All Chapters of The Rogue Luna's Secret : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

I awoke to the solid, warm weight of Finn on my chest, his little fists clenched tight into my shirt. My back still ached with the familiar ache deep in my back and hips, the kind that reminded me every morning that I had given birth not that long ago. The thin blanket was tangled around my legs, and the first gray light of dawn was creeping through the cracks in the walls. The mattress creaked as I shifted. Finn let out a soft, hungry whimper, his little face scrunching up. "Shh, I’ve got you, little pup," I whispered. I pulled him close, and he latched on right away, his tiny fist curling against my shirt as he nursed with quiet satisfied sounds. His warm cheek pressed to my skin. The room smelled of damp wood and last night’s fire. I rocked him gently, listening to the others moving around in the main hall, the soft clatter of pots, Kira’s low voice giving orders, Renn’s heavy boots hitting the floorboards. Once Finn was full and drifting back to sleep, I wrapped him tight i

Kira’s chest rose and fell rapidly. "Months Renn! Months I have entrusted you with my life, and you can't trust me with something this important?"Renn opened and closed his mouth several times, appearing to be speechless for the first time that I'd ever known him. A strong tension filled the air between the two, the broken plates still on the floor like pieces of their shattered trust.Kira took another step towards Renn, boots crunching on the pieces of china, her voice remaining at a low level. "I thought we were being real with each other, all of us. We've fought as one, lived for days with no food and divided what little we had, we almost died together out there Renn and you had a house, a fortune and a second life that you never once mentioned!"Renn lowered his gaze. "Kira, I didn't mean to keep anything from you. The accident… ever since the pack found me and took me in… I've been trying to erase the human that I was. It felt like it was a different lifetime. I just never thoug

“What do you mean you are the best at tracking animals, all the times you were given opportunity to lead us whenever we go hunting you either end up chasing the animal away, get us covered in mud, ooh and the classy one almost get us killed by a human hunter.” I woke us to the sound of Mia and Theo arguing about hunting as usual in a distance. Finn was laying next to me, wrapped up in the blanket I brought along from Voss before meeting my new family. He twitched probably because he noticed some movements as I was now woken up.I got up slowly, carrying Finn on the sling. It wasn't okay to just leave him all by himself since we were out in the woods. I headed to where the rest of the group were packing up our camping materials.“Look who finally decided to wake up” Kira nodded to my direction with a smirk on her lips. “Good morning guys, so we continue with our little journey. But first are you guys seriously going to leave those two to go hunting alone again?” I asked nodding my he

She walked away at a fast pace, making sure not to make any noise so as not to attract anybody's attention. The hallway felt longer than usual tonight. She could still hear the muffled crying behind the closed door, and every sob made the resentment in her chest burn hotter.“My girl… where are you?” The words hit her so hard, if Liora was there she could try to rip her apart. She had started helping with the searches because it made her look like the good sister. But every time her parents spoke Liora’s name, the attention drifted further away from her. The praise, the worry, the fun time and attention she used to get from her parents felt like it all left the night Liora walked away. It went with the adopted daughter who had disappeared, how Ironic she thought.She pushed through the side door and stepped into the cool night air, breathing so hard. She felt so suffocated when she found out how worried and emotional Liora's absence made her parents feel. She continued walking forwa

I woke to sunlight pouring through the tall windows across my bed and onto my face. For a second I stayed still, letting the quietness of the house settle over me. The soft creak of floorboards downstairs, the low murmur of voices in the kitchen, the distant clink of plates being set on the table. It was the kind of morning I used to dream about when we lived in the woods with nothing but a leaking lean-to and empty stomachs. Who could have thought that three years later after I walked off Voss, I could still live a warm life with my new family.I turned my head slightly, Finn was curled up beside me, his small chest rising and falling under the blanket. He was three now, all chatter and questions coupled with endless energy. His dark hair stuck up in every direction, and one tiny hand still clutched the edge of my shirt like he needed to know I was right there. I brushed a curl off his forehead and felt that familiar tight squeeze in my chest, you know that feeling of love so big it