Todos los capítulos de No Longer Your Luna: Capítulo 71 - Capítulo 80

“If the chain represents trust, then I have no right to put it back around my neck.”Bobby's words settled over the Grand Council like dust after an explosion. The Steward's Chain lay on the stone floor between him and the Council and no one moved to pick it up. Dean remained standing beneath the Blackwolf crest. Castiel watched Bobby with a grim expression.Sam's arms were folded across his chest, his attention fixed on the evidence table. Inside the iron witness cage, Rowena stared at the chain, she had expected many things from this trial. She had not expected to watch Bobby Blackwolf surrender the office that had once helped condemn her. Elder Miriam finally spoke. “Bobby, pick up the chain.”He shook his head.“No.”“Your resignation has not been accepted.”“I am not asking whether it has.”He looked directly at her. “I am formally requesting removal as High Steward of the Blackwolf territory.” A ripple of whispers moved through the chamber. Dean's jaw tightened. Bobby, he called

 “Tell me I'm wrong.”Castiel didn't answer. Dean stood alone inside the private strategy chamber, surrounded by evidence that had once convinced him he was doing the right thing. Now every document seemed to accuse him, the forged letters lay open across the table. Beside them sat the missing-journal reports, altered military dispatches, convoy records, treasury documents, Rufus Kane's gold ledger, and the testimony gathered during the reopened trial.Dean stared at them, Tell me I'm wrong, Cas. Castiel remained by the doorway, “You already know I'm not going to lie to you.” Dean gave a humorless laugh, “That wasn't what I asked.”“I know.” The silence between them stretched.Outside, the Grand Council was on a break session. Inside, Dean's world was coming apart without making a sound, so he picked up the first document. The forged letter. Three years ago, he had read it and seen betrayal. Rowen

“If you think I should defend myself, you're asking the wrong question.”Dean's voice cut through the uproar. The Grand Council chamber had exploded after Bobby's confession. Nobles were on their feet. Councilors shouted over one another. Several elders demanded the trial be suspended immediately. Others demanded Bobby's resignation be accepted, while some were already questioning Dean's right to remain seated beneath the Blackwolf crest.Dean stood motionless, his eyes remained on the forged letters. Then he looked at the Council. “The question isn't whether I can defend myself.”He paused. “The question is whether the evidence can defend the verdict.”Silence slowly spread.Dean continued.“And right now, it can't.”Elder Corvin rose sharply, “This has gone too far.”Dean turned toward him.“Has it?”“You've reopened a three-year-old conviction based on evidence that is still being investigated.”“Correct.”“And now your own Steward has publicly admitted bias.”“Correct.”“You are a

 “How many people received the order?”“Fourteen that we can confirm.”Castiel's eyes narrowed.“And how many of them deny receiving it?”“Four.”“Then we have ten who accepted?.”The young officer standing across from him shifted uneasily.“Or they're afraid.”Castiel looked up from the document.“Fear doesn't explain identical instructions.”The officer swallowed.“No, Commander.”Castiel pushed the papers across the desk.“Read them again.”The officer picked up the first sheet, then the second, before the third. His expression changed.“They're almost word for word.”“Not almost.”Castiel tapped the pages.“They are identical.”He leaned back.“And that's the problem.”The investigation had started less th

“You said Amara was afraid. What exactly was she afraid of?”Rowena looked across the Assembly Hall. For several seconds, she said nothing. The question seemed simple. It wasn't, Amara's name had become a wound in Moonhaven long before her death. Everyone had a version of her story.Loyal Luna.Betrayed mate.Victim.Murdered noblewoman. And, eventually, the reason Rowena had been condemned. But there was one part of Amara's life that had never entered the official record. A secret Amara had trusted Rowena with. A secret that could change everything. Rowena slowly lifted her eyes.“She was afraid of what would happen if the wrong people learned the truth.”Elder Miriam leaned forward.“What truth?”Rowena glanced toward Dean. He stood several feet away, stripped of his ceremonial cloak and crown. His face was unreadable. Rowena looked back at the Council.“The truth about Amara's bloodline.”A murmur moved through the chamber. Elder Corvin frowned, “Explain.” Rowena's fingers curled