All Chapters of The Alpha's Broken Luna: Wolfless Servant to The King's Mate: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

JulianI had never been fond of Maverick, even though he was my twin. Tyr couldn't stand his wolf, Nergal, either. Not until the day he closed his eyes. In that single moment, everything changed.I tried to play strong in front of Zlata — to cheer her, to make her want to live again, for us, for our pup. Guilt and pain radiated off her through the bond, and I kept blocking my own true feelings so as not to burden her with more.But the truth was, the instant I was alone behind closed doors, the grief swallowed me whole. My brother and I had always fought. He'd always challenged me. He was an arrogant rake — but he was also clever, and, on rare occasions, even kind. He'd saved Zlata during the first kidnapping. He'd kept her from being stripped of her crown. And in the end, he'd given his life to shield her and my unborn pup. It was a debt I could never repay, and the ache of a snapped sibling bond wasn't healing at all.“Maybe I was wrong about him. About Nergal,” Tyr said, and hearin

Zlata"My dear, I know you hate me — but please, help me one last time," Cassandra rasped.Her face was twisted with pain. The once-proud, polished Beta female now looked like an unkempt old woman.I said nothing.Cassandra stepped closer and reached for my hand. I yanked it away."Aurelia, please, don't be cruel. Your sister's trial is in three days. Plead for her."I didn't move, didn't speak. I only waited to see how far Cassandra would go before she heard how absurd she sounded. But she read my silence the wrong way — took it for my defenses melting, for me giving in, the way I had a thousand times before.Tears gathered at the corners of her eyes. Not the natural kind, born of sorrow, but forced — a better performance."Aurelia, you have a heart of gold. I know you'd never let your sister die. Just speak to your mate. I'm certain he'd soften her sentence."I smirked. "Soften it? Thalia murdered the royal prince — the twin brother of the werewolf king — and you expect her sentence

ZlataI did not go to Thalia that night. I slept in Julian's arms, went to the Royal Academy and the clinic the next day, and only after lunch did I make my way down to the dungeon.The stairs leading underground pulled up memories I had spent months trying to bury."You are in the palace, Zlata. You are safe," Coco murmured, like a lullaby, and I let out a slow breath.No smell of mould. No dripping water, the way there had been in the Glowing Moon dungeon. The air was a little heavier down here, but the flowery scent of the upper halls still reached me. I came to Thalia's cell — if it could really be called a cell. It was a comfortable room, with a bathroom, a queen-size bed, a table, an armchair, a TV, shelves of books, and even air conditioning.Thalia sat on the bed studying her nails, looking far fresher and better fed than the last time I'd seen her."Sister. You came." She sprang to her feet — and her face darkened when she saw that I hadn't stepped inside and that two guards

ZlataFour months later"You're eating not for two but for four, Your Majesty," Tessa laughed, and my fork froze mid-air.I'd only had a club sandwich, a Caesar salad, and a slice of cheesecake. Not so much… well. It was a lot, considering I'd had breakfast two hours ago."Dear, ignore her. Eat as much as you want," Julia said.I sighed. Tessa, usually plump, had somehow lost weight while pregnant, and with seven weeks still to go, she looked like a woman on a magazine cover. I, on the other hand, was due in a fortnight and had the shape of a large balloon. I looked down at my swollen feet and set down a fork loaded with brownie.Julia leaned over for a glass of water, and as her collar slid, I gasped, spotting a fresh mating mark.Julia went pink. "Harley and I mated yesterday," she mumbled."Congratulations! Took you long enough," Tessa said. "The poor man was terrified you'd never accept him.""I'm a mother. I wanted to be sure Rafe was comfortable with him first.""Oh, Rafe adores

ZlataI don't remember my legs going.One second I was looking at an empty box with a folded blanket still holding the shape of him, and the next I was on the tiles with no memory of getting there, and there was a sound coming out of me I had never heard a person make."Where the hell is my son?" Julian roared, and the walls actually rattled.I hadn't seen his face. That was the thought I couldn't get past. Four hours old, and I had never once seen my son's face, and someone had already taken him.Julian barked orders, and the corridor filled with running warriors. Somewhere behind me, Tessa was crying. Ivanna had both hands over her mouth. Jordan and Harley were already gone, moving.Then Julian was on the floor with me, gathering me up against his chest."We will find him," he said into my hair. "Angel. Look at me. We will find him."And underneath the tears, something colder began to rise.“Think,” Coco said.She wasn't howling. That was the frightening part. She had howled for Mav