All Chapters of When the moon fell: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

To say it was tougher than last time would have been a massive understatement.The infirmary had descended into complete chaos.Nova had somehow turned a simple blood draw into a full-scale pursuit.The doctor had attempted reason.That failed.Kael had attempted logic.That failed too.Now both men were chasing a very determined human around the infirmary while trying not to knock over expensive medical equipment.“Nova!” the doctor shouted as she darted around another examination table.“No!”Kael’s patience was rapidly evaporating.His wolf, unfortunately, was enjoying every second of it.Mate is fast.“Not helping.”She’s making us work for it.“Still not helping.”Nova spotted the syringe in the doctor’s hand and immediately changed direction.“Nope!”The doctor groaned.“I just need one sample!”“You people always say ‘just one sample’!”“Because we only need one sample!”“I don’t trust you!”At one point she somehow managed to use a rolling stool as a barricade.At another poin

After closing the door behind her, Nova let out a long sigh and leaned against it. “What the hell was that?” she muttered to herself. She rubbed her face before dropping onto the edge of the bed. She shouldn’t care. She really shouldn’t. Who Kael talked to, dated, or hooked up with was none of her business. The wolf wasn’t hers. Hell, she barely knew him. All she was supposed to be doing was surviving, whether she liked staying in the compound or not. Yet for some reason, the conversation about Ava kept replaying in her head. Nova groaned and shook her head. “Not my problem,” she told herself firmly.Her gaze dropped to her hands. The events in the training room surfaced in her mind again. Ava attacking her. The crowd shouting. The strange surge that had exploded through her body. Then everything became hazy. The more she tried to remember, the less sense it made. It felt as though she had been watching herself from somewhere else entirely. She remembered being pinned beneath Ava, rem

Kael and Nova continued through the compound completely unaware of the pair of golden eyes watching them from a nearby rooftop. Ava stood partially hidden behind a stack of supply crates, her arms folded tightly across her chest. Her gaze never left them. The sight made her stomach twist. Five years. Five years she had spent helping lead patrols, defending the pack, and standing beside her Alpha through one disaster after another. Then one human appeared. And suddenly everything changed. Ava clenched her jaw. The human wasn’t supposed to be here. Wasn’t supposed to matter. Yet somehow she had become the center of every conversation in the compound. The elders were talking. The warriors were talking. Even the healers were talking. And Kael… Kael only seemed to care about her. Ava’s fingers tightened into fists. Her thoughts churned dangerously. Part of her knew she should let it go. Part of her knew challenging her Alpha over his mate would only end badly. But anot

After returning from her walk with Kael, Nova stood in her room for a few minutes, staring out the window. He had told her she wasn’t a prisoner. She could walk around the compound if she wanted.She wasn’t sure she believed him.But there was only one way to find out.With a quiet sigh, she left her room and stepped back into the hallway. Nobody stopped her. No guards followed behind her. No one questioned where she was going.“So he wasn’t lying,” she muttered.Nova wandered through the compound at her own pace, taking in the busy streets. Wolves moved between buildings carrying supplies, repairing equipment, and preparing for the day’s patrols. Mixed among them were human families going about their own routines. Children laughed as they chased each other through the open courtyard while a few older survivors worked in small gardens beside their homes.It was… normal.Far more normal than she had expected.As she walked, a few wolves glanced in her direction. Some nodded politely be

Nova let out a slow sigh and rested her elbows on the table.“This is all so confusing.”Rylan’s expression softened. The concern in his eyes was impossible to miss.He leaned forward slightly.“What exactly do you remember?” he asked gently. “I mean, besides the world going to shit.”Nova frowned, trying to sort through the fragments in her mind.“Do you remember your mother’s name?” Rylan asked.She was quiet for several seconds.“…No.”“Your father?”She slowly shook her head.“No.”“Friends?”Another pause.“No.”“What about school? Teachers? Your home?”Nova squeezed her eyes shut, willing something, anything, to come back.“I…” she whispered.There were flashes.A crowded hallway.A classroom.People laughing.Someone calling her name.But every face was blurred, like someone had smeared paint across a photograph.She opened her eyes again and looked at Rylan.“It’s all… broken.”Her voice cracked slightly.“I know I had a life before all this. I know I had people.”She swallowe