All Chapters of A Packless Luna: Chapter 91 - Chapter 100

By sunrise, hundreds of wolves stood behind me.Some carried swords. Others held bows, shields, or whatever weapons they had managed to find.Former rogues stood beside Ironfang warriors.And for the first time since I arrived at Moonfall, I saw something I had almost forgotten how to recognize.Hope.“Luna Nyra!”A warrior raised his sword.“We're ready!”A cheer rose from the crowd.I lifted my hand.“Then let's make sure we're ready for the right reasons.”The cheering faded.Riven stood beside the training ground, watching me with his arms crossed.“You have their attention,” he said.“Attention won't keep them alive.”“No. That's your job now.”I gave him a sharp look.“Don't make it sound like a burden.”“Isn't it?”I turned toward the gathered wolves.“Everyone, listen!”The crowd quieted.“We have a message from the Council. They want me to surrender, and they have threatened every wolf who stands with me.”A growl moved through the group.“They think fear will make us obey,”

“Kael knew you were important long before you discovered the truth.”Selene's words followed me as she stepped toward the doorway.I caught her arm.“Wait.”She looked down at my hand.“Let go.”“Not until you explain what you mean.”Her smile was cold.“You want answers? Ask your precious Alpha.”“I'm asking you.”“And I'm telling you that you've been fooled.”I released her.“I'm not going to let you turn me against Kael with half-truths.”Selene's expression hardened.“Then you're even more foolish than I thought.”She suddenly swung at me.I blocked her fist, but she used the movement to shove me against the broken throne.“You should have stayed a rogue!” she screamed.I pushed her away.“And you should have stopped trying to steal what wasn't yours!”She lunged again.This time, I was ready.I caught her wrist and twisted her arm behind her back.She cried out.“Let me go!”“Stop fighting.”“You don't get to give me orders!”“Then stop making me!”She kicked backward, catching m

My entire body went cold.“I gave the order.”Magnus's words echoed through the ruined throne chamber.For a moment, I couldn't breathe.“You…”My voice barely came out.Magnus didn't look away.“Yes.”Riven stepped forward.“Nyra.”I lifted a hand.“Don't.”My eyes stayed on Magnus.“You ordered the massacre?”“Yes.”The word shattered something inside me.Images rushed through my mind.Fire.Screams.Blood.My family running.My small hands reaching for someone who never came back.Years of wondering why I had survived.Years of believing I had simply been unlucky.It had never been an accident.It had been him.“You killed them.”Magnus's face remained calm.“I ordered their deaths.”My hands began to shake.“Why?”“Because they were dangerous.”“My family?”“Your bloodline.”I laughed once, but there was no humor in it.“You killed children because of their blood?”“I eliminated a threat.”“You call them a threat?”“They carried the ancient Alpha lineage.”I stepped toward him.“T

Kael couldn't answer quickly enough.That silence was enough.My heart sank.“Kael.”He looked at me.I could see the pain in his eyes, but I didn't care anymore.“Did you know what happened to my family?”His lips parted.“I knew parts of it.”My chest tightened.“What parts?”“I knew the Council was watching your family.”“And?”“I knew they wanted your bloodline erased.”My hands began to shake.“You knew.”“Yes.”“You knew my family was in danger.”“Yes.”“And you said nothing?”“I was trying to find out who was behind it.”I laughed bitterly.“Who was behind it?”Kael looked toward Magnus.I followed his gaze.Magnus stood there silently, watching us.Kael's voice dropped.“I suspected him.”“Suspected?”“I didn't have proof.”“You didn't need proof to warn me!”“I was afraid that warning you would put you in greater danger.”“You were afraid?”“Yes.”I stepped closer.“You watched me suffer because you were afraid?”“No.”“You watched me become a rogue.”“No.”“You watched me li

The entire kingdom was on fire.I stood in the middle of the battlefield, surrounded by screams, blood, and falling walls.Three forces were fighting at once.Riven's warriors attacked the Council.The Council fought back.And Ironfang warriors were trapped between them.“Nyra!”I turned.Kael was running toward me.“Riven's men are breaking through the eastern side.”“How many?”“Too many.”“Then we stop them.”Kael looked at me.“Together?”I nodded.“Together.”We ran toward the eastern gate.A group of Riven's warriors charged.“Hold your weapons!” I shouted.They didn't listen.The first warrior attacked.I blocked him.“Stop fighting!”He swung again.I moved aside and knocked his weapon from his hand.“You don't have to die for Riven.”He stared at me.“He promised us freedom.”“He promised you destruction.”The warrior looked around.His eyes moved over the burning fortress and the wounded wolves lying on the ground.“This isn't freedom,” I said.He slowly lowered his head.An