Semua Bab THE ALPHA'S CURSED LUNA: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Aria couldn't sleep.Two nights before the summit. Two nights before everything changed. She lay in bed staring at the ceiling. Mind racing. Too many thoughts. Too many possibilities. Too many ways this could go wrong.The news coverage was good. Really good. Public opinion had swung hard in their favor. Protests are happening in major cities. Humans and wolves are demanding justice. Demanding Luna's rights. Demanding answers from traditional Alphas.But Aria couldn't shake the feeling. Something was wrong. Something was coming.She got up. Pulled on clothes. Walked to the window. The territory was quiet. Guards patrolling. Normal night. Everything looked fine.So why did her mark burn like a warning?A knock on her door. Soft. Careful."Come in."Selene entered. Looking grim. "Couldn't sleep either?""Too much on my mind. You?""Instinct. Something feels off." Selene moved to the window. Looked out. "I've been doing this a long time. Hunting. Being hunted. And I recognize the signs.

Two weeks of peace.Aria had almost forgotten what normal felt like. Training sessions without assassination attempts. Council meetings without threats. Days when the biggest problem was paperwork instead of survival.It was nice. Strange. Almost boring.Almost.She stood in the training ring watching Mira teach a class. Fifteen new Lunas. All nervous. All learning control. Mira was patient. Encouraging. Everything a teacher should be."Good," Mira said to a young Luna struggling with shadow formation. "Don't force it. Let it flow. Your power responds to intention, not aggression."The girl tried again. Small shadow forming. Controlled. She smiled. Proud. Happy.Aria remembered that feeling. First time controlling her power. First time it listened instead of exploding. First time she felt capable instead of cursed."You're good at this," Aria said. Approaching Mira after class ended. "Teaching. They trust you. Listen to you. That's rare.""I've been where they are. Scared. Convinced I

Aria woke to Kira shaking her."Wake up. Something's happening with the stone. The memory stone the Seeker gave you. It's—it's doing something."Aria bolted upright. The crystal. She'd left it on her desk. Not knowing what to do with it. How to use it. Now it was—Glowing. Pulsing. Brighter with each pulse. The whole room lit up silver."When did it start?" Aria asked. Getting up. Moving toward it carefully."Maybe ten minutes ago. Started small. Now it's—look, I don't know what ancient magical artifacts do but this seems bad." Kira stayed by the door. Smart kid.Aria reached for the crystal. Her fingers got close. The light intensified. Hot. Cold. Both. Wrong and right.The moment she touched it, reality shattered.Aria wasn't in her room anymore.She was—somewhere else. Somewhere impossible. A vast plain under a sky with three moons. Purple grass. Trees that moved without wind. Wrong. All wrong."What the—""Welcome, child." A voice behind her.Aria spun. A woman stood there. Old. A

Three days after the attack, Thorne finally woke up.Aria was there. Had barely left his side. Just sitting. Watching. Feeling the wrongness in him growing. The Soulchain is tightening. Claiming more of him with each passing hour.His eyes opened. Silver. But with something else now. A flicker of gold that shouldn't be there. The Court's mark. Their claim. Their invasion of who he was."Aria?" His voice was rough. Confused. "What—what happened?""The Primal Court came. They attacked. They—" Her voice broke. "They did something to you. Bound you to them. It's called a Soulchain. We have three months to break it or you become theirs. Forever."Thorne stared at the ceiling. Processing. She watched his face shift through emotions. Confusion. Anger. Fear. Acceptance. It's all happening in seconds."Can it be broken?" he asked finally."Yes. But it requires me going to their realm. Fighting them. Breaking the chain at its source. It's—" She stopped. "It's a suicide mission essentially.""Th

Dawn came too soon. Aria stood in the ritual circle. Ancient symbols carved into stone. Candles burning. Herbs smoldering. Everything prepared exactly as Selene had taught. Everything perfect. Everything—terrifying. The whole pack watched. Hundreds of wolves. Silent. Scared. Supportive. Everyone knowing what was about to happen. Everyone understanding this might be goodbye. Final goodbye. Forever goodbye.Thorne stood closest. Just outside the circle. Their bond thrumming with his fear. His love. His—everything. Aria could feel it all. Every emotion. Every thought. Every desperate hope that she'd come back. That they'd have their life together. That—this wouldn't be the end. "Last chance to change your mind," Selene said. Standing at the circle's edge. "Once you start the ritual, there's no stopping. No turning back.You go through or you die trying. Those are the only options." "I know." Aria's voice was steady. Calmer than she felt. "I'm ready. Let's do this." "Then we begin." Selen