Semua Bab Luna Eclipse: Bab 141 - Bab 150

POV: LunaI couldn't stop thinking about the symbol on Selene's door.Someone inside Silverwood was helping the Thornhearts. Someone with access. Someone we saw every day.Could it be Cole?The thought made me sick.That night, exhausted from guard duty and stress, I fell into a deep sleep.The otherworld materialized around me slowly.I was standing in the familiar clearing. But it felt different. Emptier somehow."Miguel?" I called out.For a moment, nothing.Then I felt him. Not a presence exactly. More like warmth in my mark.A shimmer appeared. Barely visible. More suggestion than form.Miguel.Or what remained of him."Luna," his voice whispered. Faint. Like wind through trees."I need help," I said. "I don't know who to trust anymore."The shimmer moved closer. I could barely make out his features."Trust is earned. Not given freely.""I know. But Cole... I thought I could trust him. Thought I knew him.""People hide their true selves. Especially when ambition conflicts with lo

POV: LunaMorning came too soon.I'd barely slept, my mind churning with doubts and fears.Combat training was mandatory despite the lockdown. The Headmaster wanted everyone prepared in case Victoria's clan tried something.Cole was teaching. Of course.I steeled myself and entered the training room.He saw me immediately, his expression unreadable."Pair up for drills," he announced.I expected him to partner with me like always.Instead, he paired me with a freshman. Someone completely inexperienced."Luna, you're with James. Work on basic defensive forms.""That's beneath my skill level," I said."Do it anyway."His tone was cold. Commanding.Nothing like the Cole I'd known.Or thought I'd known.I worked with James, who was sweet but clueless. The drills were boring. Pointless.Across the room, Cole was working with Victoria's people again.Even after everything, he was still connected to them.Nova caught my eye and mouthed, "What the hell?"I shrugged. I had no idea what Cole wa

POV: LunaWe'd been in the dungeons for hours when I heard it.Footsteps. But not Victoria's.These were lighter. Quieter.Through the pack bond, I felt Sienna and Lyric approaching.They'd found us."Everyone stay quiet," I whispered to my cellmates.Moments later, Sienna appeared. Lyric was right behind her, tablet in hand."Thank god," Nova breathed."Are you okay?" Sienna asked, already working on the cell locks with magic."We've been better. How did you find us?""Lyric tracked your phones. Once she figured out the signals were being blocked from the dungeons, it was easy.""Easier said than done," Lyric muttered, typing frantically. "These wards are sophisticated.""Can you break them?" Aria asked."Already am."The locks started clicking open. One by one.But as Liam's cell opened, alarms started blaring."They know we're here," I said."Then we run. Now." Sienna helped Aria out of her cell.We ran through the dungeon corridors. Behind us, I could hear Victoria's clan mobilizi

POV: LunaI woke up in the infirmary.Again.My head was pounding. My whole body ached like I'd been hit by a truck."Easy," a familiar voice said. "You took a pretty bad hit."Liam.He was sitting beside my bed, looking worried."What happened?" I asked, my voice rough."Cole and his It-Girls knocked you out with dark magic. We found you unconscious on the lawn about an hour ago.""We?""Your pack. We were looking for you when we felt the disturbance through the bonds."Right. The pack bonds. Thank god for those."Where's Cole now?""Gone. He and the It-Girls disappeared before we could catch them."Of course they did.I tried to sit up and immediately regretted it. Pain shot through my skull."Whoa, take it slow," Liam said, helping me. "The nurse said you need to rest. Dark magic concussions are no joke.""I'm fine.""You're stubborn is what you are."Despite everything, I smiled. "You're one to talk.""Fair point."The door opened and my friends poured in."Luna!" Nova hugged me c

POV: LunaWe reached the northern convergence just as the ritual began.The clearing was lit by dark magic. Symbols carved into the earth glowed with sickly green light.And in the center, bound by magical chains, was Selene."Luna!" she shouted. "It's a trap! Don't—"Cole appeared, cutting her off. "Too late, Your Highness. She's already here."Around the clearing, It-Girls emerged from the shadows. At least twenty of them.We were surrounded."Let her go, Cole," I said."Why would I do that? I finally have everything I need. The Eclipse wolf. The royal bloodline. The full convergence of ley line energy.""This is insane. Opening the otherworld seal will destroy everything!""Not everything. Just the current power structure. And from the ashes, we'll build something better.""We?""The It-Girls. The Thornheart clan. Everyone who's been oppressed by the old hierarchies." His eyes were wild. Fanatic. "Don't you see, Luna? This is liberation. Freedom from the chains of destiny and proph