All Chapters of True Luna's Revenge: Chapter 71 - Chapter 72

No one reached for the wooden box immediately.The sound of the ancient mechanism settling back into silence still echoed faintly across the valley, and every wolf understood that a single careless decision could destroy something Elena had hidden for more than twenty years.Scarlett stepped closer, unable to take her eyes off the weathered box resting inside the stone compartment.Its surface was worn smooth by time, yet remarkably intact. There were no elaborate carvings or jeweled decorations, only a small crescent engraved into the center of the lid. The symbol matched the one hidden inside her necklace and the markings carved throughout the forest.Her mother had left her signature. Not for the world, for her.Lucas knelt beside the opening without touching the box."What do you think?"Scarlett exhaled slowly."I think she expected me to find it."A faint smile crossed Lucas's face."Then she probably expected you to know how to open it."The statement lingered in Scarlett's tho