All Chapters of THE DORMANT LUNA Book 1: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

NEAHI find Elena in the studio.Not the training floor. The back office where she used to manage schedules and handle finances. Where the crescent moon water stain used to hide a box of secrets that changed everything.She's sitting at the old desk. Staring at photos on the wall. Me. Her. Diane. Students over the years. A life built and lost and somehow found again."Hey," I say softly.She looks up. Smiles. But I see the sadness underneath. The weight she's been carrying for three years."Hey, baby." She gestures to the chair across from her. "Sit."I do. The office is smaller than I remember. Or maybe I'm just bigger now. Not physically. Emotionally. The girl who used to sit here complaining about homework is gone. Someone else sits in her place."We need to talk," I say."I know.""Not the surface conversation. Not the one where we pretend everything is fine because we're both too scared to dig deeper. The real one."Elena nods. Takes a breath. "Where do you want me to start?""Th

NEAHI find them in the common room.Shane, Miles, and Theo. My original circle. The warriors who became brothers. The boys who saw a grieving human girl three years ago and decided she was worth protecting.They're playing cards. Some game with complicated rules that Shane keeps changing whenever he's losing."That's not how this works," Miles says patiently."It's exactly how this works. House rules.""Your house rules change every hand.""Adaptation is key to survival."Theo just shakes his head. Doesn't argue. Knows it's pointless.I stand in the doorway watching them. Memorizing. Just in case tomorrow doesn't go the way I hope.Theo notices me first. Always does. "Neah."The other two look up immediately."Hey," I say. "Can I join?""Always," Shane says. Grins. "Fair warning though. I'm winning.""You're cheating," Miles corrects."Semantics."I sit. They deal me in.

NEAHDawn breaks over Iron Valley.I stand at the entrance to the tunnel. Fifty feet below, the lunar stone waits.Behind me, everyone I love has gathered. Silent. Watching.Liam stands closest. His hand in mine. The bond thrumming between us. Fear and love and trust all tangled together.Caleb is beside him. Vanessa's hand on his shoulder. My twin. My brother. Ready to follow me into hell if I asked.Theo, Shane, and Miles stand in a line. My warriors. My family. Theo has the earpiece ready. Shane's trying to smile. Miles holds the leather cord he braided for Caleb's baby.Micah and Sera flank the entrance. Gold eyes glowing faintly. My fellow hybrids. My foundation. They know what I'm about to face better than anyone.Elena and Diane stand together. Mother and surrogate mother. Both crying. Both trying to hide it.Aldara waits at the tunnel entrance. Ancient. Powerful. The guide who brought me this far."Are you

DAY ONE — NEAH**I stand in the clearing with Aldara.Three days to master power that took ancient Lunas decades to understand.No pressure."Show me projection," Aldara says. "Maximum range."I focus. Let the golden energy build. Then release it in a directed wave.The light shoots across the forest. Over trees. Through clearings. Miles and miles of concentrated life force.At the edge of Iron Valley territory, flowers bloom. Injured deer heal. A dying tree straightens and grows new leaves.Three miles. I just projected healing three miles away."Good," Aldara says. Not impressed. Analytical. "Now simultaneous targets. Heal multiple subjects at once."She gestures to ten wolves scattered across the training ground. All carrying minor injuries from sparring.I reach out. Not with my hands. With my awareness. The new ability the stone gave me.I can see them. Really see them. Not just bodies. Th

POV: Neah The vault is silent. Too silent. I stand in the center of the ancient chamber. Golden veins glowing faintly beneath my skin. Eyes pure liquid gold. The lunar stone's power humming through every cell. Around me, twenty elite warriors hold position. Iron Valley's finest. Trained by Theo. Led by Shane and Miles in Caleb's absence. Micah stands at the east entrance. Shields ready. Golden energy flowing through his hands. Sera kneels at the west. Palms pressed to stone. Tracking everything beneath us. Aldara watches from the shadows. Ancient. Patient. Trusting me to do what needs to be done. Through the golden awareness, I feel them coming. Forty corrupted signatures. Moving through solid rock like it's water. Enhanced. Coordinated. Deadly. But behind them. Something else