Semua Bab A Packless Luna: Bab 71 - Bab 80

The first arrow hit the wall before I could even breathe."DOWN!"Kael's voice thundered across the fortress.I dropped just as dozens of arrows flew over us.They struck the stone wall, the wooden shields, and the ground around our feet.Then the Council army charged.The sound was deafening."Hold the line!" Kael shouted.Ironfang warriors rushed forward."Do not let them reach the inner gate!"I stood and looked over the wall.There were too many.Far too many."They're coming from the east!" a warrior shouted.Kael turned immediately."How many?""At least two hundred!""Send fifty warriors there.""They won't be enough!""They don't need to be. They only need to slow them down."The warrior nodded and ran.I looked toward the western side.Something felt wrong.The Council army wasn't attacking randomly.They were moving toward specific points."They know where our weak points are," I said.Kael looked at me."What?""Their attacks."I pointed toward the eastern wall."They are a

  The assassins were already inside my chambers. For one terrible second, I could not move. There were too many of them. Their faces were covered, their weapons drawn, and every one of them was watching me. Then my wolf growled. Run. No. Fight. The first assassin lunged. I moved before I even thought. His blade passed beside my face. I caught his wrist and twisted hard. He cried out. I drove my shoulder into his chest and sent him crashing into the wall. Another attacker came from behind. I turned just in time. His sword stopped inches from my stomach. I stepped aside and struck his arm. 

The moment I felt Kael's pain through the bond, I knew something had gone terribly wrong.I stopped in the middle of the courtyard.My heart slammed against my ribs.“Kael?”There was no answer.I closed my eyes and reached for him again.Nothing.Only fear.“Luna?”I opened my eyes.One of the warriors stood beside me.“What happened?”“I don't know.”“You look pale.”“Where is Alpha Kael?”“He went toward the western defenses.”My stomach dropped.“Take me there.”The warrior hesitated.“Luna, the western side is under heavy attack.”“I said take me there.”He nodded.“Follow me!”We ran.The sounds of battle grew louder with every step.Warriors rushed past us.Some were bleeding.Others were carrying the wounded.“What's happening?” I asked.“The Council broke through the outer line.”“Where is Kael?”“We haven't seen him.”My heart tightened.“He's there.”“How do you know?”“I can feel it.”We reached the western passage.A group of Ironfang warriors were fighting desperately ne

The words hit me harder than any weapon ever could."The man you love is carrying the blood of the man who killed your family."I stopped walking.For a moment, even the wind seemed to disappear."What did you just say?"Riven looked at me calmly."You heard me.""No." I shook my head. "Say it again."His eyes remained on mine."Kael's bloodline is connected to the man who destroyed yours."My chest tightened.One of the warriors behind me shifted uneasily."Riven," I said slowly, "don't play games with me.""I'm not.""Then explain."He turned and continued walking."Keep moving. We don't have time to stand here."I followed him, but my thoughts were racing.Kael.His face appeared in my mind.The way he had stood between me and the Council.The way he had refused to surrender me.The way he had looked at me when he admitted I mattered to him.And now Riven was telling me his family carried the blood of my family's killer.I quickened my steps."You don't get to say something like th

Kael was chained to a stone wall.For one terrible second, I could not breathe.His head was lowered, his wrists bound in thick silver chains. There was blood on his shirt, and his face looked exhausted."Kael!"His head lifted.Our eyes met.But he looked away.My heart cracked."Kael, look at me."He said nothing.I stepped forward, but Riven caught my arm."Wait.""Let me go.""Nyra.""I said let me go!"Before Riven could answer, slow footsteps echoed through the chamber.A man stepped out from the shadows.Elder Magnus.His expression was calm.Almost welcoming."So," he said softly, "the last heir has finally come."I turned toward him."Release Kael."Magnus smiled."You came all this way for him.""Release him.""You sound like your mother."My body went still."Don't mention her.""Why? You should know about her.""I said release him."Magnus walked closer."You're standing in the place where your family's story was supposed to end."My hands curled into fists."Then why am I