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Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Luna Who Disappeared at Her Own Ceremony: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

11 Kabanata

Chapter 1

"Are you sure? Your Mating Ceremony. Seven days. It's a global broadcast. We'll stage a perfect assassination. You'll go off the cliff and into the sea. Poof. Gone."The head of 'The Hidden Path'—a rogue who wanted nothing to do with pack life—sat across from me. His voice was low and calm.My nose stung. A sharp pain pierced my wolf.But I didn't hesitate. I nodded. "I'm sure.""The fee is ten million. Non-refundable. Once we start, there's no turning back. We'll wipe your scent from existence. You can never return to our world." He pushed a file across the table. "You've really thought this through?"I signed the name Cressida. Probably for the last time."I have."I walked out of the abandoned factory. The city lights glittered in the night.Every screen in the city played the same story."Black Moon Alpha Ronan announces his Mating Ceremony with Cressida, to be held in seven days...""This will be the werewolf world's grandest celebration of the century...""Broadcast live, a testa

Chapter 2

He saw my sad, silent expression and suddenly smiled.He pulled a small box from his pocket, got down on one knee, and opened it.Inside was a pair of delicate earrings."Still upset, my Luna?"He looked up at me, his golden eyes filled with adoration and apology. "It's the anniversary of the day we first met. Did you forget? I was going to surprise you at the restaurant."He took my hand and led me to his car, rushing to open the passenger door for me.But the moment I sat down, the cloying smell of vanilla surrounded me, so strong it was nauseating. Like she had just left.I thought of the photo Vesper sent me.She was in this very seat, legs wrapped around Ronan's waist as he moved inside her.Their clothes were a mess in the picture. The windows were steamed with their heat."Are you okay?" Ronan noticed my expression. "Should I open a window?""No," I choked out. "I'm fine."The car started moving. Ronan kept talking, trying to smooth over the awkwardness."You know, I was thinkin

Chapter 3

Ronan didn't come home.When I woke up, the other side of the bed was still empty. Even his scent was gone.I picked up my phone. A text from him, sent three hours ago: "Handling an urgent territory dispute. Back later."An urgent territory dispute?I let out a cold laugh.Right. Vesper was definitely a "territory" he needed to "handle" urgently.I got out of bed and started packing.He chose total betrayal. It was time for me to prepare for my new life.I packed everything into boxes—clothes, books, work files.The Hidden Path would smuggle them to a safe house in Alaska.Finally, I walked to the safe in the corner of the bedroom.The heavy steel door swung open after scanning my fingerprint.Inside was a mahogany box carved with laurel leaves. It was the first gift Ronan ever gave me after we became official.My hands shook as I opened it.Inside were the trophies Ronan had given me over the last five years, won from every pack alliance hunt.A rare black panther's fang, dark as ink,

Chapter 4

Ronan's Alpha command slammed into me, a wall of force that sent me flying backward. I crashed hard against a stone pillar in the restaurant.A wave of agony shot up my spine. The force of his command wounded my wolf, and it let out a pained howl.Worse, a fine powder wafted up from the floor, stinging my nose.Wolfsbane.The poison was made to incapacitate werewolves. Even a tiny amount sent a wolf into excruciating pain.The poison and my agitated wolf mixed, suppressing my healing ability. The pain was so bad I could barely breathe."Cressida!"I heard someone shout my name, but the voice was distant, like it was coming from underwater.I lay on the cold floor, my vision blurring, my chest feeling like it was being torn apart.And Ronan... he didn't even glance at me. His world had shrunk to Vesper on the ground."Vesper! Oh my god, are you okay?"He rushed to her, gathering her up in his arms with pure panic on his face.I saw him take a deep breath, scenting her."The pup is still

Chapter 5

The day of the Mating Ceremony.I woke before dawn, but I could already hear the sounds of activity outside. The entire pack was preparing for this "wedding of the century."I got up and walked to the vanity.The moon-thread gown fit my body perfectly, its train spreading across the floor like flower petals.The veil was as light as a cloud, and the diamond hairpiece sparkled in the light.But the woman in the mirror had a calm face and eyes that held a wild, chilling resolve.I picked up the clear potion and downed it in one go.The potion burned a path down my throat. A violent agony ripped through my wolf. The change was beginning.My scent was shifting, my wolf's frequency recalibrating. Soon, no wolf would ever recognize me.The pain only lasted a few minutes, then faded to nothing.When I arrived at the ceremony site, a magnificent altar had been built, decorated with countless white roses and moonstones.Below the cliff was the raging Pacific Ocean, its waves crashing against th

Chapter 6

"NO—!!!"The sound that tore from Ronan’s throat wasn't human. It was the raw, desperate howl of a dying beast.He watched Cressida leap from the cliff, and his entire world shattered.His mind went blank. Only one thought screamed through the void: Get her!He lunged for the edge like a madman, ready to follow her down."Alpha! You can't!"The guards who had just arrived tackled him, holding on for dear life. It took four, then five of them to restrain the feral Alpha."Let me go! Cressida! CRESSIDA!" he roared, struggling against them. The gold in his eyes vanished, replaced by pure blood-red.His Alpha power, fueled by despair, erupted. Several guards were thrown back, but more rushed in to take their place."Alpha, you have to calm down!""The waves are too dangerous down there!""We're sending a search party now!"Ronan's howls echoed across the clifftop, broadcast to the entire werewolf world.Every viewer saw it—the mighty Alpha, completely broken by the loss of his mate.The fe

Chapter 7

Ronan stared at the phone, his fingers trembling.This was Cressida’s private phone, the one she always kept with her. What was on it?Her last words, maybe. The reason she did it.He wanted to know, but he was terrified to find out.He took the phone. The screen was black. It needed a password.Ronan tried Cressida's birthday. Wrong.Their mating anniversary. Wrong again.Finally, with a shaking hand, he typed in a date. The day their wolves first recognized each other.The phone unlocked, open to a chat history.The contact name: Vesper.Ronan’s heart sank like a stone.The last message was from the night before the ceremony.Vesper had sent a photo: her, lying in a VIP hospital bed, with Ronan sitting beside her, holding her hand.Below it, a single line of text: "You're mating him tomorrow, but he's spending the night with me and our baby. Do you still see a point to your existence, Cressida?"Cressida’s reply was just four words. "As you wish."Just four words.So calm, it was sha

Chapter 8

In a VIP room at the medical center, Vesper was casually flipping through a fashion magazine.The room was filled with flowers and gifts—"congratulations" from pack members.After all, she was carrying the future heir."Perfect," Vesper purred to her reflection, stroking her perfectly flat stomach.There was nothing there, but everyone believed she carried Ronan’s child.Cressida was dead.That inconvenient woman was finally gone.In a few days, she would "miscarry," and use the tragedy to gain even more sympathy and affection.Then, when the time was right, she'd get "pregnant" again—for real this time.She would be the one and only Luna of the Black Moon pack.Power, wealth, status—it would all be hers."Poor Cressida," Vesper smirked at the mirror. "You thought death was an escape? Your death just made everything easier for me."She picked up her phone to post a social media update.She had the text all planned out: "My heart is broken over the loss of my dear sister, Cressida, but

Chapter 9

Cressida's POVThe winter nights in Fairbanks are a special kind of quiet.I sat in my small cabin, the firelight dancing on the walls, a cup of hot tea in my hands.The nearest town was fifty kilometers away. This was the sanctuary I’d bought to disappear.I'd been Anna Mitchell for four months now, and I was almost used to the isolation.No one knew me here. No one would ever guess that the former Luna Cressida was hiding in a place this remote.I opened my laptop. Time for my ritual: a quick, paranoid scan of the werewolf news sites.It was my only link to my past, and a necessary tool to ensure my safety.The screen lit up. The headline made me freeze."SHOCKING: Full Video of Black Moon Alpha Ronan's Hospital Rampage Leaks""Vesper's Fake Pregnancy Scandal Erupts; Silver Valley Pack Cuts All Ties""Werewolf Council Investigates; Ronan Faces Harshest Sanctions in History"I clicked the video link.The picture was sharp.Ronan, looking possessed, had his hands around Vesper's throat

Chapter 10

Cressida's POVThe night of the aurora was more beautiful than I could have imagined.Ribbons of green and purple light danced across the starry sky. I lay on the thick blanket Liam had brought, feeling a sense of peace for the first time in ages."Thank you for bringing me here," I said softly."Of course," Liam replied, sitting beside me. The lights reflected in his kind eyes. "Everyone deserves to see something this beautiful."I don't know when I fell asleep, only that I felt a warm coat being draped over me in the hazy moments before I drifted off completely.Three days later, I saw something in a Fairbanks coffee shop that made my heart stop.An entertainment show was on the TV. "This photo has over five million likes on Instagram!" the host gushed. "The whole internet is trying to find this mystery couple!"On the screen was a picture from that night.I was asleep under the aurora, and Liam was gently draping his coat over me. His gaze was so focused, so tender, as if he were lo

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