All Chapters of Barren Luna Returns with Triplets: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

Ryan POVBy the time I returned to the palace, the sun was already high.The morning had been long. Longer than it should have been. Pack matters always had a way of stretching time, especially when my mind wasn’t fully in it.And today—It wasn’t.Not even close.Even while speaking, giving orders, listening to reports, part of me kept drifting back.To her. My lovely mate.To the way she had looked this morning. Quiet.Trying not to take up space. Dad and Jasmine didn’t help with the way they were cold to her too. I didn’t like it. I made a mental note to talk to both of themI pushed the door to my room open, expecting to see her sitting where I left her.But she wasn’t.For a brief second, my chest tightened.Then I saw her.On the bed.Asleep.Curled slightly to one side like she had just laid down without planning to.My expression softened immediately.I stepped inside quietly, closing the door behind me with care. The room felt calm. Still. Like nothing had happened.But the

Celeste POVBy the time I got out of my room that morning, the palace was already awake.I could hear soft footsteps in the hallway, the distant clatter of dishes from the kitchen, and the faint hum of voices drifting through the air. It felt… normal. Too normal, considering everything that had happened in the past few days.For a brief moment, I stood still outside my door, taking a breath.Then I pushed the thoughts aside and made my way toward the children’s room.When I stepped inside, I paused.They were already ready.The nannies had done their job early. Rune and Blaze were dressed neatly, their hair combed, while Alora stood in front of the mirror, admiring herself with a proud little smile.I couldn’t help but smile.“Good morning, my babies,” I said softly.They turned immediately.“Mom!” Alora ran first, throwing herself into my arms.I caught her, laughing lightly as I kissed her cheek.Rune and Blaze followed, though slower.“Good morning,” Rune said, trying to sound seri

Celeste POVBy the time we got back to the palace, the sun was already beginning to set.The sky had that soft golden glow, the kind that made everything look peaceful even when it wasn’t. The drive back from the spa had been calmer than I expected. Alora had talked the entire way, still excited about everything she experienced, while Janet had slowly opened up a little more. Jasmine… well, she tried. I could see it. It wasn’t perfect, but it was something.And for now, something was enough.The moment we stepped out of the car, I didn’t even make it past the entrance before I heard them.“Mom!”Rune’s voice came first, loud and excited.Blaze followed right after him, his smaller frame running just as fast as his brother. Before I could react, both of them crashed into me, wrapping their arms around me tightly.I laughed softly, bending down to hold them.“I missed you too,” I said, pressing kisses to their heads.Blaze clung to me a little longer than usual, and I noticed it immedia

Ryan POVThe palace felt quieter after dinner.Not empty, just calmer, like the whole place had finally exhaled after a long day of pretending everything was normal. I stood in the hallway for a moment, watching Celeste head off with the children and Kharl for their family evening. There was still tension there, even from a distance. I could see it in the way Celeste carried herself, too controlled, too careful, like she was holding herself together by force. But the children were happy, and right now that mattered more than anything else.Still, once they disappeared around the corner, I found myself not wanting to return to the same heavy thoughts that had been circling my head all day. There had been too much tension, too much anger, too much responsibility. I didn’t want Janet to end the night sitting in a room alone with all of that still hanging in the air.So instead of going straight back to my room, I found her in the sitting area outside my chambers, seated quietly with her

Celeste POV My father was still speaking.“…there was outside help. The guards were killed. The barrier was broken from within.”His voice sounded distant.Like I was underwater.Like everything around me had slowed down except the pounding in my chest.Killed.Barrier broken.Escaped.The words echoed, but they didn’t settle.Because all I could see—Was him.Markus.The way his eyes used to look at me.Cold.Calculating.Like I wasn’t a person.Like I was something to break.Something to control.Something to own.My breathing became shallow.Too fast.Too tight.“Celeste.”Ryan’s voice.Sharp. Close.I blinked.Hard.Forcing myself back.Back into the room.Back into the present.“I’m fine,” I said quickly, even though my voice came out softer than I wanted.Too soft.Too fragile.A lie.Kharl didn’t say anything.But I felt it.His attention.Heavy.Focused.On me.I hated that.Hated that he could probably see right through me.Hated that my body reacted to him—Even now.Even a