All Chapters of The Gifted Luna : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Chapter 21: Eyes in the Dark

The moon was full and high, casting a silver hue over the towers of the Dark Moon Pack. Inside the Luna's chambers, the air was heavy with perfume: jasmine, vanilla, and the faintest trace of wolf musk. The very scent Vanessa knew Edwin had once liked.She stood before the mirror, draped in a flowing, blood-red silk nightgown that hugged firmly to her body, revealing every curve. The fabric was made from a material that shimmered against her caramel skin. The slit on the nightgown was high enough to reveal her smooth thighs and soft, scented skin. Her lips were painted with deep ruby, her dark lashes were curled to perfection, her hair was pinned up in soft waves, left to flow freely like moonlight down her back.She looked lethal, desirable, and irresistible.Tonight, she was determined to bring Edwin back to herself. She would remind Edwin who he belonged to, and most importantly she needed to find out if he truly had someone else or not.He had been distant, cold, and he had caged

Chapter 22: Fragments of a Forgotten Fire

The fire in Tiara’s cottage crackled softly, helping the stream of sweats that soaked her body. Her chest rose and fell unevenly as her eyes darted behind closed lids. She was having a dream.This time, it was not just a dream. It was fragments, fragments from the past. Ones that were about her childhood.Deep in her sleep, a child’s voice cried in the dark, followed by a woman's scream."Stop yelling!" A voice echoed through her dreams into her head.She saw shadows in the hallway. A warm, and firm hand clutched her wrist. She slowly looked up to see whose hand it was, but her vision was blurry."This is not the time to explain things to you," the voice of the hand on her wrist said. Tiara tried, and fought so hard so she could get a glimpse of the hand on her wrist. Due to her determination, her efforts were not in vain. Her vision slowly became clear and clearer until she was able to see the figure before her.....It was her mother. Just as she was about to jump on her, her mother

Chapter 23: Ghosts in the Archive

The moon had long risen since Edwin and his most trusted warrior, Ralph, slipped through the back corridor of the Alpha Hall, into the archives. Their steps were silent, well-practiced, the sound of their boots muffled, showing years of shared secrets and battle-bonded loyalty between the alpha and his guard.They moved like shadows, cloaked in the silence of secrecy.“This way,” Edwin whispered, leading Ralph down a narrow staircase that wound deep beneath the council chambers, down into the restricted archives, a place sealed to all but opened to the Alpha and elders of council “What exactly are we going to the archives to look for?” Ralph murmured. “What will become of me if the Luna or one of the elders of council catches a wind....”“She will not, and no one else would," Edwin cut in firmly. “She is too busy watching my study. She will not expect or think that I will be here of all places."Ralph nodded once and fell silent. He trusted Edwin with his life and now, with a truth t

Chapter 24: Where the Smoke Still Lingers

Edwin sat in his room, ruminating over the past few days, and ever other thing that they had found out about Tiara's parent's death.Going through the record that laid right in front of him, he zoned out, his mind wandering off in various thoughts. He was deeply engrossed in his thoughts to the point that he did not hear his door being knocked."My lord," a voice softly called. "May I come in?" Edwin looked up, a little surprised at the voice that jolted him out of his thoughts. "Ahh!" He exclaimed, looking up. "Ralph, please come in here," he invited." I am so sorry. I was deep in thoughts when you came in. I was just trying to think about the whole thing, trying to make something out of it, but no matter how I tried, I have not been able to discover or get a lead,"" I have also tried to think about it. But I am yet to arrive at the middle of it all. None of it aligns. The soldiers, the fire, the maid, and every other thing. Nothing seems to make sense to me," he sighed." I thou

Chapter 25: The Missing Ledger

Edwin sat alone in the restricted section of the Alpha’s archive, way past midnight. The air was still stale, heavily laced with dust and ink. A single lantern flickered beside him, casting long shadows across the rows of ancient books and scrolls.This time, he was all alone, without Ralph. He was not looking for battle reports or military orders. He was trying to looking for a record. Specifically, the financial records for the year before Tiara’s parents were killed, the last peaceful year of their reign.Because power was one thing, but greed? It would always leave a trail. He scoured through different ledgers marked "Beta George's administration, year of the Full moon."He flipped between the pages of monthly tax revenue, land holdings, and pack allocations. Still checking, he eventually found something in one of the ledgers, something caught his eye.He saw that there was a sudden, yet consistent reduction in the funds sent to the George family’s estate.Edwin’s brow furrowed. “

Chapter26:Wine and Deceit.

Far beyond the walls of the Alpha's residence, somewhere close to the outskirts of town where Beta Garrett's residence was situated, he was seen pacing in his room, expecting Vanessa's message to him. Not too long from then, the bird flew into the room through his opened window. Already agitated, he half-ran to the raven, took the letter which had been tied to its leg, and meticulously opened it with trembling fingers, with a curious look spread over his face. He read it once, and then twice, and thrice. His eyes were not deceiving him, he had just read correctly, Edwin agreed to attend the dinner..."Splendid!" He smiled, unable to hide his happiness.The words he had just read alone were enough to spark his veins with victory. " After so much planning, so many whispered meetings, so many years of waiting for a crown that I could not openly touch, despite how bad I craved it. I am smoothly getting ahold of it," He tossed the scroll on a big, round surfaced table that was placed in

Chapter 27:The Dinner Invitation

In the quiet solitude of his study, Edwin leaned over his desk, opening scrolls and scattered reports under the candlelight dancing across the room. The fire crackled in the hearth behind him, but the real source of heat emanated from the orders that he had just written.He passed the sealed message across the table to Ralph, who stood in a corner of the room, standing at attention like a statue moulded out of loyalty. "I suggest that you go through those names carefully. There should be no mistakes," Edwin said.Ralph took the scroll and tucked it under his cloak. "All five elders from the year Beta George and his wife died?"Edwin nodded. "Dig into everything. Their houses, the guard rotations, whatever property it is that they acquired, their private travel logs, to those who they drank with. I want to know everything, including what they had for breakfast the week that house burned."Ralph smirked. "And what if there is a trail?""There is," Edwin confidently replied. "We are jus

Chapter 28:The Alpha's Verdict.

A beat of silence followed Garret's announcement. The guests uncomfortably shifted in their seats, the clinking of glasses and clattering of cutlery against plates seized. Garrett stood still, beside the table. He looked at the scroll that remained half-opened in Edwin s hands. Wearing a weak, and nervous smile, he spoke," I know that we are all worried and scared for the pack and for our lives, but I put it to you that it is not what it looks like," he tried to manipulate the guests.The guests looked at him, murmuring, and whispering amongst themselves. " It looks like he cannot see the tension building up tightly in here. It is draining air, leaving us to suffocate on his selfishness," one Elder of the council lamented to no one in particular. Again Garrett spoke. He cleared his throat, straightened his shoulders, letting a smile slowly creep onto his face. "My lord," Garrett began, "I understand your reaction. It is simply out of fear, and anyone would also feel that way. The n

Chapter 29:Truths and Secrets.

Night slowly crept into the skies, overshadowing the day, and light. It covered the windows of Edwin's private chambers. The fireplace was left with a glowing, red light as the wood had almost completely burnt off. The little light casted a reflection over Edwin who sat at his desk, showing signs of uneasiness. He held a quill in his hand, contemplating if he should write or not. After a few minutes of deep thoughts, he finally dipped the quill into the small bottle of ink right next to him on the table. And he started to write, putting asides his fears and uncertainty. He wrote:"My dearest Tiara,How have you been? And how is everything over there at the Scarlet pack?I am writing to you after so much thinking and deliberation because I do not know how to put my words. But here I am, putting aside my fears.I have been digging deep into the archives, and I have had to investigate quite a number of people, secretly. And with what I have gathered, I believe your parents death was an

Chapter 30:A Shocking Discovery

Back in the Scarlet's pack, Tiara untied the letter that was fastened to the raven's leg with steady fingers. The seal on the letter was still firm and dry.She quickly broke the seal. Her eyes wandered over the page, reading and assimilating every word like it was written with a hooking spell. At the time she finished reading, her hands had started to tremble. "...her uncle might not be the one responsible for their deaths...""...evidence of a much deeper conspiracy..." "...the proposed merger with Ashbane, exposed before the entire council..."She read it over and over again.After a few times, she folded the letter, clutching it to her chest. The words in the letter were tightly pressing against her chest. She had spent so long believing Garrett was the monster who killed her parents, but maybe he still was the monster she had always seen him as.But now, now there was something worse than having a particular suspect in mind. There was a doubt, and uncertainty. The doubt that th

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