Todos os capítulos de Running Under the New Moon: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

Returning to the rowdy banquet hall, Daniel held my hand as we socialized with the guests.His palm was warm, my smile was tactful, but I was distracted.Noticing that, he asked under his breath, "Are you tired?"Taking me to a quiet balcony, he fetched me water while he nursed a glass of wine. "What's on your mind, my moon?" he asked, wrapping his arm around my waist.I turned, watching his impeccably handsome face under the moon's glow and the candle's flame.I hung my head, my voice soft as I murmured, "A distant cousin… Her mate was cheating on her, so she was ranting."He pulled me further into his arms right then. "Don't bother yourself over the troubles of others—I'd never do that to you. You're my one and only, a gift to me from the Moon Goddess. I will protect you with my life, I promise you that."I leaned on him, listening to that familiar heartbeat of his and suddenly asked, "What if?""What if what?""What if you betray me?"I clearly sense him stiffening, and

The night before I left, Daniel came to my chambers in full hunter uniform."The situation up north is getting worse—I really need to go," he said, standing between the light and the shade, his voice a practiced grimness. "It'd probably take a couple of months… Our Marking will have to wait."I put down the tome in my hand and nodded. "Your work is more important."He dropped to one knee before my chaise lounge, holding my hand with his warm palm and vowing earnestly, "Nothing will ever come between us ever again, I promise."I withdrew my hands and replied, "Safe travels."As soon as he left, I got up and started packing.All the ceremonial jewelry and regal dresses that belonged to the future Luna Queen were returned to their respective locations.Then, I opened a secret compartment where I kept my casual clothes, money, food, medicine, and the dagger my father gave me.Later, at a little past noon, my link crystal chimed with a voice message from a frequency I didn't recogni

The search remained fruitless on the seventh day of my disappearance, while Daniel's eyes became even more bloodshot.Just then, Anna entered with a bowl of warm soup, gently coaxing him, "You need to rest, Daniel. Maybe Susan just wants to be alone for a while…""For a while?!" Daniel leaped up, wheeling on her as he rasped with a voice as grating as sandpaper. "She returned the ring that's supposed to be a token of our love! And you call that 'for a while'?!"Anna was stunned by the ferocity in his eyes but forced herself to move closer, holding his stiffened arm. "You still have me, and we can—"Daniel knocked her hand away irritably, his fingers inadvertently brushing against the dressing table and knocking into the link crystal I'd left on purpose.As an iota of his wolf soul flowed unwittingly into the link crystal, a projection suddenly sprang to life.It was a holograph of him, down on one knee as he proposed to Anna, the vine ring in that velvet box sparkling brightly.

However, any hope Daniel had left was snuffed when the doctor presented him with Anna's clean bill of health.On top of that, she only got pregnant two months ago—the time when his trysts with Anna grew frequent, while I became increasingly silent around him.He crumpled the paper in his hand and changed straight into Anna's chambers, his voice cold and flat. "Abort it."Anna was just stroking her own belly and her head jerked up in shock, all color draining from her face. "No… Daniel, you can't do this! It's your pup! Our flesh and blood!""Flesh and blood?! More like a culmination of lies!" Daniel bellowed, his eyes flaring with ice-cold disgust as he moved closer to her. "You lied to me, pretended to be poisoned to get my sympathy, and even tricked me into proposing to you! And now you're trying to tie me down with a bastard?!""I wasn't lying! I love you!" Anna burst into tears, lunging at him to grab his arm. "I didn't want to lose you, so I lied… But it's true! Just feel him

Daniel went missing. After he was chased out of the Dark Moon Pack's sacred valley, there had been no concrete information on his whereabouts, despite the South Dania royal correspondent stating that the former prince retreated into seclusion due to health reasons. There were plenty of rumors. Some claimed to have spotted him venturing cursed icy plains of the north, seeking the Spring of Lost Memories and never returning.Others claimed he joined the mercenaries, boozing and fighting every day, his golden locks now a dirty yellow… And once he was drunk enough, he'd be howling my name at the moon.There were even some who claimed that he defected to our enemies, intent on rallying their forces and reclaiming the capital, but was stabbed in the back and subsequently ripped into pieces.There was no telling what was true, but one thing was for sure—the former crown prince who had once shone brilliantly was gone, along with his ambition, lies, and regret.As the kingdom eagerly di