All Chapters of Luna Rising: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

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Breaking Free

Elara POV

Last Updated : 2026-07-07

Found

Gavin POVThe storm cover worked exactly as we intended. All teams reached the facility and checked in, ready for the next step. The north and south sides were the only ones with doors, so the teams on the east and west were going to stay outside as backup. They'd also catch anyone trying to escape once we entered. Within minutes, the building had been fully breached. My team—Declan, Ross, and Dimitri—moved with me through corridors that smelled of antiseptic and fear. We cleared multiple empty lab spaces, and as we moved through each one, my anger grew. These people weren't scientists. They were sadists on power trips. It was evident in the collection of tools that would have looked at home in the interrogation chambers of the palace. The place where only the worst offenders are questioned. And they were using them on their prisoners? It was beyond barbaric.We reached a large lab space that had an office attached. The four of us spread out, making sure there was no one hiding beh

Last Updated : 2026-07-15

Who Did This?

Ross POVThis lab was like some urban nightmare dropped into the middle of the woods. Every corner we turned seemed to hold secrets and it made my skin crawl. My wolf, Jaxon, was as unsettled as I was. I knew the world wasn't an easy place. My parents had never hidden the darker side of it from me. I'd grown up hearing the stories of how Mom's original pack had sold off omegas and how close she and Aunt Seren had come to being victims. Aunt Seren and Uncle Duncan were open with us about the war they'd fought and the effort that had gone into saving everyone. So I was aware that bad things happened to good people. I had just never seen it firsthand. The girl Declan had coaxed out of that dingy cell was a teenager. The boy we found in the next one was still a child. And these people were kidnapping them, experimenting on them? Yet they call us the monsters. We came up on a corner, and Gavin signaled us to stop. Jaxon was already alert, but he came forward to look out of my eyes.'W

Last Updated : 2026-07-18

Afraid of Her

Gavin POV“Let Mom look you over first, Elara. Then, I promise you, we’ll see justice handled.”She held my gaze for a minute, indecision in her eyes, before she finally nodded once. She moved back to the cot I’d set her on when we first came in and waited for my mom to examine her.In the rush to get out of the lab, I hadn’t done more than notice her eyes and hair and realize she was my mate. Now that we had a few minutes of downtime, I looked closer. In my dreams, she’d always been vibrant and healthy. Her curves were soft and feminine while her skin was radiant. The Elara in front of me was so different. Her cheeks were sunken in, and she had dark bruises under her eyes. Her collarbone jutted out, and I could see her ribs when Mom lifted her shirt to check her abdomen. There were scars all over her skin, but the worst seemed to be a long gash on her side that was still the pink of a fresh wound. It simultaneously broke my heart and made me see red with rage. Atka was no better.

Last Updated : 2026-07-22

My Name is Elara

Elara POV“You’ve been experimenting on us for years. You murdered my parents, have tortured hundreds of supernaturals to death, all in the name of science. And now you’re telling me you’ve been doing it so you can bioengineer a weapon?” My voice was so cold, so flat, I almost didn’t recognize it as my own. I was vibrating with rage as ten years of pain played on a loop in my mind. I had to work to focus on the man strapped to a chair in front of me. Snake blubbering in the chair beside him wasn’t helping. Ghost was shaking his head. “Subject Thirty-Eight—”I stilled. “My name is Elara.” I turned my back on him, my gaze meeting Gavin’s. He held it for a beat, then looked over my shoulder at someone. He gave them a small nod, and seconds later the coppery tang of blood filled the air. Ghost made a wet, gurgling sound, then fell silent. Gavin wrapped his arms around me. I shouldn’t feel so safe in the arms of a virtual stranger, but I couldn’t help it. And if what he said was true—t

Last Updated : 2026-07-23

Ashes

Elara POVI was silent for a moment as I processed First Leader Phineas’s words. “You mean, I’m really as dangerous as they say?”Gavin’s hands squeezed my shoulders even as his uncle stepped forward. “You may have powers that are dangerous, yes. But you’re no more dangerous than any youth who comes into their powers without understanding how to control them. We’ll help you.”Phineas nodded. “You’re going to have plenty of support, Elara. We have allies in all the races, and we won’t abandon you.”“We will help you learn the nature you inherited from the vampires as well, child,” the tall man in the corner said. I think he was introduced as Dorian, but the names have run together. “We’ll help all the survivors. None of you will be alone as you heal.”“You’re insane. All of you, insane,” Snake muttered. “You can’t help her. The only thing that will help her is killing her.”The men turned, almost as one, and looked at him. Gavin was growling low in his chest. He only stopped when Dimit

Last Updated : 2026-07-31

Safe Now

Gavin POVWe stepped through the portal and exited onto the courtyard in Silver Moon. Grandpa had already alerted the pack hospital that we had injured, so we were met with a group of nurses with stretchers ready. Elara went straight for the one Ross had just laid Allie on. "Where are you taking her?" she demanded. "It's okay, Elara. She's going to the hospital. You need to come, too," I said. I rested my hand on her shoulder, relieved when she left it there. "I'm fine. But she isn't."We followed Ross and Allie through the hospital doors. Mom and Elaine were moving around, helping where they could, but I could see the exhaustion weighing on them both. They wouldn't be able to help for much longer, not without hurting themselves in the process. One of the doctors came up to us. "Who do we have here, Prince Gavin?" he asked. "This is my beta's mate, Allie," I said. "She was rescued from the lab we just raided. And this is my mate, Elara." I held her close. "They both need full ex

Last Updated : 2026-08-04

Among the Moonflowers

Elara POVI opened my eyes beneath silver moonlight. Since I’d fallen asleep in a hospital room, finding myself lying in soft grass beneath an open sky was more than a little surprising. Cool blades tickled my fingertips, and somewhere nearby water gurgled over rocks in a stream that couldn’t be too far away.I sat up. Despite the midnight sky, I could see everything around me as clearly as if it were daylight. The stream lay about thirty yards in front of me, its banks dotted with moonflowers. Beyond that, the meadow seemed endless.There were enough differences between this place and the one where I met Gavin in my dreams that I knew I was somewhere else altogether. I just wasn’t sure where, exactly. But there was only one way to find out. A beautiful white gown flowed around my legs as I stood. Looking down, I realized I was clad in a simple shift-style garment, the waist gathered with a braided silver cord. My arms were strong and toned, and I carried the healthy curves I hoped

Last Updated : 2026-08-05

I'll Be Here

Gavin POVThe hospital room smelled of disinfectant and pain. Ross and I had been sitting beside the girls long enough that we were starting to smell ourselves, too—which was about as unpleasant as it sounded. But neither of us wanted to leave our mate long enough to get clean.Doc Jensen had ordered two portable cots for our room, so we at least had a place to rest that wouldn’t interfere with Elara and Allie’s care. While I would have preferred to climb into the bed with Elara, the nurses were still checking on her regularly and I didn’t want to risk aggravating any of her remaining injuries, so the cot was the best compromise the Doc could come up with once he realized we weren’t leaving. I was just sitting up after a night of very little sleep when Mom stepped into the room. She stopped just inside the door, her gaze stopping briefly on each of the girls, then Ross, before settling on me. “I can smell you from here, Gavin. Haven’t you showered yet?”A bit sheepishly, I looked u

Last Updated : 2026-08-07

While You Were Sleeping

Gavin POVOn the third day in the hospital, Allie woke. Ross was ecstatic. He moved around the room, getting her water and food, talking to her non-stop. It made me smile to see it, even as Atka and I grew more worried about the length of time Elara had been out. Allie herself was quiet. She accepted Ross's help with an occasional small smile, but she didn't initiate conversation or contact with him. We were going to need to get some counselors in here to help both of them. For now, we were going to focus on getting physically healthy. Both of the girls had gained color back. Thanks to Dimitri's observation about the volume of blood they were being given, the supply was increased, and the results were quickly evident. Elara's cheeks started filling out, the bruises under her eyes started fading, and her hair took on a silver sheen. It practically glowed. But her eyes remained closed.I glanced up at Allie as Ross adjusted her blanket. Her face was no longer drawn and pale. There w

Last Updated : 2026-08-12

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