Lahat ng Kabanata ng Rejected Luna, Claimed by the Alpha Who Regretted: Kabanata 111 - Kabanata 120

The gates of Frostveil were already burning when I arrived.Smoke rolled over the snow like a living thing. Wolves clashed at the outer ridge, steel flashing, howls splitting the air. The eastern Legion had not waited for permission.They had crossed into our valley at dawn.“Hold the line!” Garrick roared somewhere to my left.I didn’t slow down.The cold bit hard, sharper than usual. Frostveil always carried a quiet kind of power, old and stubborn. Today, it felt like it was watching.Kael reached my side in three long strides.“You shouldn’t be at the front,” he said.“I’m exactly where I should be.”His jaw tightened, but he didn’t argue. Not this time.That mattered.A group of eastern warriors broke through the lower flank. Their armor bore the black crest of the Outer Legion. At their center stood a tall woman with pale braids and a blade shaped like a crescent moon.She cut down one of ours without hesitation.“Alpha,” Kael warned.“I see her.”The woman’s gaze found mine thro

The first elder dropped to his knees with a curse on his lips.I almost wished he had spat at me instead.The courtyard of Frostveil had gone still. Snow drifted through the gray air, soft and silent, as if the sky itself refused to witness what was happening. One by one, the elders of the northern clans lowered themselves onto the frozen stone.Not in loyalty.In defeat.“You cannot force reverence,” Elder Maelor said from the ground. His white braid rested against the snow. “You may take land. You may take titles. But you will never take our allegiance.”I stood before them, my cloak snapping behind me. The sigil of Frostveil burned on my chest, the mark I had claimed just yesterday when I declared this territory sovereign under my rule.Under our rule.Kael stood a step behind me. He had insisted on that position. Close enough to protect. Far enough to let me lead.“You mistake this,” I said, my voice steady though my pulse hammered. “I did not ask for your reverence. I asked for y

The first man who knelt before me did it out of fear.His sword clattered onto the frozen stone as he dropped to one knee. The sound cut through the chaos of battle like a crack of thunder.“Enough,” he shouted. “I surrender to Queen Elara.”The word queen hit the courtyard harder than any blade.Fighting slowed. The Warriors turned their heads. Some stared at the man kneeling. Others stared at me.I stood in the middle of the battlefield with blood on my hands and frost in my lungs.And suddenly everyone waited for my answer.Kael’s voice reached me from my left. “Elara.”I did not look at him.Across the courtyard, Selene wiped blood from the corner of her mouth. Her dark eyes watched me with sharp interest.“Careful,” she called out. “Moments like this shape the future.”More soldiers began lowering their weapons.One after another.Steel struck the ground.Kneeling figures formed a growing circle around me.“Queen Elara,” someone said again.I felt Mira step beside me.“You did th

The argument started before the sun rose.Voices echoed through Frostveil’s great hall. Warriors filled the stone chamber, their boots heavy against the floor. Leaders from six packs stood around the long council table, each speaking over the other.“You cannot make this place the center,” one elder snapped.“And why not?” Rowan shot back.“Because Frostveil does not belong to all of us.”Mira leaned against a pillar, arms crossed.“Funny,” she said. “You were all happy to hide behind Frostveil’s walls during the war.”The elder glared at her.“This is not a joke.”“No,” Mira replied calmly. “It isn’t.”I stood near the far end of the hall, watching the storm unfold.This was not the kind made of claws and blood.This one used words.Kael stood beside me. His shoulder still carried the mark of the wound he took defending me days earlier.“You should stop this before they tear each other apart,” he said quietly.“They won’t,” I replied.He looked at the shouting leaders.“You sound con

The hall fell silent the moment the word Luna was spoken.It came from the oldest elder of the River Pack. His voice was steady, though his hands trembled slightly as he leaned on his staff.“Then there is only one matter left,” he said.Every pair of eyes turned toward him.He looked straight at me.“Elara of Frostveil,” he continued, “the united packs recognize your authority over the valley. The elders agree there must be balance beside the Alpha leadership.”Murmurs moved through the hall again.Kael stood beside me but said nothing.The elder raised his chin.“Therefore, we offer you the title of Luna.”The word landed like a stone dropped into still water.A Luna.Not just a leader.The Luna.Mate to an Alpha.Partner in rule.I felt the weight of it settle around my shoulders before anyone even spoke again.Rowan crossed his arms slowly.“That was fast,” he muttered.Mira tilted her head with a faint smile.“I wondered when someone would say it.”Darian looked confused.“Wait,”