All Chapters of The Luna He Denied — Claimed Across Enemy Lines: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Ariana could not breathe properly. Kael stood in front of her, but something was wrong. His eyes were cold. Hard. Not the same. Not the way he used to look at her.“Ariana,” he said again.Her chest tightened. “Kael… it’s me.”“I know,” he replied.But his voice did not sound like relief. It sounded like control.Ariana took a small step forward. “You came for me.”Kael did not move. “Yes.”That should have made her feel safe. It didn’t.“Then take me out of here,” she said.Kael’s gaze did not change. “Not yet.”Ariana frowned. “What do you mean not yet?”Behind him, Rogan was silent. Watching. Waiting.Kael spoke again. “You’re not stable.”The words hit her hard. “I’m trying”“That’s not enough,” Kael said.Ariana’s breath shook. “I didn’t choose this!”“No,” Kael replied. “But you are still dangerous.”Silence filled the space. Ariana felt something inside her break again.“You think I’m a threat,” she said quietly.Kael did not answer.That silence gave her the truth.Ariana step

Kael hit the ground hard.The impact cracked the stone beneath him.Ariana stood over him, her hand still raised.Her breathing was calm. Too calm.Kael tried to move, but he couldn’t.Something invisible held him down tight and unbreakable.“Ariana…” he said, struggling.She looked down at him.No fear. No hesitation.“You told me to stop,” she said quietly.Kael’s chest tightened. “Not like this.”Ariana tilted her head. “Then how?”Kael didn’t answer. He didn’t know.Rogan watched from the side, silent and focused.Even he wasn’t smiling anymore. This felt different.Ariana stepped closer, slow and steady.Each step felt heavy in the room.“You said I was dangerous,” she continued.Kael forced himself to meet her eyes.“I said you were losing control.”Ariana’s eyes sharpened. “And now?”Kael hesitated.Because this wasn’t loss of control. It was something else. Something worse.“You’re not yourself,” he said at last.Ariana gave a small smile. “I am more myself than ever.”Kael fe

Kael’s body slammed into the wall. Stone broke behind him and dust filled the air.Ariana froze. Her hand was still raised. Her chest rose and fell fast.“No…” she whispered.Kael fell to the ground hard. He didn’t move for a moment.Then a weak breath.“Ariana…”Her heart sank.“I didn’t mean to…”But her body didn’t listen. Her hand stayed up. The power was still there, still moving, still not under her control.Rogan stood nearby, calm as ever.“You see it now,” he said quietly.Ariana shook her head. “Stop it!”“I’m not doing anything,” Rogan replied.“You’re controlling me!”“No,” he said. “You’re connected to me.”“That’s the same thing!”“No,” Rogan said. “It’s worse.”Her breath shook and fear spread through her chest. She tried to lower her hand, but it wouldn’t move.“Why can’t I stop?” she asked.Rogan stepped closer. “Because you completed the bond.”“I didn’t choose this!”“You did,” he said. “When you pulled on it.”Ariana looked at Kael. He was trying to move, slow and

Ariana hit the ground.Pain shot through her chest.Sharp. Deep. Sudden.At the same moment,Kael cried out beside her.Both of them gasped.Both struggled to breathe.Ariana’s eyes went wide.“It… hurts…”Kael clenched his jaw.“Yeah…”They spoke at the same time.Same pain.Same moment.Ariana’s heart raced.The bond wasn’t just real,it was active.Alive.She slowly pushed herself up.Kael did the same.Both shaking.Both weak.They stopped together.Breathing hard.Ariana stared at him.“You felt that?”Kael nodded.“So did you.”Silence.Heavy.Unsettling.Rogan stood a few steps away.Watching.Calm.“This is the cost,” he said.Ariana snapped her head toward him.“No,this is your fault!”Rogan shook his head.“You chose to save him.”“I didn’t choose this!”“You chose the power,” he replied.Ariana clenched her fists.Her chest still hurting.“I’ll break it.”Rogan’s eyes sharpened.“You can try.”Ariana closed her eyes.Focused.On the bond.She felt it right away.Strong.Wrap

The voices hit Ariana all at once.Loud.Confusing.Too many.She gasped and dropped to her knees.“Stop…!” she cried, holding her head.The whispers rushed through her mind.Not clear words.Just feelings.Fear.Pain.Hunger.Anger.Kael felt it too,but not as strong.He staggered, pressing a hand to his chest.“Ariana… what’s happening?”Ariana shook her head quickly.“I don’t know… I can’t”The voices got louder.Closer.Like something was dragging her in.Rogan watched her carefully.For the first time, his calm slipped just a little.“Focus,” he said.Ariana looked up at him.“I can’t focus!”“You have to,” Rogan said.“If you don’t control it, it will break you.”“I said I can’t!”Her power flickered again.The ground shook.But this time,it wasn’t strong.It was unstable.Dangerous.Kael forced himself closer.Ignoring the pain.“Ariana, listen to me,” he said.Her breathing was uneven.“I hear them…”“What do you hear?”“Everything…”Her voice trembled.“Too much… it’s too muc