All Chapters of No Longer Your Luna: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

"Open the gates."The order echoed across Blackwolf Manor just as the first light of dawn spilled over Moonhaven.Heavy iron mechanisms groaned, chains rattled. The great gates slowly began to part. Beyond them, lies an ocean of people waiting. Rowena stood inside the courtyard, watching through the widening gap. Thousands!. Far more than she had expected. Word had spread faster than the sunrise. Every rooftop overlooking the main road held curious onlookers. Market stalls remained closed, shopkeepers abandoned their businesses to stand shoulder to shoulder with strangers. Children sat on wagon roofs. Old wolves leaned against walking sticks. Young warriors rested hands on sword hilts. They had all come for the same reason. To see the woman the newspapers had called a witch.Behind her, Bobby let out a slow breath."I've never seen Moonhaven like this."Neither had she. Castiel descended the manor steps with the measured confidence of a commander preparing for battle. Except there w

"Commander! The crowd is changing!"The young guard nearly collided with Castiel as he pushed through the growing mass of Blackwolf soldiers lining the edge of Moonhaven Square. Castiel didn't take his eyes off the people gathered before him."I can see that.""No, sir..."The guard struggled to catch his breath."It's not the whole crowd.""Then what is it?""The same men keep appearing."That caught Castiel's attention, he turned sharply."What men?"The guard pointed toward the western side of the square. "They move through different groups.""They whisper something.""They never stay."Castiel's eyes narrowed. "Show me."The square no longer sounded the way it had an hour ago. Earlier, it had been filled with hatred. Now, it was filled with arguments."They lied to us!" A middle-aged woman held up a crumpled newspaper."Look at her!""Does that woman look like she bewitched anyone?"A merchant shook his head."Scars don't erase murder.""They don't prove innocence either.""No.""

"Look out!"Bobby's cry ripped through Moonhaven Square.Everything happened at once, the young noble's arm snapped forward. The stone left his hand with brutal force, cutting through the air toward Rowena's face.For a heartbeat, the entire world seemed to slow. Dean saw it immediately, not because he had been watching the crowd. Because he had been watching that young noble from the moment his hand disappeared beneath his cloak. The instant the stone left the man's fingers, Dean moved."Castiel!"The Beta Commander was already in motion, he drove through the crowd, shoving people aside as he lunged toward Rowena. But he was too far away, the distance that had seemed insignificant only moments ago had suddenly become impossible. Rowena heard Bobby shout her name, she saw people pointing. She watched panic spread across the faces nearest to her.Yet, she didn't move. Not because she couldn't, because she didn't know how. Ironfang had beaten that instinct out of her years ago, the firs

"If these records are telling the truth... then why do they feel like they're lying?"The question lingered in the cold archive room, no one answered.The Mooncrest Archives rested beneath the Manor's Council Hall, buried beneath layers of stone that had protected generations of the territory's history. Narrow aisles stretched into the darkness, lined with towering shelves packed with leather-bound ledgers, sealed scrolls, and wooden document boxes marked with faded dates.The air smelled of old parchment. Dust drifted lazily through the glow of oil lamps.Bobby stood at the center of a long oak table already covered with stacks of records. Across from him, Castiel untied another bundle of documents bearing the seal of Lunar Crest Academy. "They certainly look old enough," Castiel muttered.Bobby reached for the top ledger."Looking old and being truthful aren't always the same thing."Only a few hours had passed since Dean's meeting with the Council. The Supreme Alpha hadn't joined t

"Alpha Aldric Moonfang... step forward."The Grand Alpha Assembly fell into a respectful silence as the command echoed across the chamber.Every pair of eyes shifted toward the Moonfang delegation. Rowena's heartbeat slowed, not because she had become calm. Because her body had forgotten how to react. Her father moved with the quiet dignity expected of an Alpha. His ceremonial robes brushed lightly against the polished stone floor as he descended from the delegates' platform.Every step was measured, controlled and confident. To everyone else, he looked exactly as a pack leader should. To Rowena, he looked older. The broad shoulders she remembered were still there, but they carried an invisible weight now. Thin strands of silver had begun creeping into his dark hair, and the lines around his eyes were deeper than she remembered.Time had touched him, just as it had touched her. Only in different ways, she hadn't expected her memories to return so suddenly. But they came without permis