Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Alpha's Secret Twins: Rise Of The Rejected Luna: Kabanata 161 - Kabanata 168

KILLIAN.By sunrise, I had expected Crescent Moon Pack to feel lighter. The ancient blood system was gone, the old laws had been dismantled, and nobody could inherit authority simply because of their family name. Instead, I found arguments waiting outside my office, worried reports on my desk, and wolves asking whether freedom meant nobody would protect them anymore at all.Three former Alpha families had requested private meetings before breakfast. Each arrived with the same polite expressions and the same demand hidden beneath their careful words: they wanted me to reclaim the authority I had surrendered. They believed the pack needed one powerful ruler, someone who could silence disagreement before it spread and restore the certainty they remembered from childhood.“The old laws kept our territory stable for generations, Killian, and you cannot expect everyone to accept a system that changes overnight,” Lord Varren told me, resting both hands on my desk as though he still owned the

LEO.The argument outside the council hall followed me long after the former Circle supporters left. Wolves stood in small groups, speaking quietly whenever Killian passed, and I caught the uncertainty in their faces. They wanted someone strong enough to protect them, but many still believed strength meant giving one person the right to decide everything for everyone.I had grown up watching my father carry the weight of every decision, and sometimes I had mistaken his certainty for the only kind of leadership that worked. Now the pack was changing beneath our feet, and I could not tell whether people were frightened of the future or simply angry that nobody had promised to control it for them.Three young wolves approached me near the eastern walkway, their expressions careful as though they expected guards to drag them away for asking the wrong question. The tallest, a broad-shouldered boy named Tomas, glanced toward the hall before speaking. “When you take your father’s place, are

CANDICE.Returning to Crescent Moon should have felt like victory, but I watched every face as we entered, wondering how many wolves still feared tomorrow. We had survived the gathering and secured our first alliances, yet the people here needed more than promises. They needed to believe this territory belonged to them again.I began with the children rescued from Northern Vale, visiting their rooms and asking their caretakers how they were adjusting. Some had started playing together, while others kept their belongings close and refused to sleep unless they could see the door. One little girl asked whether she would be sent away for making mistakes.“Sweetheart, nobody is going to send you away for making a mistake,” I told her, kneeling beside her bed so she could see my face, “you are allowed to be a child here. You can laugh, cry, ask questions, and change your mind without worrying that someone will decide you are no longer useful.”She stared at me, twisting her blanket between

KILLIAN.By sunrise, Crescent Moon was preparing for a confrontation nobody wanted. Warriors gathered near the eastern border, checking their weapons while families watched from doorways. I ordered our defenders to hold their positions and protect the homes behind them. Garrick wanted fear spreading through the pack, but I would not help him.I reminded the guards that nobody was to attack unless our people faced immediate danger. We would not answer a challenge to our leadership by turning our territory into a battlefield. One captain frowned at my instructions, clearly expecting harsher orders, but he bowed and carried my message to the waiting warriors.Candice stood beside Leo near the council steps, her hand resting briefly against his shoulder. I could see the tension in my son's face, though he tried hiding it. He had spent years watching me make decisions, and today he would have to defend his beliefs without borrowing my authority.“You don't have to prove everything today,”