บททั้งหมดของ Betrayed Luna, Claimed by the lycan King : บทที่ 31 - บทที่ 40

~Nyra Virellion~The second trial of intellect was only a few hours away, and I was a complete nervous wreck. Last night, that nameless wolf I’d met had actually managed to calm me down for a little while, but the peace hadn’t lasted. Everything felt off again.I kept scanning my notebook, trying to drill every pointer into my head. I glanced sadly at the door books and bags weren’t allowed inside, and the guards were checking everyone thoroughly. All we could do now was wait for the announcements.From the corner of my eye, I saw someone heading straight for me.“No… way…” I straightened up immediately.The woman walked toward me with that signature sway in her hips and a smug little smirk plastered on her face. It was none other than Kaelith Noctyra.“A-Alexia… I mean, Kaelith…” I looked her up and down, still not quite believing it. “What a lovely day, right?” The corner of my mouth twisted up in disgust before I could stop it.“Can you please just walk away? We’ve still got time

~Nyra Virellion~My reward had been taken from me actually, all three ancient rune slips were clutched tight in my hand as I stepped out of the space. I made my way back into the hall, drawing in a deep breath.I’d been completely numb the whole time. I’d come in second-to-last on the winners’ list until the judge finally wrapped up the Trial of Wits.My head stayed down until I heard Alpha Vaerith’s voice. He sounded genuinely pleased, like he was celebrating our victory, yet his face remained stoic as he delivered his speech.Then came a loud bang someone slamming a wooden hammer on the table. Every head snapped up toward the adjudicator. My brows pulled together; I had no idea why he’d struck it so hard that even Alpha Vaerith had to step aside.“There was a contestant who forcefully breached his vault to win the Trial of Wits!” The crowd erupted in shocked gasps. Even I was stunned.“Your majesty, the offender must be punished. But first, he needs to come forward on his own. This

~Vaerith~The second trial kicked off as I watched the massive doors swing open in front of me. All forty-eight candidates stepped forward and entered the magical limbo beyond. I glanced to my right past the assigned moral adjudicator where three witches stood, holding their magic steady for hours on end.As things got underway, I shot my Beta a quick look. Raelor met my eyes with that familiar cunning, mischievous grin and gave me a subtle nod."If you'll excuse me, sir, I need to check the surveillance cameras," I told the adjudicator. The poor man looked stunned first by me calling him 'sir,' and second because he'd never heard a word about any surveillance cameras. Of course he hadn't. Those cameras were mostly trained on one specific path. For one particular candidate.With a curt nod, I rose gracefully from my throne and followed Beta Raelor out."Nice swerve, Your Majesty," he said.I gave the young man a sideways look. "Please don't start sounding like my wolf. Even he's been

~Nyra Virellion~A few days had slipped by, and the third trial was already breathing down my neck. I hadn’t gotten any real training for it, and without an awakened wolf that could actually communicate like one, I felt a knot of unease twisting in my gut about tomorrow’s Leadership Trial.The instructions had dropped just a few hours earlier that evening. We contestants would each lead a team of lower-ranking wolves through a section of the dark woods riddled with traps. What had everyone buzzing was that the Pack was cautiously opening the gates into the outer ring of the dark woods the same place strictly forbidden to everyone under normal circumstances. That area was crawling with mysterious creatures. The trial had carefully placed traps throughout, along with natural dangers like werebears, rogues, sirens, and elves. Just thinking about it sent a chill racing across my skin.I’d been reading a book while knocking out inverted push-ups under the moonlight, hanging upside down fro

~Kaelith Noctyra~[ON THE DAY OF HER ARRIVAL AT WHISPERING PINES LYCAN PACK]The second I set foot on the soil of this pack, it felt like something in my soul clicked into place. Every reason I’d come here the deal I’d struck, the score I needed to settle burned hotter than ever. The cart that had brought me dropped me off right at the open gates and immediately turned around to head back.“Name and ID,” the guard at the gate said before letting me through.“Y-yeah.” I was still distracted by how alive the whole place felt in the middle of the day. I pulled out my documents along with the letter from Zephyros, and they waved me inside. Since I was representing another pack, the restrictions on me were pretty light at first. I just had to wait until the second trial officially started.“Thank you,” I said, keeping my tone polite. I wasn’t about to risk getting scolded. I shot the guard a quick scoff behind his overly polite smile and went to check out the room they’d assigned me. The