All Chapters of The Betrayed Luna: Rise Of The Phoenix : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Aurora’s POV“Alright,” I exhaled, despite knowing in my heart that my mind was already made up. But why expain that to Alaric’s greatest supporter?Suddenly I stopped in my tracks.“Declan.” My voice was low and warning. He stopped as well, turning to me.I had felt it, a spike of energy, reaching like tentacles.“You found something?” He asked.I closed my eyes briefly, and turned to my right, pointing.“There.”I had found one.Declan moved towarda the tree where the purple sachet hung but I stopped him.“Do not touch it. It would affect you,” I stated. Instead i picked up a stick and gently tugged the drooping, thin branches of thetree aside. There, within a dark crook of the tree’s large roots, was a purple sachet.Declan inhaled ahrply. And i knew he wasfeeling soemthing. The same way that Lyra did.“What the hell is this? It’s suddenly turned cold all of a sudden…” He cut himself off.“It’s the aura of that thing,” I explained. “And I'm going to get rid of it.”“By the God

Alaric’s POV I couldn't understand it, couldn't figure it out.Aurora had never behaved like this before. She had always been a good mother, a good wife, a perfect Luna for the pack. But this time she wasn't behaving the way she usually would. And it all began the moment Seraphna set foot in this house. No, it was even before that, I thought. It was the morning when I asked Aurora to accommodate Seraphina, to let her into our home. And ever since then, things have turned from bad to worse between us. It was a mess,a  devolving, complicated mess. Ever since that evening where she left, I had been plagued by thoughts of her. It was incessant, especially when I tried to ignore implications staring me right in the face. I hadn't been able to convince S

Aurora’s POVAs Asher joined us, we left the house together, with a retinue of maids and guards bearing small gifts which I had arranged beforehand.This was the first time since I was reborn that I was truly in sync with the rest of my family.The optics had to be nice, but as we reached the doors of the largest meeting hall, I subtly removed my arm from Alaric’s grasp, noticing how his gaze snapped to the back of my head as I walked over with a smile to greet the first arriving guest.I stood for nearly thirty minutes, attending to everyone at the door. We welcomed over thirty guests from the neighboring packs, with a few people who I had several encounters with over the years.“Luna Aurora,” It was Jason, the Alpha of the Gale Pack. They were former rogues who had been defeated by Alaric at some point, and after negotiations, had been granted amnesty to create their own pack. Since they were created over five years ago, the Gale pack had grown considerably, from a population of a

Aurora’s POVAssault?That word nearly made me want to laugh, because I could see the way her eyes darted towards me, a flickering, nearly dismissable action.If it were any other person, I would have defended them and ensured they got justice. But here I could tell she was simply trying to make a scene. And Alaric seemed to believe in what she said too.He took several steps forward, nearly reaching her, before he stopped and turned to me. This looked bad, I knew it, and he did too. If anyone saw him comfort her it would throw a wrench in his plans to keep his reputation as Alpha.So then, slowly he turned to me, a question in his eyes, a plea to step in.And I, true to my word to keep up his flimsy ruse, decided to help.It wasn't out of altruism, no. It was simply because I knew everyone could see through it, and I had no desire to entertain more questions than needed. I had 17 days to go before my divorce petition was finalized. I could afford to be a little nice. Plus, I wanted t

Alaric’s POVShe didn't care.That hurt more than anything.What had happened to make her this way?I couldn't stop Aurora from leaving, my heart was heavy. Though I tried to not let it bother me, it was impossible.She was always good at enduring, but what else could I do? She hadn't ever acted like this before.I had assured her time and time again that nothing was truly happening between Seraphina and me. Was that not enough?“Ric,” Seraphina’s voice was soft and as I raised my gaze, I met her doe-eyed, red-rimmed ones.She wore a dress that made my brows furrow slightly. It was one of Aurora's gowns, one that I remembered for how good it made her hips look. Seraphina wore it splendidly, but as I looked at her I couldn't help but remember the way Aurora wore it to our fifth wedding anniversary dinner.“What happened?” I asked, still reeling from emotions that I didn't want the name.She paused, her eyes flickering to the ground then she bit her lip.“I’m sorry, I didn't mean for yo