Semua Bab THE ALPHA'S CURSED LUNA: Bab 11 - Bab 20

Marcus stood at the border like a king waiting for subjects to bow.Behind him, his army spread through the trees. Hundreds of wolves. All armed. All loyal. All ready to kill on his command.Aria and Thorne stopped twenty feet away. Close enough to talk. Far enough to run if needed.Marcus smiled. Cold. "There she is. My niece. The weapon who chose weakness.""I chose myself," Aria said. Voice steady despite her heart hammering. "Not weakness. Freedom.""Same thing in war." Marcus crossed his arms. "You had a chance to be part of something bigger. To help tear down the system that killed your mother. Instead you ran back to the Alpha who destroyed you.""I didn't run to him. I ran from you.""Because you're a coward." Marcus's voice went hard. "Just like your mother. She had power too. Could've used it to fight. Instead she tried peace. Tried diplomacy. And they killed her for it.""You don't get to talk about my mother." Aria's shadows stirred. "You weren't there. You didn't watch he

Day three in the cell. Or maybe four. Aria had stopped counting.The silver cuffs burned constantly. Suppressing her power. Making her weak. Human. Breakable.They'd fed her once. Stale bread. Water that tasted like rust. Barely enough to survive.That was the point. Keep her weak. Broken. Controllable.Footsteps approached. Multiple sets. Heavy boots. Guards.Aria didn't move from the cot. Just stared at the ceiling. Waiting.The cell door opened. Four guards. All bigger than her. All armed."Get up," one said. "Council wants you."Aria sat up slowly. Everything hurt. Her body was eating itself from lack of food. Lack of power."Where are we going?""Interrogation." The guard smiled. Not nice. "They want answers. And they're done being gentle."They hauled her up. She stumbled. Legs weak. They didn't care. Just dragged her.Through corridors. Past more cells. Past wolves who looked dead inside. Broken. Used up.This was where Luna bloodlines came to die. Where the Council buried anyo

Three months later.Aria stood at the edge of the Blackwater territory. Watching the sun rise. Still getting used to how everything felt different now.Sharper. Brighter. More.The Luna power hummed under her skin. Constant. Controlled. Hers.Footsteps behind her. Light. Familiar."You're up early," Kira said. Sliding beside her. The girl had grown. Filled out. Looked healthier. Happier. "Couldn't sleep?""Didn't need to. Luna power does that. Less sleep required." Aria looked at her. "You should be resting though. Big day today.""That's why I couldn't sleep." Kira smiled. Nervous. Excited. "The tribunal. Everyone's coming. Every pack. Every Alpha. Every Luna we've found."Today was the day. The trials. Every Council member who'd participated in Luna suppression. Every guard who'd tortured. Every Alpha who'd known and done nothing.All of them facing judgment from the people they'd hurt.Luna justice. Finally."Are you ready?" Kira asked."No. But I'm doing it anyway." Aria started w

The war council met at dawn.Aria had barely slept. Spent the night reviewing evidence. Witness statements. Anything that proved Mira acted in self-defense.It wouldn't matter. She knew that. But she had to try.The war room was packed. Thorne. Kieran. The Luna Council representatives. Alphas who'd allied with them. Fifty wolves total. All of them looking grim."Let's start with facts," Thorne said. Opening the meeting. "Three of Alpha Drake's guards are dead. Killed by Mira. A Luna in our training program. Drake is claiming this proves Luna training creates dangerous weapons. He's calling for immediate shutdown of all Luna programs. Arrest of Aria. Return of all Lunas to their original packs for 'proper containment.'"Murmurs around the table. Angry. Worried."We have evidence," Aria spoke up. Projected images on the wall. Photos of Mira's injuries. Bruises. Cuts. "The guards attacked her first. Tried to forcibly remove her from Blackwater territory. She defended herself. That's not

Morning came with bad news.Aria was still asleep when Kieran burst into her room. No knock. Just urgency."Get up. Now. We've got a situation."Aria bolted upright. Shadows are already forming. "What happened?""Drake. He's called an emergency Alpha Summit. Every traditional pack. Fifty Alphas total. And they're voting today on whether to declare us enemies of the state. Whether to authorize military action against Blackwater."Aria's stomach dropped. "When?""Two hours. The summit's happening at neutral ground. The old Council chambers." Kieran looked grim. "Thorne's going. Representing our side. But he needs backup. Needs proof that we're not building an army. That Luna training is defensive. That—""That we're not the threat they think we are." Aria was already moving and getting dressed. "Except we are. We broke into Drake's compound. Humiliated him. Made him look weak. He's using that.""Yeah. He's spinning it as a coordinated attack. Saying you led an assault team. Destroyed hi