All Chapters of The Broken Wolfless Luna : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Rael's PovThe next morning I woke up feeling different. Lighter somehow like a weight I had been carrying around was finally gone. Talking to Eryx yesterday had helped more than I expected.I got dressed and went to the meditation spot I had been using before the attack. It was a quiet place near the edge of Haven with a view of the wasteland and nobody around to bother me.I sat down and crossed my legs the way Eryx had taught me. Then I closed my eyes and focused on my breathing. At first my mind wandered like it always did. I thought about breakfast and training and what I needed to do today but then I pushed those thoughts away and went deeper.I imagined myself walking down that staircase into the dark place where my wolf was hiding. Each step took me further down into myself until I couldn't see anything around me.I kept walking and calling out to her in my mind. "I'm here. I know you're scared but I'm here."For a while there was nothing, just empty darkness and silence but

Rael's PovTraining with Eryx became our routine again. Every morning we would meet early and work on different techniques and every day I got stronger and faster. My shoulder healed completely and my wolf kept getting more active.It had been two weeks since the attack and things between me and Eryx felt different now, closer somehow. Like going through that trauma together had created a bond that wasn't there before.But there was also tension. A different kind than before, when he touched me during training my skin would tingle. When he smiled at me my stomach would flip, when he stood close I wanted to pull him closer.I was attracted to him, more than attracted. I wanted him in a way that was becoming harder to ignore.One night after dinner I couldn't sleep. I kept thinking about Eryx and the way he looked at me earlier. Like he wanted to say something but was holding back.I got out of bed and put on my robe. I didn't know where I was going but I couldn't just lie there thinkin

Rael's PovThe next morning I woke up early and got straight to work. Eryx had barely slept and I could see the exhaustion on his face but he kept going anyway.We split up the work. He took the warriors and trained them in formation fighting while I worked with everyone else on defensive strategies.I gathered about thirty people who had basic fighting skills but weren't trained soldiers. Most of them were scared and I didn't blame them, sixty Lycans was terrifying even for experienced fighters."Okay listen up," I said. "I know you're scared. I'm scared too but fear doesn't help us right now, action helps us. So we're going to focus on what we can control.""What can we control?" a young woman asked. Her name was Sara and she looked like she might cry."We can control our preparation. We can learn how to defend ourselves and protect each other. That's what we're going to do today."I spent the next few hours teaching them basic defensive moves. How to block and dodge, how to use the

Eryx’s PovDawn broke and I stood on the wall watching Orion's forces gather at the edge of Haven. Sixty Lycans all armed and ready for battle, behind me I could hear our people getting into position and I hoped we had done enough to prepare.Rael stood next to me with her bow ready. She looked calm but I could see the tension in her shoulders and the way her jaw was clenched."Here we go," she said quietly."Yeah. Here we go."Orion stepped forward from his ranks. Even from this distance I could see the smug expression on his face. He was wearing armor that glinted in the morning sun and he carried a massive sword that looked like it could cut through steel.He raised his hand and his forces went silent. Every single Lycan stopped moving and turned to look at him. The discipline was impressive and terrifying."Eryx," he called out. His voice carried across the distance easily. "Come down here so we can talk like civilized people.""Anything you have to say you can say from there," I

Eryx’s Pov"I expected you to die like the weakling you are. I expected you to finally accept that you're nothing, that you've always been nothing. But I guess I'll have to kill you myself since you're too stupid to stay down." Orion said.He charged at me and we collided hard. His claws raked across my chest and I felt my ribs crack. Pain exploded through me but I didn't stop, i brought my sword up but he caught my wrist and twisted hard. Bones ground together and the sword fell from my hand.We grappled and fell to the ground. He was stronger than me and I knew it. I had always known it but I had something he didn't. I had a reason to fight beyond pride and jealousy and father's approval.I had Rael, i had Haven. I had people who actually cared about me as a person not as a tool or a disappointment."Why do you hate me so much?" I gasped as his hands closed around my throat. "What did I ever do to you besides exist?""That's exactly it," he snarled. His face was inches from mine and