All Chapters of The Luna They Buried : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Author's POV"How the hell did you let her get that way?"Vance demanded, his eyes fixed on Zelda’s painfully lean figure.When he had caught her in the hallway the previous night, he had barely recognized her. If it had not been for her familiar body scent, he would have walked right past her, never realizing that the frail woman standing before him was Zelda.Leah shifted against the wall, her fingers twisting the hem of her sleeve. "I... I..." The words wouldn't come.Vance's jaw ticked. A vein rose along his temple, and his eyes, usually a calm amber, burned dark gold. He closed the distance between them in three strides, backing Leah into the wall until there was nowhere left for her to go. His hand closed around her arm, not hard enough to bruise, but hard enough that she felt every one of his fingers.“I told you to take care of her, and instead, I come back to this?” Vance snarled as he stalked toward Leah.Leah instinctively stepped back, her breathing growing shallow as she

AUTHOR'S POVIt was officially the first day of Zelda’s stay in the Alpha’s quarters.And Zelda wasn’t having it easy.Though food was now readily available, Vance never seemed to run out of excuses to bring her something to eat. Sometimes, he even stayed and watched until she finished every bite.She should have been having the time of her life.Except she wasn’t allowed to step out of the room, and she had to be constantly conscious of the cameras watching her every move. Every breath, every step, every moment of silence felt as if it were being observed.It was a cage.Just a prettier one.Vance, on the other hand, sat in his office, flipping lazily through the pages of the book in his hand while his other hand scrolled through the laptop resting before him. A glass of whiskey sat within easy reach, the amber liquid catching the faint glow of the desk lamp.He kept scribbling things down, only to crumple the papers and throw them away moments later. His fingers tightened around eac

Author's POV"The Luna collapsed in her office."Vance shot out of the room, yanking his shirt over his head before he'd even cleared the doorway."Where is she?" His voice cracked through the hallway like a whip."The hospital, Alpha." The guard could barely keep pace with him.He didn't slow until he burst into the hospital room. The moment Leah's eyes found him, her face crumpled into something fragile, tears pooling at the corners of her eyes."Sweetheart, what happened?" He dropped into the chair beside her bed, gathering her hand in his.Her lips quivered as fresh tears slid down her cheeks. "I was going through the women's complaints and I think I forgot to eat. I didn't even notice how many meals I'd skipped.""Doctor, how is she?" he asked, cupping her face and brushing his thumbs beneath her eyes.The doctor lowered his clipboard. "The Luna simply needs rest, Alpha. Her body is exhausted from overwork.""Thank you, doctor." Vance turned back to Leah and slid an arm beneath h

Zelda's POV“Mate?” I repeated, still staring at him in awe.But Vance didn’t even give me a chance to process what he had just said. He turned and walked out of the room, leaving me sitting there with a hundred questions crashing through my mind at once.Was he mistaken? Was he somehow confusing Mia with someone else?I couldn’t let the questions remain in my head. I needed answers.For the first time in weeks, I stood in front of the door, my fingers hovering over the handle before I finally opened it.The moment I stepped outside, the cold, fresh air brushed against my skin, and I nearly closed my eyes at the sensation. I hadn’t realized just how much I had missed being outside until that moment.But I had no time to savor it.I needed to find Mia.I walked through the pack hallways with my head lowered, careful not to draw attention to myself. Every passing servant made me tense, but I stopped the first one I saw.“Please, I need you to help me find someone.”The servant barely lo

~Zelda's POV~Oh my goodness.What was happening here?I watched as Alpha Black slowly lowered himself onto one knee, his eyes never leaving mine. Almost instantly, a small crowd began to gather around us, and the way they were looking at me made my heart race. They looked like they thought I was about to get engaged or something. Was this some kind of setup?Was this the real reason Vance had invited me here?My heart hammered in my chest as Alpha Black reached into his pocket. He pulled out a small box, and I stiffened. This had better be a joke. He opened it and pulled out something. My breath caught, my hands trembling, but before I could say a word, he reached down, his finger lingering at my ankle. “I knew I would meet someone special one day,” Alpha Black said with a grin, giving me a playful wink.Then whatever he had in his hand slowly clasped around my ankle. “It’s perfect just like you.” Alpha black. I couldn’t stop myself from blushing. He seemed to enjoy my reaction