All Chapters of Crown of Blood and Moonlight: Chapter 21 - Chapter 26

(Naomi’s POV) The voice haunted me still. “Little wolf…” It whispered through my dreams, curled around me when I closed my eyes. The more I fought it, the stronger it became, until I couldn’t tell where my wolf ended and the voice began. Tonight was worse—my body thrummed with restless energy, my skin prickled with heat. I couldn’t stay in the packhouse. I found myself at the cliff again, staring down at the moonlit waves. They seemed to move with intent, crashing in rhythm with my racing pulse. And then… the scent hit me. Salt. Deep water. Male. I barely had time to brace before something cool and strong wrapped around my wrist. “No!” I gasped, but my voice broke off in a choked scream as the ocean rose to meet me. The pull wasirresistible, dragging me straight from the rocks into the freezing black below. The water swallowed me whole. I kicked, fought, but he was there—arms strong, body solid, eyes glowing faintly in the

(Maya’s POV) The ocean bent to her. Sirena’s presence rippled through the water like a heartbeat, every current pausing, every shadow bowing. Naomi’s mate—still clutching her wrist—lowered his gaze, not in submission, but in recognition. This was his queen. This was my mother. I couldn’t breathe—not because the sea smothered me, but because she did. Her gaze pierced through me, soft with something like sorrow, hard with something like pride. My chest ached, my wolf pressing closer as if she too recognized her blood. “You are mine,” she whispered, voice flowing like waves over sand.“My daughter. My Aurora.” The name hit me like lightning. Not Maya. Aurora. The name no one had ever spoken to me. I wanted to scream. I wanted to cry. All I managed was a broken, “Why?” Sirena’s lips curved, faint and sad. “Because love made you dangerous. And this world was not ready for you.” Her eyes flicked to Naomi, then to the siren hol

The battlefield stank of blood and salt. The last rogue wolf collapsed at Damien’s feet, its body shifting back into a twisted, lifeless form. Felix wiped crimson from his mouth with the back of his hand, his sharp eyes scanning the carnage. Naomi clung to her mate, trembling but alive, her siren’s glow dimming as his protective aura steadied her. The pack stood in stunned silence, the weight of what they had just faced sinking in. The unnatural creatures, the leviathan, dragged back into the depths only when Sirena and Maya had combined their power—none of it had been chance. Someone had sent them. Someone powerful. Maya shifted back slowly, collapsing to her knees, her body trembling from exhaustion. Damien was at her side instantly, draping his jacket over her shoulders, his hand cradling the back of her neck. His touch grounded her, even as her heart raced with the echoes of the prophecy.Felix stood nearby, his gaze lingering o