บททั้งหมดของ THE LUNA HE FORGOT TO LOVE : บทที่ 131 - บทที่ 140

Auren's POV“The sacred rites will take place at the next full moon.”Elder Trevon stood at the head of the council table, his hands resting on the polished wood. His voice carried through the hall like a man who had waited decades to speak those words.“The coronation of Princess Aurora,” he continued, “will restore the royal line. The Moon Goddess's Chosen will be presented before all the territories of the realm.”I sat beside my father at the head of the table. Ben was on my right, while Beckett sat across from me. Naya stood near the window, her hands clasped in front of her.The elders spoke over one another. Preparations. Invitations. The gathering of the territories, the sacred ceremony.I caught fragments of what one elder was saying.“The blessing of the bloodline…”“The ritual of awakening…”“The presentation of the Chosen…”My father raised his hand, and the room fell silent.“Then it is settled. Aurelia will begin preparations for the coronation of Princess Aurora.”The e

Ronan's POVI rode through without slowing. Guards stepped aside, warriors straightened, servants paused in their work, their hands frozen mid-task as their eyes followed me across the courtyard. I didn't need to see their faces to know what was running through their minds. The same questions my own men had been asking since we crossed back into Emberfall's borders.Did he find her?Was she there?Did she refuse him?I dismounted at the Alpha's quarters and walked inside. Kael followed me through the door and closed it behind us.I stood in the center of the room with my back to him. He waited for a while before saying, "Maybe we went the wrong way."I turned before he finished the sentence. My hand caught the front of his cloak and pulled him toward me. His boots dragged across the floor."Don't ever say that to my face."He didn't push back. He didn't reach for my wrist. He just looked at me with worry in his eyes.I released him. My hand dropped to my side, my eyes burning as my vo

Ronan's POVThe great hall emptied within the hour. Commanders moved through the crowd, calling out orders and pointing at maps. Tents would be raised outside the capital, closer to the seal, warriors would rotate in shifts, healers would be assigned to each unit, and supply lines had to be established before nightfall.It kept going on and on, the air thick with tension and the smell of battle. I stood near the back of the hall and watched it all happen around me.I scanned the room, watching the Emberfall representatives arrange themselves for the preparations, when my eyes landed on Auren. She was across the room.She stood with the same midwife near a table covered in rolls of linen and small clay jars. Ben was beside her, Beckett was a few steps away, speaking with one of the Aurelian commanders. Every few seconds, someone else walked up to her. A healer with a question, a servant with a message, a warrior who simply wanted to stand near her.Everyone seemed to have a place aroun

Auren's POVNo one expected the attack to come in this form. They had come prepared to weaken our minds before they got to our bodies.Silver was unusually alert that day, her presence pressed against the inside of my skin like a hand held against a wall, as if she knew it was coming and was waiting for a signal.Then—BOOM.The camp shook. I was out of bed before I knew I was moving. My hand found the wall, my feet found the floor, and the ground beneath me rolled once before settling. Somewhere far off, a horn sounded. Then another, then dozens of them, overlapping and rising. It was the sound of war.I ran outside. The horizon was moving. Warriors streamed past me toward the outer defenses. Healers ran in the opposite direction, dragging stretchers and crates. Guards shouted orders I couldn't hear. The sky above the far hills was the color of smoke and blood.And beyond the walls, past the tree line, the earth itself began vibrating. The thunderous movements of beasts echoed across

Auren's POVThe first thing I heard when I was partially awake was his voice. Ronan was calling my name, holding me against his chest, one arm under my shoulders, the other pressed flat against my side where the blood from his wound had soaked through both our clothes. His breath was ragged, and his hand was shaking."Auren. Open your eyes."I tried, but my body seized. The pain came from somewhere deep inside me, sharper than anything I had ever felt before. It tore through my abdomen and up into my spine, and I heard myself gasp before I even understood what was happening.Ronan went completely still."What's wrong? Something is wrong with Auren. Someone send help!"My eyes remained closed as the second wave hit before the first one had even finished. I grabbed his arm and dug my nails into the fabric of his tunic."Ronan—"Naya was already running. She dropped to her knees beside us, pushed my tunic up without asking, and pressed her palm flat against my stomach. I managed to open