Luna's Shadow のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 30

021 Carson and Klaus were expected to meet at the most populous suite, sitting at the middle of the city. The suite itself was a proof to luxury and excess, and it seems like a fitting place for such a important meeting.Carson walked into the suite with his both hands buried in his pants' pocket, his presence alone is a force of nature, and he was wearing a stoic expression that commands authority on his face.Klaus stands by the window, lights from the city was behind him. They regarded each other like two predators sizing up their potential prey, their eyes the only weapons they dare to show."Alpha Klaus..." Carson uttered immediately he stepped into the room, his voice calm and collected. "I must say I was astonished by your summons — and the fact that it's too sudden."Klaus turns from the window, the light casting half of his face in darkness, his features unreadable. "Alpha Carson." He replied, his voice like silk over stone. "I apologize for the abruptness, but there are mat

023 •DARK KNIGHT PACK•It was still early in the Dark Knight pack but the weather wasn't as bright as other morning, since the morning sun seems to be hiding, as if it was refusing to show itself.Kenziel was in his study, as usual, going through some ancient book, not minding Alexxander and Herzl's presence. The two men stared at him as if to pierce his skin with imaginary laser in their eyes, but Kenziel didn't bulge."When you're done boring holes in my skin…" He said, fiNally, after silence that stretched between them like eternity. "You either leave or tell why you're here."Alexander cleared his throat, rolling his eyes at Kenziel's words. "I wonder what's in that book." He said, taking few steps closer. "You've been on it for couple of days now, what's it about?"Kenziel raised his gaze for the first time since the two men's arrival. "Hmm… let's see..." He trailed off, as if trying to recall something important. "I can't remember what page it is, but I was certain I read one o

025 Rebecca wasn't listening as the three men, with Alexander included, talked and laughed. Sometimes, so as not to raise suspicion, she will flash KenziEl a smile absentmindedly, but that doesn't stop the swirling in her heart.‘This isn't how it happened before. What changed…?’ She couldn't help but keep asking herself as she stares at Carson. He looks calms and relaxed, like everything that's happening now was supposed to — as if nothing really changed.In her best memory, Carson's arrival now was definitely different from her first life. Is this a good sign or an ominous one? What does this really point at? Will she be able to stop her death, or will it come earlier than it was supposed to?"Rebecca had prepared everything ahead…" Hearing her name was enough to snap her out of her train of thought. It was Kenziel, he turned to her with a soft appreciative smile. "She had insisted on doing everything herself beforehand, and good thing I let her."Rebecca smiled with a silent nod,

027 Slowly, she was regaining consciousness, as the darkness she was enveloped in was starting to fade.Rebecca surfaced in fragments — little by little, she was regaining her memory as she woke. A low hum filled her ears and the air smelled sharp and clean, stinging her nose with antiseptic so strong it made her throat tighten.And amidst all these, pain followed — even though it wasn't that sharp and immediate type.She felt a dull, relentless ache at the back of her skull, pulsing at the same time with her heartbeat. It felt as though her head were wrapped too tightly as she felt pressure pressing inward from every side.She tried to move but the effort sent a wave of nausea crashing through her, forcing a small, broken sound from her lips."Oh, Rebecca...!" The voice cut through the haze, sounding really loud and trembling.Rebecca's eyes lashes fluttered open and her gaze met with the dim lights overhead, pale walls, unfamiliar shadows that seems to stretchEd across the ceiling.

029 While the Dark Knight Pack prepared for the traditional ceremony, another pack prepared for blood.Klaus stood alone on the balcony of his estate. The moon was low in the sky, shinning a pale light on the sharp edges of buildings and weapons.Below his gaze, the enemy's territory was sleeping, unaware of the danger that's lurking. They trusted their borders to keep them safe, but the man watching knew he could get in easily. To him, timing was everything — not kindness or mercy."The Marking Ceremony..." The words settled on his tongue like it was a promise, it was almost poetic.For generations, the Dark Knight Pack had treated the ceremony as sacred — an evening when there'll be less vigilance, when warriors lowered their guard in honor to tradition. Patrols will be thinned, and their attention will be divided between ritual and celebration."Now, this is what I call a beautiful flaw…" Klaus muttered slighhtly under his breath as his lips curved faintly.He had known of the cer