All Chapters of Healer Luna's Heart: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

The ritual should have been a dull, safe formality, since Healer Winona had severed the energy channels. Yet reality struck Seara like a searing heat.The Ash Fang’s Mark on her left wrist wasn’t just throbbing, it felt as though it were being set ablaze.“Seara!” Austin’s shout split the oppressive silence.Seara couldn’t answer. Her throat was constricted by an incredibly strange sensation. On one hand, the Ancestral Stone radiated a bone-chilling cold aura, yet the mark on her hand reacted with aggressive heat.It felt like oil spilled into a fire, something inside her refused to submit to the stone’s purification process.“Are you all deaf?!” Austin’s voice boomed, demanding an answer from the Elders who had begun whispering in panic.“Dark energy… look at that smoke!” one of the Elders exclaimed accusingly.Seara saw it. A thin black smoke began to seep out from between her fingers, clashing with the usually pure silver light of the Ancestral Stone. The light distorted, turning i

Delcy, her eyes wide with uncontrollable rage, clutched the IV tube connected to the back of Seara’s hand.“You think you can take everything from me just by putting on that cheap fainting act?!” Delcy screamed. Her hand yanked the plastic tube roughly.Seara winced as she felt a sharp tug on her vein. The pain triggered an adrenaline rush that burned away the weakness in her body. The stubborn streak she’d inherited from her father suddenly surged to the surface.Ignoring the throbbing in her head, Seara shot up from her lying position.Instead of pulling her hand away, Seara swung her left hand and grabbed a clump of Delcy’s neatly styled blonde hair.“Let go of the IV, or you’ll leave here with a bald head!” Seara hissed with emphasis.“How dare you!” Delcy screamed in pain, but she didn’t give in. Instead, she pulled the tube even harder, causing the metal support pole next to the stretcher to shake violently and emit a deafening clanging sound.Winona, who was usually calm and au

Austin’s rage erupted in a wave of pressure that made the oxygen feel thin. His bright golden eyes locked onto Nolan’s arms, which were only tightening further around Seara’s body.“I’m tired of warning you, Nolan.” Austin’s voice grew more menacing.Austin’s body cracked; his bones snapped and snapped back together in a matter of seconds as he transformed into a giant Lycan.Nolan didn’t stand idly by. He released Seara, but instead of backing down, he accepted the challenge. Gray fur grew rapidly from the pores of his skin. In an instant, the two apex predators faced off in the cramped meditation room.“Come out! We’ll settle this tonight,” Austin roared menacingly.“Good, because I won’t back down from you,” Nolan replied.Without waiting for a response, Austin charged. Nolan dodged, but Austin’s claws managed to tear through the stone wall, sending sparks flying.Both leaped through the tall window leading directly to the open field behind the pavilion. The ear-splitting sound of

Seara was feeling hungry after their “morning workout.” In front of her, fried bacon and strong black coffee had been served by the Omegas Austin had specifically asked to bring breakfast to her room.Austin sat with his legs crossed, tearing into his whole-wheat bread with an annoyingly casual air. Beside him, Seara struggled to focus her attention on her bowl of porridge, even though the heat in her neck and cheeks hadn’t subsided yet.“You know, Seara,” Austin broke the silence with a low tone laced with teasing. “I didn’t expect a Healer like you to have such a… let’s say, very ‘enthusiastic’ side in the morning. Your wolf, Arach, seemed to be in high spirits earlier.”Seara choked on a piece of strawberry. She pretended to be fascinated by the grain of the wooden tablecloth, desperately trying not to be distracted by Austin’s teasing, which usually made her stomach flutter.“If only you’d been docile from the start, I wouldn’t have had to work so hard to hold back,” Austin said a

Arach’s voice in Seara’s mind sounded like the growl of a broken machine. The Lycan hadn’t stopped howling in protest since Seara began tossing a few pieces of clothing into her worn backpack.[Seara, stop! Are you crazy? Austin is our mate. If you leave now, this bond will torment us both.] Arach snapped in a highly emotional tone.“I don’t care, Arach! You saw that vision yourself. The Wolfe family slaughtered my mother. I’m sharing a bed with the son of my family’s murderer!” Seara snatched the emergency potion bottle and stuffed it into her bag with trembling hands.[It’s just a blurry vision! Don’t let your fear ruin everything. I don’t want to be far from him. His scent… I need his scent!]“Enough!” Seara closed her eyes tightly. With the last of her inner strength, she imagined a thick concrete wall separating her consciousness from Arach’s.She blocked her internal connection with Arach. Instantly, the atmosphere in her head went silent, though a stinging sensation lingered in