《The Loathed Luna: A Sister's Substitute 》全部章節：第 41 章 - 第 50 章

GREYSONI stood there for a long time, saying nothing, while Cyra walked slowly and carefully toward me, as if she were approaching a wounded animal that could lash out at any moment.“Greyson..." she whispered, her voice trembling, but she kept moving. “I was scared. I was afraid of losing you.” Every word scraped against my nerves. “I heard your father speak to you that morning, and I panicked when I saw the disgust in his eyes, the contempt with which he confronted you about me."My jaw tightened, but I was still unable to speak or move. “He told you that he wanted me to leave the stronghold, which meant leaving you with her. I was afraid she'd take you from me." Something inside me finally snapped, and I closed the gap between us in long strides before she could take another step.“So you killed my father? " I growled, reaching out and roughly grabbing her shoulders as I shook her. “You took him away from me! You broke my heart." Her eyes widened with fear as I continued. “Who el

KATARINA“Why can’t it be Cyra?” The words came out before I could stop them. “I like Cyra.” But Greyson’s expression tightened almost instantly. “It can’t be Cyra,” he said sharply, and the impatience in his voice made me flinch. The air between us fell into a heavy silence, like there was something he wasn’t telling me, before I lowered my gaze and nodded, feeling crushed.“Okay. You can choose for me then.” My heart sank as I said it and sat down next to him, placing the cookie container on the table in front of me. Greyson sighed and turned toward me, visibly trying to fix his expression. His voice was calmer as he spoke again. “Cyra isn’t well,” he said. “She can’t carry on with the duty anymore.”The realization hit me then that I had stepped out of line. I liked Cyra. But this wasn’t the time to push my feelings about it. Greyson had far bigger things weighing on him, and besides, Cyra was also acting strange, which meant Greyson was probably right, and she couldn’t do the dut

GREYSON My body went rigid as soon as the hall doors opened, and I recognized who it was without looking. But when I did... my breath stopped. And in that moment, it wasn't Katarina walking toward me.It was Cyra, and I blinked hard, but she didn't vanish. She walked toward me through the falling petals, exactly as I had imagined a hundred times before. And my chest clenched so hard I nearly gasped.I tried to concentrate—to see what was right in front of me, not the illusion. But my mind would not let me. All I saw was her. All I could think about was how she should have been walking toward me—how it was always meant to be her, even when things were uncertain.Even on the day I said my vows to Katarina, the thought of her finally standing here with me had been what kept me sane. It reminded me that Katarina was nothing more than a pretense. And that even when this day came, and I had to stand with her, it would be just for show—and that when it was over, I'd be standing here with my

KATARINA Music blared from the walls, and the entire hall was on its feet, dancing as the coronation ceremony swept us into a whirlwind of celebrations that left me lightheaded from the wine and excitement of it all.By the time the clock struck midnight, the party was still going strong, with no one looking like they were about to go to bed. But Greyson's hand on my waist became more insistent, his eyes darkening with each beat, mirroring mine. I wanted my man, and as if he read my mind, his hand found mine just as the song we were dancing to came to an end and another one began.Everyone parted for us as we made our way to the door, all smiles, and my alpha never let go of my hand. I must say that the atmosphere throughout the ceremony was not what I had anticipated.I expected everyone to react as the elders had when I told them about Ines. But there had been nothing of the kind. Those who weren't pleased with me being their Luna must have been good at concealing their emotions, b

KATARINA I threw myself at Greyson, who barely had a second to react before I collided into him, my arms wrapping tightly around his neck as he caught me easily. A laugh broke out of me before tears followed, overwhelmed. “Thank you,” I said, my voice breaking as I held onto him. “Thank you so much…” No one had ever done anything like this for me before. Well, no one could afford to, but even he who could afford it didn't have to. I was speechless, and “thank you" didn't feel like it was enough. I pulled back just enough to look at him, my hands still gripping onto him as if I might float away otherwise. “Are you sure?” I asked, disbelief washing over me again. “That I can have all of these?” Greyson didn’t even hesitate. “Yes.” Something in his tone made my heart flutter. “You’re the Luna of Silverspear now. You must look the part.” The words settled deep in my chest, my smile bright and uncontrollable—and I hugged him again even tighter. “Thank you,” I whispered once more be