All Chapters of The Betrayed Luna: Rise Of The Phoenix : Chapter 151 - Chapter 160

Alaric’s POV“They are en route, will be here in 15 minutes, Alpha,” The guard I sent to monitor Alpha Eric’s arrival had come to report. I was standing in the foyer receiving the report when Aurora stepped inside, and had paused briefly, having clearly overheard what had been said.“Go,” I dismissed the guard. “Ensure they get here safely.”As the guard left, Aurora gestured to the head maid, looking unsurprised.“Prepare five guest rooms,” she said. “And have the chefs prepare extra portions for dinner.”“Yes, My lady.”I stepped closer to her, inhaling the thick scent of herbs in her.“You took your time,” I noted, keeping my tone as light as possible.She glanced at me, but there was little emotion behind her eyes I could read besides a faint exhaustion.“I was preparing for the ritual with Elder Miriam,” she replied. “Anything i should know?”I briefly thought over the first bit of news that the guard had reported and spoke, “Alpha Eric would be coming along with Alpha Xavier ton

Alaric’s POV“I agree,” I said after hearing Zephyr’s words. “Rogues do not need mercy, nor do they need an avenue to escape. If we are to do this then we cannot compromise on splitting our forces.”Aurora spoke up, “I have a suggestion, though it would be a little unconventional.”Everyone turned to her, and my curiosity rose.“And that is?” Eva asked.“We can combine all of our ideas into one.” She paused in her eating, her tone becoming more serious. “First, we evacuate all people from the smaller packs. We have to protect them somehow. Alpha Eric and Alpha Xavier surely also have room to take them in. Our pack will also do the same. At the same time we move a fraction of our troops into the smaller packs, and we have to keep things as quiet as possible while doing so. The rogues WILL come for the smaller packs once this battle starts, so we have to give them a surprise.” I had to admit I was a little surprised upon hearing her words.My lips curled in approval at the adjustment sh

Aurora’s POV“Terrible,” Rosalie spat out, her lips tinged red. Her saliva mixed with blood was aimed at my feet and I stepped to the side just in time, feeling an air of solemnity and indifference that made my expression, without thinking, grow cold.“I am aware you do not enjoy your current state,” I looked around, noting how there was no other cell for many meters. Even if this prison was full of people she would never be able to quell the isolation.My lips twitched and somehow I felt a stir of dark, cruel satisfaction.She deserved this, and everything else that was coming to her.“What do you want?” Rosalie chuckled with her rough, croaky voice. “To come here and laugh at me. Do you have so much time on your hands, Luna of the Shadowpine Pack?”“Whether I do or not is none of your business,” I tilted my head and raised my gaze to meet hers again. “Besides I am not here for you. Rosalie.”She fell silent.A cold wind blew, and my robe rustled against it.I took a step forward, th

Aurora’s POVSomehow I found myself filled with anticipation. Hearing Asura, this Thing, recall Rosalie Blackwood’s story like it had seen it all happen made my stomach curl with disgust.Hearing that Rosalie had eaten another’s heart… even more disgusting.But I tamped down on the nausea and waited for the story to continue.“Yoi see, the Former Luna hated her cousin so much. She used to lord her position as Luna of a pack over her little relatives. And she never thought she would one day be the one to beg and seek shelter with her cousin. Worse was that her cousin was happy without needing to seek power or ambition. She loathed the love her cousin got from her husband, and so she devised a scheme. That night when she returned, she used her first spell. Not to kill, but to compel. And guess who she compelled?”Compulsion?It sounded like I had heard that story before.“Her cousin’s husband,” I answered after a beat, feeling numb.“Exactly. You seem to know this story, Luna. You are q

Aurora’s POVThat question. It was the main reason I hesitated before to tell Elder Miriam and Alaric.I had found out a lot.But what could be said was less than the whole.I couldn't tell them about the True Name thing, not until I figured out what it meant myself.I also couldn't tell them about Asura trying to tempt me.However, I had to tell them the truth behind Rosalie’s survival. About her killing Seraphina.So I spoke, slowly at first.“I was able to speak to Asura myself. The thing inside her, it made a deal with Rosalie…”I forgot to eat, disregarding the meal in front of me as the disgust I had felt before began to well up again. I remembered the amusement in Asura’s voice, that seductive lilt. It was telling such a gruesome story without blinking, and seemed even to enjoy it, to enjoy my reactions and waiting to see me provoked.But as I relayed the tale of how Rosalie came to have her powers, how she survived, my nausea rose further.When I mentioned Rosalie stealing the