Alle Kapitel von The Luna They Buried : Kapitel 51 – Kapitel 60

AUTHOR'S POVNews of the conference spread fast through the pack. Members buzzed with pride, this was the gathering where Alphas measured their strength against one another, and their pack had held the top rank for decades. But while everyone else celebrated, Zelda and Vance sat in quiet panic."I think I have to opt out this year," Vance said.Part of Zelda wanted to agree, to beg him to stay. But she knew better than that. "It's only two weeks. What's the worst that could happen?" The pack already hated her. Holding him back would only make things worse."Everyone there is waiting to devour you," Vance said."As long as I'm carrying the heir, I'm safe. And besides, everyone's scared of you. They wouldn't dare touch me." Zelda forced a smile past her fear.Her words didn't settle him. He paced the length of his office while Jerry, his beta, sat tracking him from one end of the room to the other."I should opt out of this year's conference," Vance said again, stopping in front of Jerr

AUTHOR'S POVIt had been more than two weeks since Vance and Jerry set out for the conference, and still no word. The pack simmered with unease, though Elder Jonathan kept insisting the conference had simply been extended, that there was nothing to worry about. His words did nothing for Mia. She couldn't be at ease, not when every day away meant one more day Zelda kept slipping further from herself.She had spent the last two weeks watching Zelda closely, cataloguing the strangeness. The excessive laughter that came from nowhere. The sudden warmth toward Kiara and Leah, women Zelda used to avoid. And the ginger, Zelda eating ginger of all things, when she'd always claimed the smell alone made her stomach turn. Mia had been counting the days until Vance returned, certain he'd take one look at his mate and know something was wrong. Now even that hope was gone.She sat in her room, tears blurring the page as she wrote it all down again, every detail, in case it mattered later.“Mia, are

Author's POVVance’s hands shook as he knelt over Zelda’s breathless body, his eyes wide with disbelief as he stared at her.“No… No…” he kept muttering, shaking his head as if refusing to accept what was right in front of him.In a blink, Vance scooped Zelda into his arms, pulling her tightly against his chest. He refused to believe that this was happening. He refused to believe that the woman he had left weeks ago could be lying lifeless in his arms.The whole pack watched in horror, frozen in place as they stared at their Alpha carrying his mate, blood covering her body. No one dared to speak. The sight alone was enough to send fear through everyone who stood there.Vance ran.Despite the aching pain in his hand, despite the blood dripping from his wounds and staining the floor behind him, Vance ran from his quarters straight to the hospital. His breathing was heavy, his heart pounding violently against his chest as he held Zelda even tighter."Emergency!" His voice cracked through

Zelda's POV"Mark her."Those were the first words Leah spoke to Vance that morning.He turned from the window, brow furrowed. "What do you mean?"Leah shifted closer on the couch and gently held his hand, her expression softening as she looked at him. "I know what she did to herself. I know she almost took your heir with her. But I did some digging, and marking her would save both their lives. I'm sure of it."Vance stared at Leah in shock, as though he had misheard her. His eyes widened slightly. “Mark her?”Leah simply nodded, her expression remaining soft and reassuring.Vance’s hand slowly went to his chin as he stared ahead. He did want to save Zelda. He wanted to save his son too. But the excitement he would have felt at the thought of marking her two days ago was no longer there.Too much had happened in those two days.People had come forward willingly to confess. One of them had confessed to selling the drugs to Zelda and even showed him the letters exchanged between them. T

Author's POV"You didn't try to kill yourself."Those were the first words spoken in Zelda's new room.Mia had made sure no one was listening before carefully locking the door behind them. She stood there for a moment, her hand still resting on the lock, as if locking the door could somehow make what she was about to say easier."You'd better sit tight for this one," she said, chewing the inside of her cheek, still weighing how much of the truth Zelda could carry."Don't hold back any details, Mia." Zelda's voice was firm.She had noticed the hesitation in her best friend's eyes.Mia let out a long breath and began.Zelda's face moved through a slideshow of emotions as she listened: shock, disbelief, fear, and then anger.By the time Mia finished, it felt as though she had just narrated an entire movie series to her, except this wasn't some story Zelda could simply sit back and digest.This was her life.Her hands clenched tightly as she forced herself to stand again, ignoring the pai