THE LUNA THEY NEVER WANTED のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 30

ELENA’S POVThe phone shattered on the floor of the car, but the voice from the call still echoed inside my head.Come alone and don’t forget to bring the pendant.“Elena.” Xander’s voice kept ringing in my ears. “Look at me.”I forced myself to turn towards him, my hands trembling so badly I had to press them properly against my knees to stop it from shaking.“They have my family,” I whispered. “Xander, they have my fucking family.”“I’ve heard.” his knuckles white against the steering wheel. “We’re almost there.”“They said alone, Xander!!.” My voice wasn’t that audible . “If I bring anyone, if you bring your warriors, they’ll…”“They won’t do shit,” Xander interrupted abruptly. “For fuck sake we’re not walking into their trap blindly.”I stared at him, “What are you talking about? We don’t have time for a plan. We don’t even have time for anything except getting to them like right now!!.”“We have little time to be smart about this please,” he said. “Rushing in blind gets your fami

XANDER’S POVThe words shook me to my bone marrow. Elena couldn’t move despite her standing beside me, her face looking all drained especially after everything we had already survived tonight.“What do you mean, killed her?” I demanded, stepping closer to Marta. “Explain. Now!.”Marta sighed, lowering herself into the chair near her small fireplace, age and exhaustion suddenly visible in every line of her face.“The Blackthorn power isn’t like ordinary wolf strength,” she said slowly. “It doesn’t come from the body. It comes from somewhere ancient, somewhere that was never meant to be housed inside something as fragile as flesh and bone.”“Fragile,” Elena repeated quietly, staring down at her own hands, the faint blue light still tracing beneath her skin. “You’re saying this power is killing me right now.”“Not immediately,” Marta said. “But every time it surges, every time you call on it or it calls on you, it takes something dear. Even if it's a piece of your strength, your life fo

ELENA’S POV“What did you just say?” My voice shook in terror..Xander blinked again, looking at my face deeply like he was searching for answers he couldn’t quite place. “I’m sorry,” he said slowly. “That memory, the ritual took more than I expected. I remember searching for you. I remember loving you before Trent.. but I can’t lie, the moment itself, our first kiss, I can’t…”He trailed off, frustration flashing across his face as he pressed a hand against his temple.“It’s gone,” he finished quietly. “Completely gone.”Marta stepped forward, her expression filled with concern. “The bond anchored successfully. Elena’s power should stabilize now. Though I worried something like this might happen. Memory sacrifices are rarely successful. Thank goodness it’s just that to be honest.”“Rarely clean??,” I repeated, my voice started. “You didn’t think to warn us it might take more than just one memory?”“I warned you it was unpredictable,” Marta said. “I’m sorry, Elena. Truly.”“Urgh.” I g

Chapter 28: WHAT SLOANE REMEMBERS ELENA’S POV Inside, Marta worked quickly over Sloane, laying her out on a cot in the healer’s wing, pressing cool cloths against her forehead while murmuring soft words meant to calm her shaking. Trent hovered nearby, refusing to leave her side despite the guards watching him carefully from the corners of the room. “She’s stable,” Marta said finally, straightening up and turning to face the rest of us. “Whatever Isadora did to her, it drained her badly. She’ll need rest, but she should recover.” “Can you get anything else out of her?” I asked. “About what Isadora showed her, or told her, while she had control?” Marta glanced toward Sloane, who lay pale and exhausted against the pillows, her eyes fluttering weakly open at the sound of my voice. “Elena,” she rasped. “I remember bits of it.. not everything. But pieces.” I moved closer, kneeling beside the cot despite Xander’s hand squeezing slightly on my shoulder in silent warning. “Tell

CHAPTER THIRTYTHE PULLELENA’S POVMarta looked at me, the look of sorrow was heavy behind her eyes.“It means,” she said slowly, “the choice might not actually be yours to make.”Suddenly, I felt a pull that dragged my attention toward the northern mountains. It was visible just beyond the archive room’s small window.Xander’s PovI saw it happen before she could utter a word.Elena’s eyes were heavily fixed on the window. It felt like the rest of us simply disappeared from the room. Her hand slipped from mine, and when I reached for her again, her skin burned hot enough to make me flinch.“Elena.” I gripped her shoulders, forcing her to look at me. “Elena, stay with me.”“The mountains,” she whispered, her voice sounding far away, “It’s calling me there.”“No,” I said firmly, my squeeze increasing. “You’re staying right here.”Marta moved quickly, pressing her palm against Elena’s forehead, whispering little words low under her breath. The pendant’s glow, dimmed slightly, and Elena