Alle Kapitel von Reborn of the Betrayed Luna: Kapitel 111 – Kapitel 120

Melody's POVThe acrid tone of Jewel's voice sliced through the air before I even turned around."Do not think that Jones will let this slide," she snarled through gritted teeth.Her words slid through the thronged hall like a snake's venom. I froze mid-step, my back tensing. I slowly turned around and looked at her."Oh, I'm terrified," I said in a mocking tone, creating a shiver in my spine. "What are you going to do? Sell me? Or press me into low-paid work like one of your father's servants?Her eyes turned into thin slits. "You're just jealous of me!" She took a step forward, her heels clicking hard against the marble floor. "Tell me, is it because of Jay? Is it because I stole him from you?"For a moment, her words would have hurt. Once upon a time, it would have sent me raging with jealousy to hear some other woman associate herself with Jay. But now? All I felt was flame—anger, betrayal, and revulsion. Jay's name had become a trigger, not of desire, but of outrage.It was almost glor

Chapter 113: Shadows of the PastMorning light filtered in through the curtains in a hesitant apology. I pushed my hand against the cool glass of the veranda and let the sight center me—the city below, the capital stirring in slow, respectful breaths. For a moment the world was right: gentle air, far-off traffic, and the smell of coffee and rain on hot pavement. Then I saw what I was doing, and the perfection shattered.He was a discordant note to the harmony of the morning.Jay. The Jay who was once the very model of pride: always impeccable, always with the scent of cedar and soap about him, his hair neatly groomed to military-exact angles. He had promised, once, that he would never let himself become what the streets turned him into—dirty, messy, ashamed. He had promised to be clean, to be shiny, to be better.And now he was standing in front of me with a throat the color of wound paper. His beard was an eruption of dark stubble. His eyes were hollowing-out hollows rimmed with shad

Night air was cold as Melody reclined in her carriage, looking forward to at last getting back to Madison Pack. The clatter of the wheels over the road echoed rhythmically, almost putting her into relaxation, until the voice of the coachman shattered the silence. "Miss… a carriage follows us." Melody's head jerked up. "What?" Her heart started racing in fear, but she made herself move fast. Closing her eyes, she reached out through the mind link. Fathe. Father, I've got someone on my tail. Her father, Alpha Andrew, responded almost immediately, his voice hard-edged with alarm. Just remain calm, Melody. I'm on my way. Not taking a moment to breathe, she reached out to Alpha Don. Don, I need you—please, you have to help me. "Hold on, I’ll be there," came Don’s deep, steady reply.But before help could arrive, the woods erupted with the pounding of paws. Shadows burst from the trees—wolves, snarling and wild, surrounding the carriage until the coachman was forced to pull the reins tight.

The following morning was cold and bright, the pale sunlight cutting through my room like a reproach. I was rubbing away sleep when a light tap came at my door. "Miss Melody?" Mary's voice was as professional as ever. "Elder Richard of Merlot Pack has come to speak with you."I smoothed my dress front and pushed my knotted thoughts back into place. "Send him in," I said, and when the old man stood in the doorway, the years had not softened his stance—if anything, they had honed his angles. Elder Richard's face was a topography of past resentments and polite habit; his eyes sparkled like stoneware, hard and bright."Good morning, Miss Melody," he announced in a voice that was all formality. He bowed, then stood upright, his eyes scanning the room as though taking its dimensions for some future purpose. "May I have a word with you?" Father; is not around, he had set out before daybreak to check the border patrols. I took Elder Richard to the balcony, with the frosty scent and the pine

Melody's POVThe next morning broke the peace in the kingdom.A deafening, heart-wrenching headline blared across all newspapers: "Alpha Leo Found Dead—Alpha Don Accused of Murder."It was the type of news that caused shockwaves across every nook and cranny of the kingdom. Wolves flocked into the streets, barking and yelling for justice. Even people who had never even seen Alpha Leo, the Luna Queen's brother, were demanding their killer's head. The palace gates were full of angry faces.I sat motionless, the newspaper shaking in my hands as my heart thumped.This was something I had not foreseen."Dad," I exclaimed, bursting into his office with the newspaper clutched in my hand, as if it would ignite if I let go.My father, Alpha Andrew, perched behind his desk piled high with papers. His pen moved swiftly across a sheet of parchment, his gaze hardly rising from its position to acknowledge my presence."Melody, I am occupied today," he snapped without even glancing up. "What is it no