothing, Kael. Rejected. Broken. I'm offering you—"I crossed the room in two steps. My hand wrapped around her throat—not squeezing, just holding—making sure she understood how close she was to crossing a line she couldn't uncross.Saen's claws extended sligh