All Chapters of THE LUNA HE FORGOT TO LOVE : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Auren's POVThe healing wing continued around me, but I moved through it without thinking.My hands found bandages and herbs without me consciously deciding what to reach for.A patient asked for water, I fetched it. Someone needed fresh linens, I handed them over.A healer called my name, I answered, but my mind was elsewhere.The words kept surfacing, not his apology, not even his pleading. The truth."I cannot father a child. I never could. You were never broken, Auren."My heart pounded, for a moment, I forgot how to breathe.I pressed my palm against the table to steady myself. All those years, I had been blamed for nothing.I quickly wiped the tears rolling down my cheeks."Healer Auren, my head still hurts."The patient's voice broke through my thoughts, I blinked and looked at her."I will get something for you."My voice sounded distant even to me, the hours passed.The afternoon light shifted through the windows. Patients came and went. Healers moved around me. I answered qu

Auren's POVThe market swallowed me. I moved through the current of bodies and cheerful movements of traders who had come to sell their bales for the day. It was Emberfall's market ceremony, a day when prices were beaten down and both buyers and traders went home happy.The noise around me sent chills down my spine. The laughter spilling from a group of warriors near the fountain, a merchant arguing with a customer over the price of dried fruit, the distant strum of a lute somewhere beyond the stalls. The air smelled of roasted meat and honey, with the faint sweetness of flowers being woven into garlands.I stopped at a stall selling wooden carvings of small animals, their surfaces smoothed by careful hands. I picked up a tiny wolf. It wasn't bigger than my thumb. The grain of the wood was warm from the sun."That's going for one coin, Healer," the merchant said, his voice rough with age.I smiled. "How did you know me?""Who wouldn't know a woman the goddess has blessed with good han

Ronan's POVThe courtyard was already full when I walked out.Word had spread, the pack knew something was happening. They stood in clusters, their voices low, their eyes fixed on the spot where Kael waited beside me.I looked across the crowd. Healers, warriors, servants, guards.All of them watching and waiting, two guards brought Elara forward.She walked between them with her head held high, her shoulders straight. She didn't look like someone who had been caught, she looked like someone who still believed she could talk her way out of whatever was coming for her.Then she saw Auren standing among the healers, something shifted in her face.A flicker, then it disappeared. I didn't drag out the introduction."Someone inside Emberfall has been giving information about Auren's movements to Alpha Melvin of Thornridge."My voice carried across the courtyard, my hands remained clasped behind my back."We have identified that person."The crowd gasped, everyone looked at each other. I lo

Selene's POV"Auren is in Emberfall and alive?"My voice carried through the courtyard, the words came out before I could stop myself.The servants bowed and made way as I walked closer to Melvin, who stood grounded to the floor, not moving.Melvin finally looked at me.His eyes were still fixed on the direction Ronan had left. His jaw was tight, his hands still clenched at his sides.He didn't blink."Yes. What? Were you expecting her dead?"The words landed like a stone in still water, I felt the ripples spread through my chest. I had said too much."No, I mean... everyone thinks she's dead, especially knowing that her pendant was found at Hollowwood."I trembled, my heart raced so fast I couldn't steady myself.Melvin said nothing, he turned and took a step, walking away from me.I fell into step and stopped in front of him, blocking his path. "And you've been going after her, haven't you?"My voice rose."Melvin, you are married to me and you are chasing another woman. How dare yo

Ronan's POVThe council chamber doors stood open when I arrived.I walked through them and immediately felt the shift in the air. The elders were already seated around the long table, their faces careful, I could feel they had been talking about me before I entered.Kael stood near the window, his arms crossed. He gave me a look that said they had been at it for a while.I took my seat.Elder Gareth cleared his throat.“Alpha, we asked you here because there are concerns about the direction things are taking.”I leaned back.“Then tell me. I'm all ears.”He hesitated, his fingers tapped once against the table. He glanced at the elder beside him before continuing.“We're talking about Auren.”I kept a straight face, I already knew where this was going.Gareth continued, his voice measured.“People have noticed your attention toward her. They've seen you with her. They know you've been seeking her out.” He paused, studying my face for a while. “The relationship is becoming impossible to