บททั้งหมดของ Luna of the North: บทที่ 71 - บทที่ 80

Elijah"You going down there alone is suicidal," Constance snaps. "You really think Aaron Hampton is just going to let you waltz into his lands?""Weren't you the one arguing with me that I need to get my mate back?" Glancing over at Camden, he's wearing a similar frown as Constance.He's been quiet since I announced my departure. With him needing to stay here in order to take care of the pack and whatever issues arise while I'm gone, he's less than thrilled with me leaving for the South.Outside of Raya and me, I'll have a few enforcers with me too. The downside to approaching the other alpha king's territory is that there is a balance that needs to be had. Arriving with too much force behind me will allude to me coming with bad intentions.However, showing up with too little will leave me vulnerable to any threats that may arise.With Raya being good at sneaking around undetected, I'll be sending her in behind me while I'm busy with Hampton and whatever army he brings with him to me

AaronI can't get enough.The more I have of her, the deeper my need for her grows.What in the world has she done to me? How has a single kiss, let alone actually being able to touch and caress every inch of her body, ignited something within me that I've long since believed to be dead?Her body is hot against mine when I grab her again and pin her to the side of my home. She moans when I crush my lips against hers, her fingers tangling in my hair in order to pull me closer to her.We haven't been able to stop touching each other since wandering out of the conservatory. Even a subtle brush of our hands as we walked back had caused us to entangle ourselves in the rosebushes while we came together like we were newly mated.I hadn't wanted to put any pressure on her from last night, believing that us giving into our desires had been some kind of cathartic release. Pretending otherwise would've only set myself up for inevitable failure, or rather, something else deeper that I don't quite

GabrielaSmoke billows out of the oven when I pull it open, choking the air around me while I fan it away with a towel. The window over the sink is already open and hopefully sucking out all of the air.My poor pan is black by the time I finally get my hands on it, pull it out of the oven, and set it down on the stovetop. The crust—or what's left of it—is completely charred, the pattern I'd painstakingly cut out with a butter knife practically unrecognizable."Shit," I mutter to myself, tossing the towel down onto the counter next to it.That's what I get for trying to be some kind of housewife and making Aaron something for when he gets home. The entire time I'd been cutting out pieces of the crust to lay over the pie, my stomach was filled with butterflies, nervous for his reaction when he finally arrived home.Maybe this is a sign from the universe that I'm doing too much—pushing this too quickly toward the "relationship" side before we can even have a talk about whatever the hell

ElijahTime slows as we walk back from the Soleus packlands and into neutral territory.The expanse of land that separates our two zones has never been claimed and has remained that way for as long as both sides have existed. Here, there are no politics—no swaying of sides. I can't step over the invisible line drawn in literal sand and claim my mate like my heart and my wolf are screaming at me to.What Aaron said is vastly concerning—not answering me on whether or not she's still pregnant can only mean that something happened. Why else would he feel the need to not give me a straight answer?"What are we going to do?" Raya whispers to me.I hadn't felt her shift while I was leading my pack through the arid brush, too distracted by my racing thoughts and not wanting to fill my packmates' heads with the chatter. Frankly, I didn't want any of it to slip to them anyway, as things often do when we're mindlinked together.With no plans on how to proceed now, I'm at a loss. While I never be

GabrielaHe stares at me, statue-still.It feels like a lifetime has passed since we last saw each other—since the last time I laid eyes on my fated mate and he abandoned me to a fate worse than death.My wolf whimpers inside of my head, the pain of our fractured bond tearing into me. The tether binding us together has turned to barbed wire and razor blades, shredding my heart as it tightens the longer we stand here facing each other.Elijah visibly winces, having felt it too just now."Come on, Gabriela." Raya's voice is gentle. "It's going to be okay. We're taking you somewhere safe."I can't move. I'm too stunned."Uh, you're not taking her anywhere," Rose says from behind me. "She's a part of the Soleus pack. If you take her, you'll all be hunted down by our pack alpha. Spoiler alert, you really don't want that happening."Elijah's eyes are mournful, watching me carefully as I struggle to even breathe.How dare he come here now that I'm happy to try to claim me? How dare he waltz