All Chapters of Daughter Of The Slain Luna: Chapter 11 - Chapter 13

One of my men rushed in from the side, fast and reckless, but Silas turned without hesitation and met the attack with a clean strike that cut it down instantly, the body dropping hard before the space could settle, and before silence fully returned the second came in low and direct only for Silas to shift into it again, ending it with a single precise motion that stopped everything where it stood.I closed in immediately, refusing distance, driving forward and slamming into him as my claws tore across his chest in a heavy arc, but he twisted into the motion and struck back, his ridged arm catching me across the ribs, and I stayed in his space instead of retreating, snapping my hand out to catch his arm mid-strike and halting it short as I stepped in closer and forced the gap between us to disappear completely.He went for my throat, fast and direct, but I caught it before it landed and our bodies locked briefly as tension snapped tight between us, and I shifted faster through that ope

"Sir..." I started quickly, already embarrassed, yet Jace barely seemed to hear me."What's your name?" he asked Xavier softly, but Xavier only stared back at him in silence."Xavier," I answered quietly after a moment, and Jace looked back at me with confusion flickering briefly across his face before his eyes slowly returned to Xavier again."He can't hear you," I explained softly, and silence settled between us for a brief moment as Jace continued staring at him. For the first time since I had met him, he looked genuinely caught off guard."You mean..." he started quietly before stopping himself while I nodded once."He lost his hearing when he was five," I said. "Untreated meningitis."Something in Jace’s expression shifted as his jaw tightened slightly before his hand lifted carefully toward Xavier’s face, pausing for a second like he did not want to overstep, then his fingers began moving slowly through hand signs.My eyes widened immediately at the sight while Xavier watched hi