บททั้งหมดของ The Lycan king's Unwanted Luna : บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 20

The sound of wooden staffs colliding echoed across the courtyard. I should have kept walking back to my rooms, but my feet carried me closer anyway. I stopped near the edge, half-hidden behind a stone pillar. Soldiers sparred in pairs on the packed dirt, their boots kicking up dust with every shift. Grunts mixed with the sharp crack of wood on wood.One soldier, broad and loud, landed a solid hit and laughed. “Keep that up and you’ll end up like those Black Hollow fools. Rejected by one alpha and married off to another like some spare part.”A few others chuckled. The words hit harder than I expected. I stepped back quickly and turned away before anyone spotted me. My face burned the whole way back.In my room I picked up a book. I read the same page three times without taking in a single word. The old shame sat heavy in my chest again. Spare part. That’s how they still saw me. Helpless. Unwanted. Always depending on someone else to decide my place.By evening the yard had mostly clea

Lucien’s POVI sat in my study with the latest Citadel report open in front of me. Sunlight came through the window and warmed the wooden desk, but I barely noticed. I was supposed to be reviewing border patrol schedules and writing notes for the next council meeting. Instead I kept flipping back to the same paragraphs. Seraphina training with the guards. Seraphina helping distribute supplies in the village. Seraphina spending time with members of the royal household.The report should have been easy to set aside. It wasn’t. I read the lines again, trying to understand why they bothered me so much. She had left here shaking. Broken. Now the updates painted a different picture. One where she kept showing up and people noticed.Selene stepped into the room carrying a tray of tea. The cups clinked softly as she set it down. She glanced at the papers scattered across my desk. “You’re reading about her again.”“It’s a territory report,” I said, closing the folder a little too quickly.She

For a second I thought I had heard him wrong. “Selene?”The servant nodded. A knot formed in my chest. The garden suddenly felt smaller. Colder. Of all the people who could have appeared at the Citadel, Selene was the last one I wanted to see. Memories hit hard and fast. The dressing room. Her fingers on my necklace while she warned me not to split the seams. The way she had stepped forward so smoothly when Lucien chose her in front of everyone.I had spent weeks trying not to think about Black Hollow. Now it had come looking for me.Elias noticed right away. “Hey. You don’t have to see her if you don’t want to. I can make an excuse.”Before I could answer, another servant hurried into the garden. “His Majesty requests Lady Seraphina’s presence in the receiving hall.”I followed him through the halls, legs heavy. When we reached the hall, Kael stood near the tall windows. Selene waited a few feet away, looking as perfect as always in a deep blue traveling dress. Her golden hair caught

Kael’s POVThe guard brought Selene into my study just after midnight. She wore a heavy robe thrown over her nightclothes, hair still loose from sleep. Two soldiers stood at the door. She kept her chin high, but I saw the flicker of surprise when she noticed the intercepted messages spread across my desk.“Your Majesty,” she said smoothly. “There must be some misunderstanding.”I leaned back in my chair and studied her. “Then explain the messages.”She glanced at the papers. “Black Hollow wanted reassurance that the alliance remained stable. I was gathering information. Nothing more.”Her voice stayed calm and reasonable. Technically true. But incomplete. I had dealt with enough court players to recognize when someone was testing how much I knew.The captured messenger was dragged in next. The man’s hands shook as the guards pushed him forward. At first he tried to protect her. Claimed the letters were routine reports. Then I asked him directly why every message focused so heavily on

Kael’s POVI called the meeting in the small council chamber with three advisors present. Selene arrived escorted by two guards. She kept her posture straight and her expression calm, but I saw the tension in her shoulders.“Until further notice,” I said evenly, “Lady Selene’s movements within the Citadel will be restricted. She will remain in the guest wing unless accompanied by my men.”The advisors exchanged glances. Selene’s smile stayed fixed. “Of course, Your Majesty. I understand the need for caution.”She left without protest. But the way she looked at me before she turned told me she wasn’t done. Not by a long shot.Seraphina’s POV>>>>>>I heard about the decision from Elias after breakfast. Unease settled low in my chest. Part of me felt relieved that Kael had taken action. Another part felt guilty. This was happening because of me. Because Selene had come here to watch me. Because I was still causing problems even after leaving Black Hollow.I spent the rest of the morning