All Chapters of The Chained Luna: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Ariana Valenti POVAriana Valenti stood in the center of the stone circle with her hands clenched at her sides and her heart beating so hard it hurt. The cold air burned her lungs, but she barely felt it. Every face around her was turned toward her, watching, waiting, judging. This was the night her fate would be decided, the night she had been raised to believe would change her life forever.She searched the crowd for one face only.Luca.He stood across from her, tall and confident, dressed in the dark colors of the Silver Howl Pack. He did not look nervous. He did not look hopeful. He looked bored. That alone sent a sharp twist of fear through her chest.The elder stepped forward, his voice sounded so loud through the clearing as he spoke the ancient words. Ariana listened, barely breathing, as the ritual reached its final moment. This was it. The bond should awaken. The pull should appear. The promise of a mate should settle into her soul.She felt nothing.The silence stretched t

Ariana Valenti POVAriana barely slept. The guest quarters were clean and quiet, but silence did nothing to calm her mind. Every sound outside the door made her tense. She was a stranger in a powerful pack, surrounded by wolves who did not trust her and elders who openly wanted her gone.Just before dawn, raised voices sounded through the stone halls.Ariana sat up instantly.The voices were sharp, controlled but burning underneath. One of them was Damian’s. The other belonged to a woman.Curiosity mixed with unease. Ariana knew better than to wander, but the sound carried clearly through the open corridors. She moved closer to the door and listened.“You crossed a line, Damian.”The voice was smooth but edged with fury.Ariana did not recognize it, but she felt its authority immediately.“I did what was necessary,” Damian replied calmly.“Necessary for who” the woman snapped. “For the pack or for your pride”Ariana’s breath caught.This was not just anyone.This was his betrothed Lun

Ariana Valenti POVCold was the first thing Ariana felt when she woke.Not the sharp cold of fear but the deep heavy cold of stone and magic pressing into her bones. The chains around her wrists hummed softly, glowing with the same dark light as the symbols carved into the walls. Every time she moved, the magic tightened just enough to remind her she was not free.She swallowed and lifted her head.She was no longer alone.The chamber doors stood open, and standing at the center of the room was a woman Ariana had never seen before.She was tall and striking, with long silver hair pulled tightly back and eyes as sharp as broken glass. She wore the colors of Iron Crest, deep red and black, and power clung to her like a crown.This was not a guard.This was not a servant.This was Rowan’s betrothed.Ariana knew it instantly.The woman’s gaze dragged slowly over her, taking in the chains, the dirt on her skin, the raw fear she could not fully hide. Her lips curled in disgust.“So this is