the council summon

Chapter 41 Roshan The message came before sunrise A boarder breach , not full attack but enough to call attention from every major house tied to seblethorn pack I read it once, then folded it. We've had more rivals now that we can count. There was no need to read it twice. I left my room without calling for anyone. The pack house was already waking up in pieces guards moving faster, voices lower than usual. Something was wrong. Everyone could feel it. By the time I reached the council hall, most of them were already inside. The long table was filled. Old leaders. War advisers. Clan representatives. And Kealor. He sat near the end, quiet, watching everything. Selene was already there too. Close to the center seat. Like she belonged there. She always knew how to place herself where attention gathered. The last person I noticed was Iris. She stood near the side of the hall, not seated. Not invited fully. But not pushed out either. That alone told me eno

where it breaks

Chapter 42 I stepped out into the corridor and kept walking, hoping distance would quiet whatever had settled inside me. But it didn't, the silence in the hallway only made it worse. Just then , footsteps came from behind me , I know who it was before she spoke. "Iris "....... I stopped For a moment, I considered ignoring her and continuing forward, but something in her tone held me in place. I turned towards her slowly. Selene stood a few steps away, composed as always, her posture straight, her gaze fixed on me in a way that made it clear she had not come to pass by. There was no greeting. No pretense. Her eyes moved over me once, like she was confirming something she already believed. “I didn’t expect to see you standing so comfortably in this pack,” she said. Her voice was even, but it carried something sharper beneath it. I felt it settle under my skin. “I’m not here for comfort,” I answered. She took a step closer, slow enough to show control, close e

what he holds back

Chapter 43 The pack did not settle after the attack. If anything, it made tension grew in a way that made the pack unsettled. Guards doubled at the borders. Movements became measured. No one wandered without purpose anymore. I stayed inside after that. Not because I was told to. Because I understood what had happened. They had come for me. That thought didn’t leave, no matter how much I tried to push it aside. By the next morning, word had already spread that Roshan was leaving. An alliance meeting. It made sense. What had happened wasn’t small. Seblethorn didn’t move that close without reason, and if they were testing us , then other packs needed to know. Still, knowing that didn’t make it sit any easier. I didn’t see him before he left. I heard it instead through passing voices in the corridor, through the way guards moved with sharper attention, through the silence that followed after. He was gone. And the space he left behind felt… noticeable. I didn’t like that.

Becoming

Chapter 44 The next morning, I woke up with a strange feeling. It sat quietly in my chest, unfamiliar but not unwelcome. It wasn’t loud or overwhelming. It was softer than that, something I couldn’t fully name. For a moment, I stayed still on the bed, staring at the ceiling, trying to understand it. Happiness. The word came slowly. And even then, I wasn’t sure if it fit. It had been a long time since I had felt anything close to it. Long enough that I didn’t trust it immediately. But it was there, resting somewhere beneath everything else, untouched by doubt or fear. I closed my eyes briefly, letting it settle. Then I got up. The air outside carried the coolness of early morning. The sky was just beginning to shift, the first light stretching across the edges of the horizon. The pack house was Alive at this hour, most people still inside, not yet pulled into the rhythm of the day. I preferred it like this. Less noise. Less watching eyes. I made my way to the training gro

Breaking point.

Chapter 45 I thought it was stress, that was the easiest answer. The safest one. too many things had changed in a short time, too many eyes watching me now. Every move I made carried weight and every word mattered. Anyone would feel it. So I ignored the signs..... At first. I sat in front of the mirror while the maids worked on my hair, their hands careful, their voices low. They spoke about preparations, about the pack, about how everything had settled. But I could still hear their little gossip, the went round the pack........ I was barren , unable to bear a child for the Alpha. I listened without really listening. My eyes stayed on my reflection, “You look tired,” one of them said. “I’m fine.” “You should rest more,” another added. “The council has been demanding.” I gave a small nod just to end it. They continued working, adjusting, fixing, stepping back to admire their work. None of it mattered. Something else sat at the back of my mind. “You can leave,” I said.

All Chapters of The Rejected Luna ( his love, her obsession): Chapter 41 - Chapter 45

the council summon

where it breaks

what he holds back

Becoming

Breaking point.