Semua Bab The Betrayed Luna: Bab 71 - Bab 80

Even so, while I was starting to trust Lucien, Luca only confused me more. He stood across the table, focused on the papers and not looking at me at all.Then Rafe spoke again. “This plan will need a team of four wolves.”I crossed my arms and tried to stay calm, even though my heart was racing. Did that mean all four of us had to shift for this plan to work?Jareth turned to Lucien and asked, “Is Rowan going to be part of this?”I frowned, not understanding who he was talking about. Lucien shook his head. “Probably not, especially if you want this done fast.”I looked at Cassius, but he didn’t notice me. I couldn’t ask about Rowan without giving myself away, so I kept quiet. Maybe Rowan was someone the Howling Echo usually worked with I remembered they said I wasn’t the first person they had helped.Rafe spoke seriously. “A heat can’t be controlled. If it happens during the mission, it could be dangerous for her and any mate involved.” She looked at Luca, the one everyone saw me leav

“No, Cassius!” I shouted.He stopped and listened.“We’re not mates. We never were. Stop believing that before it gets you killed.”Pain showed on his face, and it hurt me, but I had to stay strong.“Selena don’t do this,” he said softly.“I said leave me alone.”I turned and walked toward the gate without looking back.A loud howl echoed behind me, but I kept moving.For a moment, doubt filled my mind. Leaving meant going back to being alone just like before. Maybe I was wrong to think my life could ever change.Suddenly, a door nearby opened hard, and I jumped in surprise.“Selena, what’s going on?” Shante asked, looking worried. “I heard shouting.”“Shante I ”I didn’t know what to say or how to explain what I was feeling.She looked past me. “Where is Cassius going?”I turned and saw him walking away. My heart dropped. He was leaving and I felt it was my fault. It hurt to think that someone like Cassius cared about me, and now I was losing him.Suddenly, everything came into my mi

Shante shrugged. “She didn’t say. But she doesn’t seem to belong anywhere.”Her words hit me hard.Was that going to be my future?Living alone not accepted by wolves or witches?Maybe that was better than staying in Bloodfang as a nobody.But it wasn’t the life I wanted.My steps slowed.Shante noticed and turned back quickly. “Sorry I didn’t mean to make it sound so bad.”Before I could reply, she pulled me into a quick hug.I suddenly froze.Looking over her shoulder, I saw them.Three wolves.Staring at me.Their eyes were sharp and focused.Cassius.Lucien.Luca.Something felt off.Cassius moved forward a little, his body tense.Then A cold feeling ran down my spine.The wind changed.And with it came a new scent.One I had never smelled before.And it was very close.Too close.Already inside the forest with us.“You won’t be alone like Ellie. You already have a place with the Howling Evergreen pack.”Her words should have comforted me.But they didn’t.Because she didn’t know

Not at all.After a brief silence, Shante spoke again, her voice low.“She can’t stay here.”I nodded once. “She can’t shift and her heat is almost here. We need to get her out.”Shante crossed her arms. “So what’s the plan?”I already had one.Several, actually.Lucien, Luca, and I had talked through every possibility while we followed them here.None of them felt right.Except one.Bloodfang would not get to her.Not if I could help it.And if I had to I would take her with me.Whether she agreed or not.Even if she fought.Even if she hated me for it.But before I could answer A loud crash echoed from inside the cabin.Then came shouting.A voice.Not hers.Shante went still.So did I.Because in that instant, one thing became clear Selena was no longer alone.I had gone past a line I never thought I would cross. At that moment, thinking didn’t matter anymore only her did. My wolf didn’t ask questions. It had only one order: protect Selena, no matter what it took.I looked at Sh

He always protected me.Even when I didn’t ask.Even when it put him against other wolves, even his own people.Something warm grew inside me. My wolf responded to him, proud of his strength. But there was something deeper too, something possessive.That other female wolf had noticed it too.Cassius wasn’t just someone who protected me.He belonged to me.That thought hit me hard.Mine?Then a harsh truth came to me if my heat was rising because I had finally found my fated mate then Darius was never the one. And if the Howling Evergreen pack noticed it the moment Cassius brought me here Then everything I believed was wrong.My voice shook as I spoke.“He’s my mate.”Shante laughed softly. “If my mate was killing like that for me, I wouldn’t complain. That’s actually hot.”But I wasn’t smiling.Because everything inside me was changing.My whole life felt like it was being rewritten.I wasn’t rejected.I had just been waiting for him.“Cassius ” I called quietly.He was still cleanin