Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Gifted Luna : Kabanata 111 - Kabanata 120

Vanessa smiled, her voice cold and smooth as silk. "Then you swear allegiance to me. When the dust settles, my father will be dead, Edwin will be weakened, and I will be the only heir left to claim the Ashbane name." Her calm, matter-of-fact tone terrified them more than any war cry could. "Those who stand with me," she added, "will keep their lands. Those who do not..." She paused, letting the silence fill in the threat. "...will share my father's grave even before they blink." By the time she left the tent, the captains had already begun whispering among themselves. The army was splitting silently invisibly, one half loyal to Garrett, the other to Vanessa. Later that night, Garrett awoke in a cold sweat. His chest burned, his veins felt heavy, and the faint metallic taste of wolfsbane lingered on his tongue. He pushed himself upright, gasping, and saw Jon standing by the tent flap, tense and uncert

 When the courtyard fell quiet again, Edwin stood looking over the valley, the rising sun washing over the scars of battle. Tiara stepped beside him. "You could have ended him there," she said softly. "Why didn't you?" Edwin exhaled slowly. "Death is mercy," he said. "Let them live long enough to understand what they destroyed." Tiara nodded, her gaze drifting toward the distant horizon. "Then justice has begun." Edwin's expression softened slightly. "No," he said. "It has only just begun." The wind carried the faint sound of chains from the dungeons below. A cruel, metallic reminder that the war's true punishment had only started  ------- Back in the Ashbane camp, the fires of victory had turned cold. The soldiers who had pledged themselves to Vanessa now whispered behind her back, uncertain, uneasy. Word of Garrett's c

Vanessa's breath quickened as she realized this was no bluff. Her father grunted in pain as silver cuffs were tightened against his wrists, burning into his flesh. "Stop it!" Vanessa shouted. "He is too old to be subjected to such punishments! He cannot..." Edwin turned his gaze to her. "I would never have thought of you as wanting to be compassionate, especially to your father. Considering how you stabbed him in the back," "He is still my father, Edwin. His blood runs through my veins, it is only natural that I feel this way towards him." "You could end it all. The pain, the punishment, the ridicule. You could end it all by telling the truth. That is all it takes." She froze. The defiance in her eyes flickered, replaced with panic. Garrett turned his head slightly, his voice hoarse but defiant. "Don't you dare say a word." 

Vanessa, by contrast, was kept in the upper wing, a cleaner cell, but surrounded by guards who were under strict orders not to speak a word to her. Even if she were dying. The separation was meant to break them, and it did. Garrett sat hunched against the damp wall, his once-powerful shoulders now slumped beneath the weight of his own thoughts. The silence was maddening. He could hear the faint echo of dripping water, the scratch of rats in the corners, the rhythm of his own breathing, until even that began to sound like someone else's. He had always ruled through fear, always commanded loyalty through dominance. But down here, there was no one left to command. No one to lie to. No one believed to believe him. Days passed. He began talking to himself, quietly at first, then louder. "They think they have won," he mutte

The silence between them stretched, heavy and sharp. Garrett slumped again, his voice dropping to a rasp. "You think you are the first Alpha Aldric used? He has been doing this for decades, sowing wars, trading power, bleeding packs dry. He will never stop. Not until he owns every territory under the moon." Edwin's gaze hardened. "Then I will stop him." Garrett gave a hoarse laugh. "You will try. But Aldric isn't like me. He is clever. He hides behind alliances, treaties, oaths. You won't find him easily." Edwin turned to leave, but Garrett's voice stopped him. "Edwin." He paused. "You have already taken everything from me," Garrett quietly said. "But if you go after Aldric, don't make my mistake. Do not become him." Edwin's jaw tightened, but he didn't reply. He simply walked out, the iron door s