All Chapters of THE DORMANT LUNA Book 1: Chapter 151 - Chapter 160

  POV: VanessaI find Neah exactly where Caleb said she would be.The studio windows glow warm against the evening sky. Inside, Elena moves through a demonstration with a mixed class of human women and young female wolves. Teaching them defensive strikes. Pressure points. How to use momentum against a stronger opponent.Neah sits on the bench outside, watching. Arms crossed. Face unreadable.I've been rehearsing this conversation for three days. Every version feels inadequate."Can we talk?" I ask.She looks up. Something flickers across her face. Surprise maybe. Or caution."Sure." She shifts over on the bench.I sit. The silence stretches between us. Not hostile. Just heavy with everything we've left unsaid for months."I was wrong about you," I say finally. The words tumble out before I can stop them. "When I first arrived. When I growled at the summit. When I saw how close you and Caleb were

POV: LiamThe war council convenes at dawn. Fifty wolves packed into the main hall. Alpha Garrett stands at the front with coordinates and intelligence that makes my blood run cold."The second facility is here." He points to a map projected on the wall. Mountains. Remote. Three hours north of the Canadian border. "Two buildings. Smaller operation than Kessler's compound. But active. They're producing approximately five corrupted hybrids per month."Theo leans forward. "How many buyers?"Garrett's jaw tightens. "At least three that I know of. Rogue Alphas who want enhanced warriors. They don't care that the hybrids are corrupted. Don't care that the humans being turned are victims. They just want weapons they can control."Neah sits beside me. Her hand rests on my thigh beneath the table. Grounding. I cover it with mine."We mobilize immediately," I say. "Smaller force this time. Fifty wolves. Hybrids. Medical team. We hit them before they k

POV: ElenaThe training room is empty at dawn. Just me and Aldara and the weight of everything I've failed to be.I move through combinations she taught me yesterday. Strike. Block. Counter. My body responds faster than it should. Sharper than memory suggests is possible for a woman my age.The minimal activation. The dormant markers that never fully triggered. Enough to make me different. Not enough to make me powerful.Not like my daughter."Again," Aldara calls. "Faster this time."I reset. Launch into the sequence. My muscles burn. Sweat soaks through my shirt. But I don't stop.Can't stop.Because somewhere in this compound, Neah is planning the next assault. Carrying the weight of twelve facilities. Leading a revolution she never asked for.And I'm here. Enhanced just enough to be useless. Human enough to be a liability."Stop." Aldara's voice cuts through my spiral. "You're in your head. Get out."

POV: TheoThe war room is silent at two in the morning. Just me and maps and files that blur together after fourteen hours of planning.My phone rings. Unknown number.I almost don't answer. Unknown calls at this hour are never good news.But something makes me pick up. Instinct maybe. Or exhaustion affecting my judgment."This is Theo.""Is this Theo? Beta of Iron Valley?" A female voice. Young. Shaky. Scared.I sit up straighter. "Yes. Who is this?""My name is Maren. I was told to contact you if I ever needed help." Her breath hitches. "I think someone is following me."Every nerve in my body goes on alert. "Who told you to contact me?""My mother. Before she died. She said if anything strange ever happened, if I ever felt like I was being watched, I should call this number. Ask for Theo. She said you'd understand."My blood turns to ice. "Who was your mother?""Her name was Iris. She died when I

POV: MicahI feel her before I see her.A familiar energy signature rippling across the bond network. Like my own but different. Softer. Untrained. Potential instead of realized power.I'm in the training yard when Theo's vehicle pulls through the gates. My hands still. The practice dummy I've been beating into submission for the past hour forgotten.Sera touches my arm. "That's her?""Yeah." My voice sounds strange. Distant. "That's my sister."The words feel foreign. Sister. I've been alone my whole life. The only child of a woman who died protecting me from monsters.Except I wasn't an only child. My mother had another baby. Another target. Another person she loved enough to hide from Nathan's experiments.The vehicle stops. Theo climbs out first. Then her.Tall. Maybe five-eight. Dark hair pulled into a ponytail. Jeans and a university sweatshirt. A duffel bag slung over one shoulder.She looks like our mother